Britannia Airways - The World's Largest Holiday Airline

Founded in 1961 as Euravia by British businessman Ted Langton and aviation consultant J.E.D. Walker, at a time of considerable turmoil for the independent sector of the British air operators' industry, Britannia Airways went on to become the world's largest holiday airline.

About the author

Graham M. Simons is a highly regarded Aviation historian with extensive contacts within the field. He is the author of Mosquito: The Original Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (2011), B-17 The Fifteen Ton Flying Fortress (2011), and Valkyrie: The North American XB-70 (also 2011), all published by Pen and Sword Books. He lives near Peterborough.

Summary

Britannia Airways Corporation was established in 1961 and went on to become the world's largest holiday airline. It ceased operations on 1 November 2005, when, having been taken over, it was rebranded - today it remains as part of Thomason Airways.

Product details

• Authors: Graham M Simons, Graham M. Simons
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2021
• EAN: 9781526758781
• ISBN: 978-1-5267-5878-1
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 251 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 1014 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; TRANSPORTATION / Aviation / General, Transportation