TWA O'Hare Aviation's Golden Age In Color: TWA, O'Hare, and Aviation's Golden Age
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| Rating | : | 4.76 (733 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1461099315 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 276 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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The color edition of Concourse G brings back the excitement of TWA and yesterday with close to 200 pictures, most in color. You'll see behind the scenes and meet the people, experiencing how they relaxed and worked in the 60's, 70's and 80's. Learn how a heroic Hostess thwarted a deadly skyjacking and escaped death in the hands of a madman. Here is history, romance, and what it was REALLY like during those chaotic years when commercial flying grew up!. 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. The book is filled with never before published photographs and items from the two author's personal collections
He partners with Mrs. Birkhauser who lived her dream career as a TWA Hostess. This is your opportunity to look behind the ticket counter, to stand in an aircraft galley, and drink in commercial aviation as only those who lived it can every know it! . Concourse G focuses on O'Hare International, the busiest airport during that period spanning the 1960s through 1980s. Swanson lived and breathed aviation's Golden Age. Discover aviation 'from the g
Discover aviation 'from the ground up' as you face customers and live life as only airline insiders know it. Learn first hand how quickly a dream becomes a nightmare as you relive a deadly skyjacking in Catharine's own words. Birkhauser who lived her dream career as a TWA Hostess. Concourse G focuses on O'Hare International, the busiest airport during that period spanning the 1960s through 1980s. Swanson lived and breathed aviation's Golden Age. This is your opportunity to look behind the ticket counter, to stand in an aircraft galley, and drink in commercial aviation as only those who lived it can every know it! . He partners with Mrs. About the A
Memories abound! This wonderful book takes the reader back to much of the golden age of the airlines, centered on the authors' experiences at Chicago-O'Hare beginning in the early 1960s, when a high-school educated person could get a job with a major airline, buy a home, raise children and eventually send them to college. O'Hare was one of TWA's big destinations in this time period, and George Swanson captures the excitement and commitment of loyal employees who appreciated a good salary, excellent benefits and a company that was also a fun outfit to work for.Catharine Culver Birkhauser's cov. William P. Mackey Jr. said A Memorable Return to the Golden Age of Air Travel via TWA at Chicago's O'Hare Int'l Airport. (This review is for the hardcover edition.) A wonderful addition to any aviation buff's library. Loaded with many photographs and personal stories, this book is certain to recall memories of travel on TWA at O'Hare Airport, when the trip to the airport, check-in and air transport were an enjoyable part of the journey. For current and former airport employees, "TWA O'Hare" takes us back to the gates, jetways, signage and airport design and layout of the late 1950s, 1960s and 1970s! A perfect gift for friend, family member or you!. A Wonderful Walk Down Memory Lane with TWA Bessie M. Carnahan Swanson has captured the essence of the excitement that was a career with TWAThe events, the joys, the pathos and the hard work that were a part of being TWA. Those of us that were there made history. Even if you didn't work for TWA, it is a great read for aviation buffs. Once I read the first page, I was hooked and didn't put the book down until I finished. Rarely do I read a book twice, but this one gets a two thumbs up for a second read.Bess Guptill Carnahan