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Author Gunn, John, 1925-

Title Contested skies : Trans-Australian Airlines Australian Airlines 1946-1992 / John Gunn
Published St Lucia, Qld. : University of Queensland Press, 1999

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 W'PONDS  354.790994 Gun/Cst  AVAILABLE
Description xii, 550 pages : illustrations ; 20cm
Summary TAA had almost a fifty-year record of ground-breaking aviation throughout Australia. Along with Qantas, the airline helped Australia overcome the "tyranny of distance", and made a sustained contribution to aviation in its early years. This book tells the inside story of the airline's internal struggle, and relations with governments
Analysis Ansett Airlines
Assets sales
Australian Airlines
Competition
Deregulation
Domestic aviation
Federal issue
Government business enterprises
History
Privatisation
Qantas Airways
TAA
Notes Includes bibliographical references and index
Bibliography Bibliography
Subject Australian Airlines Ltd. -- History.
Australian National Airlines Commission -- History.
Aeronautics, Commercial -- History.
Aeronautics, Commercial -- Australia -- History.
Airlines.
ISBN 0702230731
Other Titles Contested skies: Trans-Australia Airlines