Piedmont Airlines: A Complete History, 1948-1989
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| Rating | : | 4.67 (862 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0786469145 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 317 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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. Richard E. Eller is a history professor at Catawba Valley Community College in Hickory, North Carolina
Fully indexed.. 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. Founded by Thomas H. Nearly 100 photographs show the airline's development, and two appendices provide comprehensive lists of its fleet and service destinations. Drawing upon corporate documents, local news stories, and countless personal interviews with former Piedmont employees, the author tells the airline's history in detail
Five Stars Item exactly as described and shipped quickly. Thanks!. Lynn Smith said Ah, the memories of a great airline. We had always been a family with Piedmont Airlines, and Tom Davis cared about his employees. Every Christmas season, we would ALL get a brand new $100. bill, thanking us for being such a great airline. It's a shame today that so many airline employees are just considered a number.. Very thorough history of a truly special place and time in American history. Growing up in the '70s and '80s, Piedmont was the airline that took us "over the river and through the woods" to Grandma's house for Christmas every other year (and brought Grandma to us in the odd-numbered years). So I've always had fond memories of Piedmont and the flight crews who often invited me and my sister up to the cockpit to gawk at all the buttons and knobs. I credit those experiences with i
. "Eller has documented the birth, life, and demise of Piedmont Airlines" --The North Carolina Historical Review"very detailed" --Journal of Southern History."very detailed" --Journal of Southern History