ABSTRACT

This book, first published in 1946, deals with the question of the history, development and likely future of the civil air industry. It is full of fascinating information from the infancy of the industry, and its romantic heyday.

section I|10 pages

Part I

chapter |10 pages

Introductory

section II|24 pages

The First Decade

chapter I|7 pages

Merchant Adventures

chapter II|8 pages

Regulation, Control and Development

chapter III|6 pages

Policies, Prestige and Propaganda

chapter IV|6 pages

Imperial Airways and Others

part III|39 pages

The Second Decade

chapter I|6 pages

1931–1934

chapter II|12 pages

More About America

chapter III|7 pages

Back to the Old World

chapter IV|6 pages

The Situation in 1936

chapter V|5 pages

1937 and After

chapter VI|5 pages

The Cadman Report (Cmd. 5685–1938)

chapter VII|4 pages

Progress in 1938

part IV|42 pages

To-Day and To-Morrow

chapter I|8 pages

The Anglo-American Issue

chapter II|10 pages

Some Immediate Problems

chapter III|9 pages

Air Transport Economics—Passengers

chapter V|5 pages

Some Current Tendencies and Views

chapter VI|5 pages

Reflection on the Future

chapter |1 pages

Summary