Airplane-related fiction
Dec 7, 2009, 9:33 pm
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If you are up for non-fiction, I recommend Hard Landings by Thomas Petzinger. A study of the airline culture, it reads a lot more like a soap opera than a business study. It is not really up to date, but from a historical perspective it is pretty easy and fun reading.
Dec 8, 2009, 2:52 pm
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Dec 9, 2009, 8:43 am
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I'll second that. It's a great study of airline business culture -- fascinating reading. It is a little dated though -- it dwells on the collapse of People Express, the rise of yield management dynamics, etc. and the great personalities of the '80s like Don Burr and Bob Crandall.