Piedmont Airlines: A Complete History, 1948-1989

Brand: Mcfarland

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UPC:
9780786469147
Maximum Purchase:
3 units
Binding:
Paperback
Publication Date:
2012-03-28
Author:
Richard E. Eller
Language:
english
Edition:
Reprint
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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, North Carolina, 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. Nearly 100 photographs show the airline's development, and two appendices provide comprehensive lists of its fleet and service destinations. Fully indexed.