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Title: Airline tycoon evolution [electronic resource]. Publisher: Strategy First Copyright: 2002 This is an airline mangagement game that lets you grab hold of a high flying company and help it soar. Manage your own airline, trade planes, create and customize aircraft, enjoy your power as CEO. Level: Listed as appropriate for all ages Recommended by: John G.

Bangs, David H., Jr. **//The Business Planning Guide, 9th ed.//** Dearborn Trade, c2002. Step-by-step strategies to compile a complete business plan and financing proposal. Adult. Recommended by Stephanie Author: Banner, Stuart Title: Who owns the sky? : the struggle to control airspace from the Wright brothers on Publisher: Harvard University Press Copyright: 2008 Aerial territory -- Interstate commerce in the air -- Landowners against the aviation industry -- The rise and fall of air law -- Sovereignty in space -- Technological change and legal change. Level: 16 and up Recommended by: John G.

//**Business Plans Handbook: A compilation of actual business plans developed by small businesses throughout North America.**// Gale Research, c1995-. Multi-volume reference work used by professionals in the field. Adult. Recommended by Stephanie

Clarke, Maureen. **//Frommer's What the airlines never tell you.//** IDG Books Worldwide, 2000. Discusses things that airlines do not tell you about air travel. Ages 12 and up. Recommended by: John G.

Author: Freiberg, Kevin Title: Nuts! : Southwest Airlines' crazy recipe for business and personal success Publisher: Bard Books Copyright: 1996. Two management consultants reveal the secrets of Southwest Airlines' success and describe the unusual and unexpected inner workings of one of America's biggest success stories Level: Recommended by: John G.

Hengi, B. I. **//Airlines worldwide : more than 300 airlines described and illustrated in colour.//** Midland ; North Branch, MN : Distributed in North America by Specialty Press Publishers and Wholesalers, 1997. Informational book about airlines around the world. Includes illustrations. Recommended by: John G.

Author: Marrett, George J. Title: Howard Hughes : aviator Publisher: Naval Institute Press Copyright: 2004. Biography of Howard Hughes, 1905-1976. Level: High school Recommended by: John G.

Author: Newhouse, John. Title: Boeing versus Airbus : the inside story of the greatest international competition in business Publisher: A.A. Knopf Copyright: 2007. "Chronicles the high-stakes rivalry between the world's two largest aircraft manufacturers--companies that will bet the house on a single airplane. Long one of America's most successful corporations--and its biggest exporter--Boeing struggled to maintain 50% of the market share for commercial aircraft after being overtaken by European upstart Airbus in the late 1990s. But Airbus did not remain on top for long--by 2006, the company suffered from mismanagement and had adopted the kind of complacent, risk-averse culture that had once characterized its competitor Level: Recommended by: John G.

Peterson, Barbara Sturken. **//Bluestreak : inside JetBlue, the upstart that rocked an industry.//** Penguin USA, 2004. Describes the evolution of JetBlue from an upstart underdog into a revolutionary company that has transformed the aviation business, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the company's unusual corporate culture, its leadership and management principles, and innovative approach to business. Recommended by: John G.

Author: Spence, Charles ed. Title: AIM/FAR 2007 : aeronautical information manual, federal aviation Publisher: McGraw-Hill Copyright: 2007 Air navigation -- Lighting and visual aids -- Airspace -- Air traffic control -- Air traffic procedures -- Emergency procedures -- Safety of flight -- Medical facts -- Charts and publications -- Helicopter operations. Level: High school and up Recommended by: John G.

Author: Sutter, Joe Title: 747 : Creating the World's First Jumbo Jet And Other Adventures from a Life in Aviation Publisher: Smithsonian : Colins Copyright: 2006 The aeronautical engineer who spearheaded the design and construction of the 747 offers an insider's perspective of the development of the world's largest and fastest jet aircraft during the 1960s golden age of American aviation and technology. Level: High school Recommended by: John G.