BIBLIOGRAPHY

 

Below is a list of books on airline history, many of which have been used for the brief histories given on some of the airline pages. This is just a partial list, excluding most monographs on specific airlines. (Also included are a few books on airline timetables.)

 

The Airline Encyclopedia 1909-2000 (Vol. 1-3), Myron J. Smith Jr., 2002.
Airlines of Asia since 1920, R.E.G. Davies, 1997.
Airlines of Latin America since 1919, R.E.G. Davies, 1983.
Airlines of the United States since 1914, R.E.G. Davies, 1972.
Birth of an Industry - A Nostalgic Collection of Airline Schedules for the Years 1929 through 1939, Robert Serling (foreword), 1969.
British Airways: An Airline and its Aircraft (Volume 1: 1919-1939 - The Imperial Years), R.E.G. Davies, 2005
Commuter Airlines of the United States, R.E.G. Davies/I.E. Quastler, 1994.
Delta: An Airline and its Aircraft, R.E.G. Davies/Mike Machat (ill.), 1990.
Eastern: An Airline and its Aircraft, R.E.G. Davies/Mike Machat (ill.), 2003.
Encyclopedia of African Airlines, Ben R. Guttery, 1998.
A History of the World's Airlines, R.E.G. Davies, 1964 and 1967.
jp airline-fleets (or jp airline-fleets international), Ulrich Klee (editor), published annually 1966-2013.
Lufthansa: An Airline and its Aircraft, R.E.G. Davies/Mike Machat (ill.), 1991.
Nostalgia Northamericana, Don Thomas, 1990.
Nostalgia Panamericana, Don Thomas, 1987.
Pan Am: An Airline and its Aircraft, R.E.G. Davies/Mike Machat (ill.), 1987.
TWA: An Airline and its Aircraft, R.E.G. Davies/Mike Machat (ill.), 2000.
World Airline Fleets, Günter G. Endres, published annually 1977-1987.
World's Air Fleets, David W. Wragg, 1967 and 1969.
World Airlines and Airliners Directory, William Green/Gordon Swanborough, 1975 and 1980.


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The following books and catalogues on airline baggage labels have been used for dating the labels.

 

Airline Artistry, Don Thomas, 1992.
Air Transport Label Catalog (Vol. 1-6), Don Thomas (editor):
- Volume 1A: Europe (Northern & Western Europe), 1993.
- Volume 1B: Europe (Southern & Eastern Europe), 1993.
- Volume 2: Great Britain/Ireland/Australia/New Zealand, 1991.
- Volume 3A: United States (A thru M)/Puerto Rico/Virgin Islands, 1993.
- Volume 3B: United States (N thru Z)/Canada/Caribbean, 1993.
- Volume 4: Latin America, 1991.
- Volume 5: Africa, 1991.
- Volume 6: Asia, 1991.
En Route: Label Art from the Golden Days of Air Travel, Lynn Johnson/Michael O'Leary, 1993.
Lindbergh and Commercial Aviation, Don Thomas, 1988.
Martin's Air Transport Label Catalog 1934, S.F. Martin, 1934.
Martin's Standard Air Transportation Label Catalog, S.F. Martin, 1937 (1971 reprint).
Nostalgia Artistica, Don Thomas, 1993.
Nostalgia Northamericana, Don Thomas, 1990.
Nostalgia Panamericana, Don Thomas, 1987.
Poster Art of the Airlines, Don Thomas, 1989.



All images of books and catalogues on airline baggage labels,
as well as the images of "The Airline Encyclopedia 1909-2000" and "Encyclopedia of African Airlines",
are courtesy of Daniel Kusrow.

This page last updated October 25, 2016.