Transportation

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781782818878Author Steve LanhamFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint G2 Entertainment LtdPublisher G2 Entertainment Ltd

For Resilience Engineering, 'failure' is the result of the adaptations necessary to cope with the complexity of the real world, rather than a breakdown or malfunction. The performance of individuals and organizations must continually adjust to current...

The book offers a comprehensive overview of the multifaceted matters that arise in the process of financing commercial aircraft. It reviews the different topics on a high-level basis, and then explains the terminology used for each particular area of...

The Black Country has more miles of canal than Venice. During the industrial revolution this transport system developed to serve the steel, coal, lime and glass industries that grew up so extensively. Now much of the area's heavy industry has...

Selecting the right aircraft for an airline operation is a vastly complex process, involving a multitude of skills and considerable knowledge of the business. Buying the Big Jets has been published since 2001 to provide expert guidance to all those...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910809631Author Pip DunnFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Crecy PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing

The Caledonian Canal records the history of one of Scotland's most massive engineering projects, from Thomas Telford's first survey in 1801 into the twenty-first century. Telford's plan, to connect Loch Ness, Loch Oich and Loch Lochy with each other and...

Wit, wisdom, adventure, and revelations from sixty years on the road.They say that only truck drivers experience the true grandeur and landscape of America: the winding mountainsides at sunrise, the first frosts of winter descending on apple orchards,...

The busy River Mersey and its two ports, Liverpool and Birkenhead, have seen great changes in recent years. In Mersey Ports - Liverpool and Birkenhead, Ian Collard charts the developments that have taken place in maritime life on the Mersey, from the...

London Transport was created in 1933 to coordinate the shambolic, overlapping transport systems of the capital, and for decades has striven to meet the challenges of organising London travel. Now operating as Transport for London (TfL), it continues this...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781858950778Author Geoff DowlingFormat PaperbackPage Count 152Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media GroupWeight(grams) 408g

Leith-Built Ships is a testimony to the skill of the men who built the ships and to the many men and women who may have sailed or served on them. This history is brought together in vol. I of a three-volume series about the almost-forgotten part that...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780853615651Author G.A. PryerFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint The Oakwood PressPublisher Stenlake Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780953730407Author David HyattFormat HardbackPage Count 416Imprint COMRACPublisher COMRAC

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857945744Author Henry ConnFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media Group

Container shipping is a vital part of the global economy. Goods from all around the world, from vegetables to automobiles, are placed in large metal containers which are transported across the ocean in ships, then loaded onto tractor-trailers and...

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Aircraft System Safety: Assessments for Initial Airworthiness Certification presents a practical guide for the novice safety practitioner in the more specific area of assessing aircraft system failures to show compliance to regulations such as FAR25.1302...

Tiger 747 tells the story of the Boeing 747 in service with the Flying Tiger Line, Seaboard World and Federal Express, with an individual history of the thirty-four jumbos operated. An in-depth historical essay covers the history of the airline, starting...

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 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...

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 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 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...

A great many books have been written over the years about individual airfields or those in particular counties/areas but this one covers a good proportion of them in one publication, from Abbots Bromley to Zeals. It provides brief details of over 1700...

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,...

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

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An epic social history of steamship travel from the 19th-century to the 'Lusitania', the 'Mauretania' and the 'Titanic'. The great transatlantic steamships became emblems of an age, of a Victorian audacity of spirit-cathedrals to man's...

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...

Fundamentals of Sustainable Aviation is the first textbook to survey the critical field of sustainability within the aviation industry. Taking a systems thinking approach, it presents the foundational principles of sustainability and methodically applies...

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 9780861522552Author Kenneth MacDonaldFormat PaperbackPage Count 146Imprint AcairPublisher AcairDimensions(mm) 197mm * 130mm * 8mm

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

Business aviation is one of America's most important yet least understood industries. Most organizations (about 85%) operating business aircraft are small and medium-size enterprises. They include a wide range of organizations: state governments,...

Pirates have long captured the imagination with images of cutlass-wielding swashbucklers, eye patches and buried treasure. But what was life really like on a pirate ship? Piracy was a risky, sometimes deadly occupation, and strict orders were essential...

The technological revolution linked to high speed rail (HSR) has been accompanied by myths and claims about its contribution to society and the economy. Although HSR is unquestionably a technological advance that has become a symbol of modernity, this...

A comparison of major shifts in volume of freight traffic in the Soviet Union and in the United States. Originally published in 1962. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously...

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