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Hard Landing: The Epic Contest for Power and Profits That Plunged the Airlines into Chaos

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  • Jan 1, 1995
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Thomas Petzinger Jr.
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In this updated paperback edition of a "rich, readable, and authoritative" Fortune) book, Wall Street Journal reporter Petzinger tells the dramatic story of how a dozen men, includi... Show More

In this updated paperback edition of a "rich, readable, and authoritative" Fortune) book, Wall Street Journal reporter Petzinger tells the dramatic story of how a dozen men, including Robert Crandall of American Airlines, Frank Borman of Eastern, and Richard Ferris of United, battled for control of the world's airlines. 416 pp. Radio drive-time pubilcity. 20,000 print.

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Number of Pages: 616

ISBN: 0812928350

ISBN-13: 9780812928358

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Eli Dourado @EliDourado · Jul 13, 2021
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Great book. Shows how entangled aviation has always been with regulation.
Byrne Hobart @ByrneHobart · Jan 31, 2023
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[link] is great for US airline history through the early 90s and is worth reading for many, many anecdotes on how airlines started and grew.
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