Skyliners: Mainliners, Falcons and Flagships (Vol. 1: North America) Hardcover – January 1, 1991

Aviation fans, rejoice! George Hamlin's superb review of the way flying used to was is now available in a digital format. My,my,my, what a trip down memory lane this was. Worth the time and money.

Fabulous photographs for those interested in commercial aviation history

I came upon this book in a used book sale, of all places. I glanced through it briefly, paid my dollar and took it home. Once there, I started at the beginning and spent the next hour studying the photos and captions. The photographs are excellent, and the information provided is quite interesting. A great coffee table book. I find myself purusing it over and over again just to get lost in the history of the aircraft. There is also a Skyliners 2, and Skyliners 3 (both of which I have already ordered!). if you are an airliner afficionado, you will enjoy this book.

Skyliners takes us across North America, from sea to shining sea, and presents the dawn of the Jet Age in all its glory. Each stop offers an amazing variety of late piston and turboprop and early jet passenger aircraft, ranging from the familiar Boeing 707 and DC-8 to more obscure birds. Those of us who had the good fortune to have witnessed this interesting era in civil aviation will remember with great fondness those United Jet Mailiners, Eastern Golden Falcon Jets, and Delta and American Airlines Flagships and Astrojets.The photos are generally of good quality and well reproduced. The short captions are entertaining, even if they do not have a great deal of substance. What makes this book worth the money is that it offers a seldom seen glimpse to the late 1950s and early 1960s, one rarely seen in such a high-quality format.