Biographical note: Jenifer Van Vleck is Assistant Professor of History at Yale University. Main description: Jenifer Van Vleck's Empire of the Air reveals the central role commercial aviation played in the U.S. ascent to global preeminence in the twentieth century, as the feder…
This book presents the central role that commercial aviation played in the United States' rise to global preeminence in the twentieth century. Commercial giants such as Pan American World Airways accelerated the global circulation of U.S. capital, consumer goods, technologies, w…
Jenifer Van Vleck's Empire of the Air reveals the central role commercial aviation played in the U.S. ascent to global preeminence in the twentieth century, as the federal government partnered with the aviation industry to deliver American power across the globe and sell the ide…
"Aviation Investment uniquely addresses investment appraisal methods across the key industries that make up the aviation sector, including the airports, air traffic management, airline and aircraft manufacturing - or aeronautic - industries. It is a practice-oriented book where …
Focusing on the economics of air transportation, these papers highlight airport developments, deregulation, and financing. The airports, airlines, and aircraft involved are discussed, and key issues are focused on.
In 2011, China announced its twelfth Five-Year Plan, which included the commitment to rapid progress in high-value industries - including bio-tech, clean energy, and aerospace - for which it will spend a quarter of a trillion dollars. In China Airborne, James Fallows documents f…
