Bøker av Barry Lloyd

First flown in 1948 and in service from 1953, the Viscount was manufactured to help transform the commercial travel market. In total, more than 400 were built and sold across every continent. Beloved by pilots, the groundcrew who maintained the aircraft, and by passengers, the Vickers Viscount proved to be transformative, providing air travel with pressurised cabin space, meaning a quiet journey for travellers with less noise vibration and windows that offered sweeping views. Many were sold to commercial airlines, while others were owned by private companies and individuals. Some changed hands quickly, while others stayed with their owners for years. Many Viscounts still exist, often now in museums and occasionally remodelled into quirky venues for lunch or weddings. With such a number of aircraft constructed and a long service life, inevitably there were accidents and incidents and the details of many are recounted here. This book also covers the service lives of the Viscounts, including construction and serial numbers and the routes served. With more than 140 historic black and white and color photographs, this volume offers a comprehensive guide to one of the most popular passenger aircraft.

Following the heady years between the 1940s and 1960s, Cuba in effect, became closed off from the rest of the world. In the 1980s, the country once again began to open to tourism. Throughout all of this, Cubana has sought to keep the island connected to the rest of the world. This book will tell the story from the beginning until the present day.

For almost 80 years, Varig, Brazil's first airline, continually expanded its network, both in Brazil and around the world, introduced the Air Bridge between Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo and set up a round-the-world cargo network.

Bolivia is a large country with both mountainous and plateau regions. Traversing the mountains by road is difficult, time-consuming and dangerous, and as long ago as the 1920s, it was realized that air travel was the way forward.

The 125 was originally conceived in the 1960s. Initially, the response in Europe to it was lukewarm, but orders soon arrived from North America. Ultimately, the difficulties faced ended in the demise of both the aircraft and the company. With over 150 images, this book presents the history of the 125 from its creation to its ultimate downfall.