Transportation

Hard Down! Hard Down! describes the eventful life of a Shetland man in pursuit of his ambitions - to reach the top in his profession, to find a wife, to cherish a family, to do his job well and to be respected by his peers. The account is enlivened by...

Having recorded in pen and ink the -"Fishing Boats of Scotland" which she loves, Gloria Wilson here focusses her attention on the -Peterhead yard of Richard Irvin & Sons, and the wooden, cruiser sterned fishing boats for which it became renowned in the...

This collection, immaculately curated by leading aviation historian Guy Van Herbruggen, dives into the never-before-seen archives of the pioneering Flying Tiger Line, starting with the airline's founding by American combat pilots based in China during...

The unique design problems which helicopters produce are many and complex. Through practical examples and illustrated case studies, supported by all the relevant theory, this primer text provides an accessible introduction which guides the reader through...

The airline industry is fundamental to the workings of the global economy. Yet, ironically for an industry of such sheer scale and economic muscle, profit margins are razor thin and many airlines struggle to break even. The precarious economics of the...

Travel is central to our lives, and the transport system brings us the goods and services that we need and allows us to access the experiences and opportunities that we seek. Yet our transport system has many problems: congestion and overcrowding, noise,...

The classic Business of Shipping (now in its ninth edition) remains North America's most comprehensive industry-focused book that explains and analyzes marine transportation and related industries, both domestic and international. This is an...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780853617372Author Sydney A. LeleuxFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint The Oakwood PressPublisher Stenlake Publishing

The story of a pioneering airline and a historically significant aircraft; the combination changed the world of air commerce forever. This unique book tells the story of the Douglas DC-8 jetliner in the service of air cargo giant Flying Tiger Line, with...

This third edition of Straight and Level thoroughly updates the previous edition with extensive comments on recent industry developments and emerging business models. The discussion is illustrated by current examples drawn from all sectors of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857941241Author Barry McLoughlinFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media Group

The interiors of Danish ships of the mid-twentieth century were exceptionally elegant and glamorous. Here, the story of the development of Danish architect-designed ship interiors is told for the first time. In the twentieth century the Danish merchant...

In this textbook designed for courses on aviation labour relations, the authors-experts with many years of experience in these sectors-examine and evaluate the labour process for all aspects of the aviation and aerospace industries, including aerospace...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593082515Author Peter RobisonFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Anchor BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 132g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781682260982Author Kirk ThompsonFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint Epic BooksPublisher Epic Books

Improving the competitiveness of Kazakhstan as a transport logistics centre at the crossroads of Europe and Asia could enable the country to unlock significant untapped benefits of growing cargo flows between the two continents. This study identifies the...

Founded in 1999 in Athens, Aegean Airlines is the largest airline in Greece today, with a fleet of 53 narrow-body airliners. Since the airline commenced operations, its fleet has been modernised several times. Its ATR-42/72 regional propliners were all...

This book is about change, about its challenges and the talent necessary to drive it through. Specifically, it is about transforming the world's most important and event-shaping industry - aviation. Giovanni Bisignani became Director General of IATA...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781442639645Author A W CurrieFormat PaperbackPage Count 728Imprint University of Toronto PressPublisher University of Toronto PressWeight(grams) 1139g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788831322713Author Simonetta Di PippoFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Bocconi University PressPublisher Bocconi University PressWeight(grams) 363g

Transport costs have been, and still are, an important component of trade costs, which are one the major determinants of the volume of trade, and thus of gross domestic product (GDP) and GDP growth. Studies show that two of the main determinants of...

Peak-hour traffic congestion has become a major problem in most U.S. cities. In fact, a majority of residents in metropolitan and suburban areas consider congestion their most serious local problem. As citizens have become increasingly frustrated by...

To its critics, the automobile is a voracious consumer of irreplaceable energy resources, a leading polluter of the environment, and a destroyer of cohesive communities. The most outspoken opponents call for greater regulations and restrictions to...

Since the early 1990s, federal transportation laws have slowly started to level the playing field between highway and alternative transportation strategies, as well as between older and newer communities. The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency...

The second edition of airline ticket designs from exotic places like Naura, Nicaragua, New Caledonia, Afghanistan and Burkino-Faso is now in hardback. More new tickets from the biggest private collection of tickets in the world and follows the success of...

Based on a great deal of original research, this book documents and contextualises the managerial and operational history of DFDS in the contexts of Danish and European political and economic history between the mid-nineteenth century and the present era...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840336535Author Arthur W. J. G. Ord-HumeFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake Publishing

Transport Economics is a revised and refined fourth edition of a well-established textbook which applies economic analysis to transport issues.Each chapter has been carefully reworked and includes new material dealing with the regulation of transport...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781902953915Author Andrew WiltshireFormat HardbackPage Count 80Imprint Bernard McCallPublisher Bernard McCall

Fishing boats, particularly those along the eastern seaboard of Britain, from Whitby northwards, have always been fundamental to my existence writes Gloria Wilson in her Introduction. ... I touch upon my own story, give some account of how I have...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781902953861Author Bernard McCallFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Bernard McCallPublisher Bernard McCall

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913797058Author BERNARD MCCALLFormat HardbackPage Count 132Imprint Bernard McCallPublisher Bernard McCall

'This is a timely, challenging and fascinating book on a topic of central importance to the success or otherwise of our climate change policies. It sets down a clear marker for what has to be done in the aviation sector.' Professor John Whitelegg,...

Maritime transport is the transport of people or goods by water. It is the backbone of world trade and globalization. Twenty-four hours a day and all year round, ships carry cargoes to all corners of the globe. Maritime Transport focuses on the...

Port engineering primarily deals with the design, construction, operation, management, and maintenance of ports, overlapping with many other disciplines. This book provides an introductory text to prospective (graduate) port engineers and presents a wide...

In a rapidly changing world, with increasing competition in all sectors of transportation, railways are currently restructuring their planning, management, and technology. As commercial and pricing policies change and new methods of organization are...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781905414031Author Robert HendryFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Dalrymple and Verdun PublishingPublisher Dalrymple and Verdun PublishingWeight(grams)...

Airline Operations and Management: A Management Textbook presents a survey of the airline industry, with a strong managerial perspective. It integrates and applies the fundamentals of several management disciplines, particularly operations, marketing,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857946024Author Henry ConnFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media Group

Airline Management Finance: The Essentials is of significant benefit to airline industry practitioners seeking a focused, neatly contained and accessible resource that provides explicit financial information pertinent to their current or future role.The...