Author : Mike Sharpe
Publisher : Zenith Press
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 33,64 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780760309919
Color history examines the industry climate that led to the development of the 737-100 and the larger capacity -200 variant. Depicts a variety of global carriers from the 1960s to present.
Author : Robbie Shaw
Publisher : Zenith Press
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 43,81 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Boeing 737 (Jet transport)
ISBN : 9780760306994
Backstage at Boeing facilities, readers are treated to an inside look at the changes made to each variant and their technical specs. Color photos of aircraft on runways and in flight.
Author : Peter Robison
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 50,86 MB
Release : 2022-10-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0593082516
NEW YORK TIMES BUSINESS BEST SELLER • A suspenseful behind-the-scenes look at the dysfunction that contributed to one of the worst tragedies in modern aviation: the 2018 and 2019 crashes of the Boeing 737 MAX. An "authoritative, gripping and finely detailed narrative that charts the decline of one of the great American companies" (New York Times Book Review), from the award-winning reporter for Bloomberg. Boeing is a century-old titan of industry. It played a major role in the early days of commercial flight, World War II bombing missions, and moon landings. The planemaker remains a cornerstone of the U.S. economy, as well as a linchpin in the awesome routine of modern air travel. But in 2018 and 2019, two crashes of the Boeing 737 MAX 8 killed 346 people. The crashes exposed a shocking pattern of malfeasance, leading to the biggest crisis in the company’s history—and one of the costliest corporate scandals ever. How did things go so horribly wrong at Boeing? Flying Blind is the definitive exposé of the disasters that transfixed the world. Drawing from exclusive interviews with current and former employees of Boeing and the FAA; industry executives and analysts; and family members of the victims, it reveals how a broken corporate culture paved the way for catastrophe. It shows how in the race to beat the competition and reward top executives, Boeing skimped on testing, pressured employees to meet unrealistic deadlines, and convinced regulators to put planes into service without properly equipping them or their pilots for flight. It examines how the company, once a treasured American innovator, became obsessed with the bottom line, putting shareholders over customers, employees, and communities. By Bloomberg investigative journalist Peter Robison, who covered Boeing as a beat reporter during the company’s fateful merger with McDonnell Douglas in the late ‘90s, this is the story of a business gone wildly off course. At once riveting and disturbing, it shows how an iconic company fell prey to a win-at-all-costs mentality, threatening an industry and endangering countless lives.
Author : Graham M. Simons
Publisher : Air World
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 36,71 MB
Release : 2021-03-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1526787245
An in-depth history of the controversial airplane, from its design, development and service to politics, power struggles, and more. The Boeing 737 is an American short- to medium-range twinjet narrow-body airliner developed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes, a division of the Boeing Company. Originally designed as a shorter, lower-cost twin-engine airliner derived from the 707 and 727, the 737 has grown into a family of passenger models with capacities from 85 to 215 passengers, the most recent version of which, the 737 MAX, has become embroiled in a worldwide controversy. Initially envisioned in 1964, the first 737-100 made its first flight in April 1967 and entered airline service in February 1968 with Lufthansa. The 737 series went on to become one of the highest-selling commercial jetliners in history and has been in production in its core form since 1967; the 10,000th example was rolled out on 13 March 2018. There is, however, a very different side to the convoluted story of the 737’s development, one that demonstrates a transition of power from a primarily engineering structure to one of accountancy, number-driven powerbase that saw corners cut, and the previous extremely high safety methodology compromised. The result was the 737 MAX. Having entered service in 2017, this model was grounded worldwide in March 2019 following two devastating crashes.? In this revealing insight into the Boeing 737, the renowned aviation historian Graham M. Simons examines its design, development and service over the decades since 1967. He also explores the darker side of the 737’s history, laying bare the politics, power-struggles, changes of management ideology and battles with Airbus that culminated in the 737 MAX debacle that has threatened Boeing’s very survival.
Author : Patrick Smith
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 26,66 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781594480041
Though we routinely take to the air, for many of us flying remains a mystery. Few of us understand the how and why of jetting from New York to London in six hours. How does a plane stay in the air? Can turbulence bring it down? What is windshear? How good are the security checks? Patrick Smith, an airline pilot and author of Salon.com's popular column, "Ask the Pilot," unravels the secrets and tells you all there is to know about the strange and fascinating world of commercial flight. He offers: A nuts and bolts explanation of how planes fly Insights into safety and security Straight talk about turbulence, air traffic control, windshear, and crashes The history, color, and controversy of the world's airlines The awe and oddity of being a pilot The poetry and drama of airplanes, airports, and traveling abroad In a series of frank, often funny explanations and essays, Smith speaks eloquently to our fears and curiosities, incorporating anecdotes, memoir, and a life's passion for flight. He tackles our toughest concerns, debunks conspiracy theories and myths, and in a rarely heard voice dares to return a dash of romance and glamour to air travel.
Author : Brian Wiklem
Publisher : Chin Music
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,65 MB
Release : 2022-09-06
Category :
ISBN : 9781634050272
Fighting to Be Heard is a love letter to one of the most over-engineered jet aircraft ever built: the British Aerospace 146. This regional aircraft was truly the beginning of the "RJ" (aka Regional Jet), which has become commonplace in air travel today. Although the 146 was ahead of its time, the program, the company, and the aircraft was plagued with many challenges. As a result, the 146 became the last commercial aircraft to be built in the United Kingdom. The title signifies the uphill battle British Aerospace faced in trying to convince airlines to buy and operate the world's quietest jet. Fighting to Be Heard features stories never before printed, photographs from the archives of British Aerospace that have never been published, and interviews with a wide range of people from pilots to customer service reps, salespeople to airline executives. The author spent over four years researching and interviewing a wide range of people involved with the 146, including airlines and operators that flew this unique aircraft. He's summoned records from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) for the tragic murder in the sky of PSA flight 1771, with never before seen images of evidence derived from over 300 pages of reports and interviews.
Author : Wolfgang Borgmann
Publisher : Schiffer Military History
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 30,59 MB
Release : 2021-04-28
Category :
ISBN : 9780764361388
The Boeing 737 is undoubtedly one of the best known of all passenger aircraft and has been built in greater numbers than any other commercial aircraft in the world. There are few airline passengers of the last decade who have not yet flown on one of these aircraft. More than 10,000 examples have been built in all its variants--an unbelievably high number for an airliner. This book describes the aircraft's early development--from the first concept drawings in the early 1960s to construction, testing, and first flights--to the present, with exciting photos, drawings, and information from the Boeing company archives. From the 737-100 through to today's 737MAX, all versions are covered in detail, including its use by many of the world's airlines, including Air France, British Airways, Delta, Easyjet, Lufthansa, SAS, Southwest, and many others.
Author : John Newhouse
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 36,65 MB
Release : 2008-01-08
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1400078725
The commercial airline industry is one of the most volatile, dog-eat-dog enterprises in the world, and in the late 1990s, Europe’s Airbus overtook America’s Boeing as the preeminent aircraft manufacturer. However, Airbus quickly succumbed to the same complacency it once challenged, and Boeing regained its precarious place on top. Now, after years of heated battle and mismanagement, both companies face the challenge of serving burgeoning Asian markets and stiff competition from China and Japan. Combining insider knowledge with vivid prose and insight, John Newhouse delivers a riveting story of these two titans of the sky and their struggles to stay in the air.
Author : Michael J. Ray
Publisher :
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 23,77 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Aeronautical instruments
ISBN : 9780936283043
Author : Mike Ray
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 38,25 MB
Release : 2013-02
Category :
ISBN : 9781481253222
737NG Training Syllabus is a highly detailed, full color book virtually crammed with original graphics and thousands of words of descriptive text that will provide a complete training syllabus for persons wishing to learn to operate the 737NG jet airliner. While intended specifically for the Flight Simulation market, even professional airline pilots will find the information useful and informative. This is a guide intended to teach "simmers" how to fly the jet the way "the Pros do". Learning to fly the 737NG like a real pilot is a challenging and exciting adventure awaiting computer-pilots. However, as the increasing complexity of the ADD-ON airplane models blurs the boundary between Professional flight training and flight simulation "games", the task seems very difficult .. or even impossible. Captain Mike Ray's "737NG Training Syllabus" IS the document that will make this transition not only possible, but entertaining and ... well, a whole lot more simple. Written for the beginner as well as the veteran simmer, the profusely illustrated material is crammed with details, diagrams, explanations and useful information. The material starts slowly but builds to a crescendo. It includes a section for the "knows nothing" Ab-initio wannabe pilot and builds to provide information and operational procedures that will provide interesting and useful insight to even the professional airline pilot community.This beautiful and unique document provides the access toolset to the knowledge base that will allow the ordinary garden variety flight sim addict to cross the bridge between operating the current state of the art home based PC flight simulation programs and the real airline style simulator. This book is a MUST HAVE item for the 737NG computer pilot who wants to fly the incredibly accurate add-on airplanes as if they were real pilots.This paperback Black and White version of Captain Mike Ray's book on training to fly the 737NG is a great bargain. You get all the same information that is in the pricier (but more beautiful) color version ... and the same graphic and text that makes the volume such a popular item for both professional airline pilots as well as Flight Simmers. So get a copy ... and learn to fly the 737NG like the pros do.
