The invention of the aeroplane was the dawn of a new way of travelling. Its potential was quickly realised, and aircraft were developed to carry first mail and

A selection of fifty of history's most influential aircraft, with profiles of their pilots and designers.

Airliners of the World chronicles the period prior to WWI right through to the present with special emphasis on the 'about to be launched' projects that bring i

Covering all of the most famous types in service with airlines around the world, this book provides a broad overview of today's civil aviation world. From small

Flying Boats: Air Travel in the Golden Age sets out to do justice to a time of glamorous, unhurried air travel, unrecognisable to most of today's air travellers