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Commercial Aviation in Britain in the 1970s (Paperback)
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In the decades leading up to the 1970s, passenger air transport was
the preserve of the well-to-do who flew on airliners driven by
propellers. Over the next few years all this was about to change.
The passenger air transport industry underwent a great
transformation with the introduction of many innovations that
established the foundations for today. The state airlines, BEA and
BOAC, were merged to form British Airways in 1974. Throughout the
decade they were far and away the most important operator of
scheduled services in the country. To provide competition, however,
the independent carrier British Caledonian was created. The first
Boeing 747 jumbo jet was delivered to BOAC in 1970. This wide-body
airliner enabled fares to be reduced and opened up air travel to
many people who could not previously afford it. Laker Airways
pioneered the concept of the low-cost airline. It was the first
British independent airline to operate wide-bodied jets in the form
of DC-10s, which entered service in 1972. Most of the other British
independent airlines had to make do with a motley collection of old
airliners, many of them turboprops. The charter and holiday market
was the main market for a large number of these carriers. They were
regular visitors to the main airports throughout Britain,
particularly at weekends. There were, however, few scheduled
passenger air services to foreign countries from airports other
than Heathrow and Gatwick. Almost all were either flown by British
Airways or a state-owned carrier from another country. Overseas
independent airlines, like their British equivalents, generally
only served the holiday market. In this book, Malcolm Fife uses his
excellent collection of colour photographs to illustrate the
airliners in commercial use that could be seen at airports during
the 1970s.
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