Provides an insight into the economics & marketing of international airlines. This guide takes into account the various changes which have affected airlines. It

Includes:: material on many key topics such as airline costs, 'open skies', air cargo economics, charters & different trends in airline pricing.

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The Isle of Sheppey in north Kent was the birthplace of aviation in the UK & early pioneers, including the Wright Bros & Charles Rolls, gathered on its low, flat ground to undertake experimental flights. This book reminds the island's great contribution to the story of flight in the UK. ...

Talks about flying radio-controlled model aircraft, one of the most enjoyable & absorbing hobbies that there is. It combines the fun of building & maintaining a real miniature aircraft with the challenge of flying it just like the real thing, & keeping the appropriate distance between the aircraft & the ground at all times! ...

* 11, 000 copies sold in hardback in 6 printings * Flying Scotsman currently under restoration by National Railway Museum * stunning ...

Drama based on a remarkable true story. When British cyclist Chris Boardman won a gold medal at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992, the world was caught off guard. No one had ever suspected that Britain was capable of producing world-class cyclists. Perhaps no one was more shocked by Boardman's success than unemployed Scot Graeme Obree (Jonny Lee Miller), an old riding partner of Boardman's who on more than a few occasions had crossed the finish line before his medal-winning counterpart. With his debts piling up & his family in desperate need of some good luck, Obree is determined to take one last shot at the world of cycling with a little encouragement from his longtime friend Malky Mc Govern (Billy Boyd) & his loving wife, Anne (Laura Fraser). Now, with no official sponsor, no financial backing, no funding to speak of, & a decided lack of experience needed to design the kind of bike he would need for his ambitious endeavor, the 27-year-old cyclist decides to build his own revolutionary bike from the ground up & begin the arduous journey to becoming the fastest cyclist in the history of the sport. ...

The the story of a cyclist who took on the world & rewrote the record books, Graeme's story starts with his tough upbringing in Ayrshire, where he found his escape by taking to the roads. He tells the story of how he became a world record breaker, & of his battle with depression. ...