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TWA O'Hare Aviation's Golden Age In Color: TWA, O'Hare, and Aviation's Golden Age
ISBN: 9781461099314 / Angielski / Miękka / 278 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The color edition of Concourse G brings back the excitement of TWA and yesterday with close to 200 pictures, most in color. If you enjoyed the B/W edition you'll love it in color Was there a "golden age" in Commercial Aviation? If so, when; and what was it like to work at the world's then busiest airport boarding passengers, selling tickets, and managing? This is the inside scoop told by a TWA agent/manager/director of almost 30 years who partners with a TWA Hostess of 34 years in this exploration of the mountaintops and dark valleys of commercial aviation. You'll see behind the scenes and...
The color edition of Concourse G brings back the excitement of TWA and yesterday with close to 200 pictures, most in color. If you enjoyed the B/W edi...
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240,59 |
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Air Traffic Safety & Control Issues
ISBN: 9781617619373 / Angielski / Twarda / 213 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Each day, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) controls the take-offs, landings, and flights of over 50,000 aircrafts. This book explores the air traffic safety and control issues facing the Federal Aviation Administration.
Each day, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) controls the take-offs, landings, and flights of over 50,000 aircrafts. This book explores the air...
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953,01 |
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Landing in Las Vegas : Commercial Aviation and the Making of a Tourist City
ISBN: 9780874178722 / Angielski / Twarda / 157 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. At the beginning of the twentieth century, Las Vegas was a dusty, isolated desert town. By century s end, it was the country s fastest-growing city, a world-class travel destination with a lucrative tourist industry hosting millions of visitors a year. This transformation came about in large part because of a symbiotic relationship between airlines, the city, and the airport, facilitated by the economic democratization and deregulation of the airline industry, the development of faster and more comfortable aircraft, and the ambitious vision of Las Vegas city leaders and casino owners.... At the beginning of the twentieth century, Las Vegas was a dusty, isolated desert town. By century s end, it was the country s fastest-growing city... |
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141,12 |
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Air Cargo in Mainland China and Hong Kong
ISBN: 9780754642169 / Angielski / Twarda / 206 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Air traffic and the aviation industry have grown rapidly on the Chinese mainland in the two and a half decades since China's open door policy. Accession to the WTO will further stimulate trade and foreign direct investment (FDI), intensifying the demand for air cargo services. It will also open up the Chinese economy to foreign participation in the transportation and logistics sectors, making these sectors more competitive and efficient. This book provides a systematic and comprehensive study of China's air cargo industry as well as its policy evolution. It covers the sources and destinations...
Air traffic and the aviation industry have grown rapidly on the Chinese mainland in the two and a half decades since China's open door policy. Accessi...
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632,81 |
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Yukon Kuskokwim Delta Whiteout Blues: The Life Of An Alaskan Bush Pilot
ISBN: 9781463696276 / Angielski / Miękka / 86 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Before the popular Discovery series "Flying Wild Alaska" ever began there were bush pilots flying the same areas with far less navigation gear and worse runways. This is just one pilots stories of flying the Alaska bush in the 1970s and 80s.
Before the popular Discovery series "Flying Wild Alaska" ever began there were bush pilots flying the same areas with far less navigation gear and wor...
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80,22 |
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Crimes Committed Against Commercial Aviation in America and Their Impact on U.S. Aviation Policy (1931-2001): Signaling the Need to Create an Independ
ISBN: 9781467954167 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Crimes Committed Against Commercial Aviation in America and Their Impact on U.S. Aviation Policy (1931-2001): Signaling the Need to Create an Independent Federal Agency to Promote Aviation Security (A Masters Thesis) ABSTRACT America's aviation system has long been a target of terrorists, criminals, and the ill-intentioned. Since the first hijacking in 1931, our aviation policy has remained reactive and at the whim of self-serving stakeholder agendas. Hijackings, bombings, and the discharging of weapons at and onboard aircraft are all examples of recurring aviation crimes that stakeholders...
Crimes Committed Against Commercial Aviation in America and Their Impact on U.S. Aviation Policy (1931-2001): Signaling the Need to Create an Independ...
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100,33 |
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Flight for Sanity
ISBN: 9781944738044 / Angielski / Miękka / 460 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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113,26 |
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Flight for Sanity
ISBN: 9781944738037 / Angielski / Twarda / 458 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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140,02 |
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Human Factors Impacts in Air Traffic Management
ISBN: 9780754635024 / Angielski / Twarda / 584 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In research and application of Human Factors in Air Traffic Management (ATM) systems design, development and operation, there remains a lack of clarity regarding the range and integration of activities associated with the need for greater attention to issues such as human error, interface design and teamwork, especially in systems with increased levels of automation. This book seeks to redress this situation by presenting case studies of human factors applications in which there is demonstrable success in terms of improvement in operational systems. Individual examples are used to outline how...
In research and application of Human Factors in Air Traffic Management (ATM) systems design, development and operation, there remains a lack of clarit...
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778,85 |
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International Business Travel in the Global Economy
ISBN: 9780754679424 / Angielski / Twarda / 268 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Business travel has become indispensable to the global economy, not only due to its necessity in the maintaining of corporate networks, but also because of the associated economies that cater to the daily requirements of the business traveller. Underlying these developments are concerns over the environmental impact of increasing air travel, which are likely to generate new challenges for the future of business travel. From a team of international experts comes this analysis of the role, nature and effects of modern business travel. Issues addressed include the relationships between airlines...
Business travel has become indispensable to the global economy, not only due to its necessity in the maintaining of corporate networks, but also becau...
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730,17 |
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Why Can't We Make Money in Aviation?
ISBN: 9780754649113 / Angielski / Twarda / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Seemingly since the beginning of aviation history there has been discussion and speculation on the remarkable inability of the industry to generate profits. This is even more so the case now, when a number of the world's airlines are bankrupt. The failure of aviation, or at least of airlines, to produce a reasonable rate of return on investments has been a fact pondered by many at great length but never satisfactorily understood. Somehow the industry seems to violate the most basic principles of economics and business. The question as to how this is the case and how the industry managed to...
Seemingly since the beginning of aviation history there has been discussion and speculation on the remarkable inability of the industry to generate pr...
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705,83 |
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Risk Management and Corporate Sustainability in Aviation
ISBN: 9781409411994 / Angielski / Twarda / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Sustainability factors should be considered by managers like any other business risk issue; these factors are expected to have a substantial impact on corporate management. Air transport corporations need a strong sustainability management framework to effectively manage economic, environmental and social risks to achieve their corporate sustainability objectives, and to meet their stakeholders' demands. This book offers a new Enterprise Sustainability Risk Management (ESRM) model to fulfill these requirements. In the model presented, the triple bottom line (TBL) agenda is incorporated into...
Sustainability factors should be considered by managers like any other business risk issue; these factors are expected to have a substantial impact on...
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705,83 |
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Discrete Choice Modelling and Air Travel Demand: Theory and Applications
ISBN: 9780754670513 / Angielski / Twarda / 306 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In recent years, airline practitioners and academics have started to explore new ways to model airline passenger demand using discrete choice methods. This book provides an introduction to discrete choice models and uses extensive examples to illustrate how these models have been used in the airline industry. These examples span network planning, revenue management, and pricing applications. Numerous examples of fundamental logit modeling concepts are covered in the text, including probability calculations, value of time calculations, elasticity calculations, nested and non-nested likelihood...
In recent years, airline practitioners and academics have started to explore new ways to model airline passenger demand using discrete choice methods....
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705,83 |
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Flight for Control
ISBN: 9780984925902 / Angielski / Twarda / 396 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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137,19 |
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Air Cargo Security
ISBN: 9781621000549 / Angielski / Twarda / 172 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book examines aviation security with a focus on the background and policy options for screening and securing air cargo. The air cargo system is a complex, multi-faceted network that handles a vast amount of freight, express packages and mail carried aboard passenger and all-cargo aircraft. The air cargo system is vulnerable to several security risks, including potential plots to place explosives aboard aircraft; illegal shipments of hazardous materials; criminal activities such as smuggling and theft and potential hijackings and sabotage by persons with access to aircraft. Several...
This book examines aviation security with a focus on the background and policy options for screening and securing air cargo. The air cargo system is a...
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691,18 |
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Piedmont Airlines: A Complete History, 1948-1989
ISBN: 9780786469147 / Angielski / Miękka / 317 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Founded by Thomas H. Davis in 1948, Piedmont Airlines was one of the most respected regional airlines of its time. This exhaustive history follows the airline from its humble beginnings at Smith Reynolds Airport in Winston-Salem, NC, to its 1989 absorption into USAir after a buyout at the highest price ever commanded by a regional airline. Drawing upon corporate documents, local news stories, and countless personal interviews with former Piedmont employees, the author tells the airline's history in detail. Included are 91 photographs that show the airline's development, and two appendices...
Founded by Thomas H. Davis in 1948, Piedmont Airlines was one of the most respected regional airlines of its time. This exhaustive history follows the...
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166,56 |
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Breaking the Mishap Chain: Human Factors Lessons Learned from Aerospace Accidents and Incidents in Research, Flight Test, and Development
ISBN: 9781780398495 / Angielski / Miękka / 244 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. NASA Aeronautics Book Series. By Peter W. Merlin, et al. Contains a collection of case studies of mishaps involving experimental aircraft, aerospace vehicles, and spacecraft in which human factors played a significant role. Offered as a learning tool so that future organizations, programs, and projects may not be destined to repeat the mistakes of the past. Written in such a way as to be useful to a wide audience. Each case study includes a detailed analysis of aeromedical and organizational factors for the benefit of students, teachers, and others with an academic interest in human factors...
NASA Aeronautics Book Series. By Peter W. Merlin, et al. Contains a collection of case studies of mishaps involving experimental aircraft, aerospace v...
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126,83 |
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How to become Cabin Crew
ISBN: 9781909229020 / Angielski / Miękka / 134 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. How to become Cabin Crew is the ULTIMATE guide for anyone who wants to pass the cabin crew selection process.
How to become Cabin Crew is the ULTIMATE guide for anyone who wants to pass the cabin crew selection process.
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53,51 |
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Seconds To Disaster: US Edition
ISBN: 9781481026437 / Angielski / Miękka / 140 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Are You At Risk? Is There A Race To The Bottom? Get Informed. "Everyone Who Flies, Or Loves Someone Who Flies Should Read This" Captain 'Sully' Sullenberger, Miracle On The Hudson As with the Air France Flight 447 tragedy, much of the time air crashes are a confluence of events; a cascade of bad luck, bad decisions, inappropriate airline company policy, the failure of aviation regulators, and sometimes insufficient training, or various combinations of all five. But why? Seconds to Disaster will demonstrate that part of that bad luck is often aided by the airline industry's own endless... Are You At Risk? Is There A Race To The Bottom? Get Informed. "Everyone Who Flies, Or Loves Someone Who Flies Should Read This" Captain 'Sully' ... |
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40,09 |
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Misunderstandings in ATC Communication: Language, Cognition, and Experimental Methodology
ISBN: 9780754679738 / Angielski / Twarda / 270 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Effective radio communication between ATC and pilots has long been recognized as an important element of aviation safety. In recognition of the role miscommunications play in aviation incidents and accidents, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) recently introduced language proficiency requirements for all flight personnel in all ICAO member states. Using an effective and economical experimental paradigm, the research described here teases apart the complex combination of factors (e.g. speech rate, controller message length, English language proficiency, cognitive workload)...
Effective radio communication between ATC and pilots has long been recognized as an important element of aviation safety. In recognition of the role m...
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803,19 |
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