William Garvey

This book details the history of United Airlines from 1926 to 2001. pulls from the United Airlines archives for nostalgic artwork, advertising, and actual photographs of the airline through time.
INDEX: WINGS OF DESIRE 13 -- THE EARLY YEARS -- THE AIRMAIL SERVICE18 / THE ORIGINAL UNITED26 / FOUNDING FATHERS38 -- BECOMING UNITED48 / PAT PATTERSON54 / THEY ALSO SERVE60 -- ELLEN CHURCH68 / A RIDE ON THE MAIN LINE CIRCA 193072 -- TECHNOLOGICAL ACHIEVEMENTS -- CONQUERING THE ELEMENTS84 / ELREY JEPPESEN AND THORP HISCOCK88 -- THE BOEING 24796 / A TICKET TO RIDE104 / THE SILENT PASSENGER. 110 -- THE JET AGE114 / MAKING IT PERFECT120 -- SELLING THE SKY -- UNITED AT YOUR SERVICE. 132 / HAWAIIAN LOVE AFFAIR156 / CELEBRITY STATUS164 -- FLYING ON LEADERSHIP 80166 / FLY THE FRIENDLY SKIES168 -- GOING GLOBAL -- EXTENDING THE MAIN LINE. 184 / UNITED GOES TO WAR 192 / FLIGHT NURSE DIARY. 194 -- TECHNOLOGICAL FIRSTS. 198 / REMEMBRANCE OF TIMES PAST200 / GENEALOGY206 -- THE EMPLOYEES' AIRLINE. 208 / CUSTOMER SERVICE FIRSTS. 214 -- ABOVE AND BEYOND. 216 / EYES IN THE SKIES218 -- A DAY IN THE LIFE -- AN AIRBUS TO EVERYWHERE. 224 -- WINGS OF TOMORROW -- THE FUTURE OF FLIGHT248 --… (mehr)