Download or read book The History of British European Airways written by Charles Woodley and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BEA was formed in 1946 and took over most UK domestic and European routes under the British government's nationalisation policy. It began operations with a fleet of outdated and hopelessly uneconomic passenger aircraft that were derivatives of wartime types such as the DC-3, Avro Viking and Rapide. By the end of 1955 the airline had re-equipped with more modern types such as the jet-prop Viscount and moved into a profit for the first time. From 1960 onwards the airline introduced larger jets such as the Comet, Trident and BAC 1-11. BEA merged with the British Overseas Airways Corporation in 1974 to form British Airways. This book looks at BEA's predecessors, its formation and early operation from Croydon and Northolt and the move to the newly-opened London Heathrow. The evolving structure is explained with chapters covering engineering bases, terminals, European and domestic services, cargo services and helicopter operations. The aircraft flown are all described in detail and the book includes anecdotes from former crew and ground-staff, a full fleet list and is highly illustrated throughout.
Download or read book An Illustrated History of British European Airways written by Phil Lo Bao and published by . This book was released on 1989-01-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An illustrated history of British European Airways BEA written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of British European Airways written by Charles Woodley and published by . This book was released on 2016-10-30 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BEA was formed in 1946 and took over most UK domestic and European routes under the British government's nationalisation policy. It began operations with a fleet of outdated and hopelessly uneconomic passenger aircraft that were derivatives of wartime types such as the DC-3, Avro Viking and Rapide. By the end of 1955 the airline had re-equipped with more modern types such as the jet-prop Viscount and moved into a profit for the first time. From 1960 onwards the airline introduced larger jets such as the Comet, Trident and BAC 1-11. BEA merged with the British Overseas Airways Corporation in 1974 to form British Airways. This book looks at BEA's predecessors, its formation and early operation from Croydon and Northolt and the move to the newly-opened London Heathrow. The evolving structure is explained with chapters covering engineering bases, terminals, European and domestic services, cargo services and helicopter operations. The aircraft flown are all described in detail and the book, illustrated throughout, includes anecdotes from former crew and ground-staff as well as a full fleet list.
Download or read book BEAline to the Islands written by Phil Lo Bao and published by kea publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book British Airways written by Paul Jarvis and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2014-03-15 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lavishly illustrated full-colour history of this iconic company, in association with British Airways and full of fascinating images from the British Airways archive.
Download or read book British Airways written by Keith Gaskell and published by Crowood Press UK. This book was released on 2005-04-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Britain's premier airline is now among the world's elite. This book summarizes the early pioneering days and the nationalized postwar years of Britain European Airways and the British Overseas Airways Corporation. We then see the joining of these two under the banner of British Airways and follow its early history into successful privatization and the ailine's freedom to pursue new ventures. Every type of aircraft that has been operated by BA is described the nuances of livery styles are illustrated in color. British Airways has acquired airlines, invested in others and has franchise partners; these are identified and the aircraft described.
Download or read book British European Airways written by British European Airways Corporation and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book British Airways written by Paul Jarvis and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2018-05-15 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stunning posters that chart the development and romance of air travel. In association with British Airways.
Download or read book Glamour in the Skies written by Libbie Escolme-Schmidt and published by History Press (SC). This book was released on 2010-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ex-hostess Libbie Escolme-Schmidt has lovingly compiled many hundreds of memories to present the ultimate history of the British Airways air hostess. Collating a multitude of stories from the forties and fifties through to what is often agreed to be the end of the golden age in 1980, this is an important record of the contribution made by women to airline history. During this period flying evolved from a potentially dangerous adventure to a remarkably safe and comfortable means of international travel, and through it all the air hostesses were there. Their experiences range from administering oxygen to passengers flying over the Andes to serving French champagne on Concorde, and the anecdotes are full of humor as they cover training, first flights, sexual discrimination and harassment, disasters, passengers, glamorous stopovers, and other temptations. This illustrated book presents the changing times in air travel through the eyes of the stewardess and offers the perfect tribute to the girls who walked the skies."
Download or read book A History of Passenger Aircraft written by William Sweetman and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Wings Across the World written by Harald Penrose and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 1980 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beskriver udviklingen af det britiske luftfartsselskab, "British Airways", fra oprettelsen i 1918 til vore dage.
Download or read book Air Transport written by Peter J. Lyth and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-12-05 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each volume in this new series is a collection of seminal articles on a theme of central importance in the study of transport history, selected from the leading journal in the field. Each contains between ten and a dozen articles selected by a distinguished scholar, as well as an authoritative new introduction by the volume editor. Individually they will form an essential foundation to the study of the history of a mode of transport; together they will make an incomparable library of the best modern research in the field.
Download or read book Mapping the Airways written by Paul Jarvis and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2016-04-15 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the integral part that maps have to play in the fascinating history of air travel.
Download or read book Speedbird written by Robin Higham and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-05-30 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between 1939 and 1946 BOAC (the British Overseas Airways Corporation) was the nationalised airline of Great Britain - and between 1946 and 1974 as such it exclusively operated all long-haul British flights. With its iconic 'Speedbird' logo and its central role in the glamorous 'jet age' of the 1950s and 1960s, BOAC achieved a near cult-status with admirers around the globe. Yet, to date there has been no comprehensive history of the organisation, covering its structure, fleet and the role it played in the critical events of the age - from World War II to the end of empire, a period when BOAC played a pivotal part in projecting British political power, even as that power was waning. During World War II, BOAC operated a limited wartime service and prepared for the return of commercial flight in the postwar era. But it was in the service of Britain's colonies - and latterly the process of decolonisation - that BOAC achieved its most pivotal role. The development of flight technology enabled much faster connections between Britain and her imperial possessions - as the colonies prepared for independence BOAC ferried diplomats, politicians and colonial administrators between London and the far-flung corners of Africa and Asia in much faster times than had previously been possible. In this book, acclaimed historian Robin Higham presents a unique comprehensive study of BOAC from the early jet travel of the de Havilland Comet and the Vickers VC10 to the dawn of supersonic passenger aviation. Highly illustrated and meticulously researched using previously unseen sources, this book will be essential reading for all aviation enthusiasts and anyone interested in the history of modern Britain.
Download or read book Strategic Management written by Joseph Katie and published by . This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2012 in the subject Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, grade: B, Oxford University, language: English, abstract: History of British Airways is also the history of British aviation. The first cruise flight took place on August 25, 1919 year. AT&T along with two other airlines, being built from the ground up aviation services market in the UK. In time, AT&T has been transformed in Daimler Airways, later in 1924, along with four other airlines, formed Imperial Airways. In 1935, a number of smaller lines joined together - were British Airways Ltd. decision of the British government, both competitors were nationalized in 1939, and the lines are combined to form the British Overseas Airways Corporation. After the Second World War it became BOAC line of long-haul flights realizing, while local calls implemented as new airline - British European Airways (Neely, 2002). In the 50s BOAC was the first airline in the world to the jet aircraft traffic. The new standards also marked the BEA lines. In the 60s Trident jet these lines made the first automatic landing capability heralding the era of the takeoff and landing in bad weather. Dear both lines ran separately until 1974, when the British government decided on their combination. In this way born British Airways, in which the service until October 2003, the remains legendary Concorde. An important step in the history of British Airways was the decision to privatize. It started as early as 1979, but the process ended only in 1987. Mission In 1986, Lord Marshall, the chief executive of British Airways, BA presented the mission: "To be the best, reaching the most successful company in the airline industry." The main objective was to change the image of British Airways (Colling, 1995, 18-32). Reputation and company managed finance to rebuild by improving the quality of customer service, re-defining marketing objectives, sales and management mode. Ten years later for the next
Download or read book British European Airways Corporation written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
