Perhaps no technological development in the century has more fundamentally transformed human life than the airplane and its support apparatus. The nature of flight, and the activities that it has engendered throughout the world, makes the development of aviation technology an important area of investigation. Why did aeronautical technology take the shape it did? Which individuals and organizations were involved in driving it? What factors influenced particular choices of technologies to be used? More importantly, how has innovation affected this technology? Innovation and the Development of Flight, a first strike at the "new aviation history," represents a significant transformation of the field by relating the subject to larger issues of society, politics, and culture, taking a more sophisticated view of the technology that few historians have previously attempted. This volume moves beyond a focus on the artifact to emphasize the broader role of the airplane and, more importantly, the entire technological system. This suggests that many unanswered questions are present in the development of modern aviation and that inquisitive historians seek to know the relationships of technological systems to the human mind. Some of the subjects discussed are early aeronautical innovation and government patronage; the evolution of relationships among airports, cities, and industry; the relationship of engine development to the entire aviation industry; the Department of Commerce's influence on light plane development; pressure in the Air Force for the development of jet engines; and lessons of the National Aerospace Plane Program. Aviation historians and historians of technology will find Innovation and the Development of Flight a valuable examination of aeronautical innovation providing foundations for continued explorations of this field.

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "A History of Aeronautics" by Evelyn Charles Vivian, W. Lockwood Marsh. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

This publication celebrates the 100th anniversary of Alaskan aviation that is unique both in the world of geography and flying, illustrating the changes flying brought to life on the ground in the course of history.

Extensively revised and updated edition of the bestselling textbook, provides an overview of recent global airline industry evolution and future challenges Examines the perspectives of the many stakeholders in the global airline industry, including airlines, airports, air traffic services, governments, labor unions, in addition to passengers Describes how these different players have contributed to the evolution of competition in the global airline industry, and the implications for its future evolution Includes many facets of the airline industry not covered elsewhere in any single book, for example, safety and security, labor relations and environmental impacts of aviation Highlights recent developments such as changing airline business models, growth of emerging airlines, plans for modernizing air traffic management, and opportunities offered by new information technologies for ticket distribution Provides detailed data on airline performance and economics updated through 2013

History includes many stories of humans' desire to conquer or control their surrounding environment - from the land and sea to the air. Scientific discovery and development play an integral role in understanding that environment and effecting some level of control over it. When considering humans' desire to conquer the air, the chronology of milestones provides a distinct representation of such a piecemeal process. Tradition holds that the first successful manned, powered, controlled flight in a heavier-than-air vehicle was achieved by the Wright brothers. However, in reviewing the Wrights' own aviation and aeronautical materials, their journals and letters, and other personal correspondence, it is clear they did not design their successful flyer solely from their own mechanical expertise. This project begins by establishing the multinational nature of theoretical and practical aeronautical knowledge, experimentation, and progress that served as the Wrights' academic foundation. The fact that theoretical and experimental data from multiple sources played a role in the first flight engenders the question: Why is the development of manned, powered, controlled flight attributed exclusively to the Wright brothers, when it was largely a multinational accomplishment? The answer to this question is a convergence of multiple factors stemming from sociocultural, economic, and political changes that resulted from the Industrial Revolution's mechanization and manufacturing advances. These changes served as parameters for a new era of Modernism, with component movements and philosophies that can explain how the Wrights' achievement became an American-owned invention. The ownership associated with a Modernist focus on mechanization, technology integration, and futurism, combined with Nationalism and capitalist emphasis on profit-generating patents, provided a foundation from which Americans laid claim to the airplane as a singular invention rather than a multinational development over centuries.

Many business sectors have been, and are being, forced to compete with new competitors-disrupters of some sort-who have found new ways to create and deliver new value for customers often through the use of technology that is coupled with a new underlying production or business model, and/or a broad array of partners, including, in some cases, customers themselves. Think about the disruption created by Apple by the introduction of the iPod and iTunes, and by Netflix within the entertainment sectors using partners within the ecosystem; think of Uber that didn’t build an app around the taxi business but rather built a mobility business around the app to improve customer experience. Airline Industry considers whether the airline industry is poised for disruptive innovations from inside or outside of the industry. Although airlines have a long history of continuous improvements and innovation, few of their innovations can be classified as disruptive innovations. The few disruptive innovations that did emerge were facilitated, for example by new technology (jet aircraft) and government policy (deregulation). Now there are new forces in play-customers who expect to receive products that are more personalized and experience-based throughout the entire journey, new customer interfaces (via social media), advanced information systems and analytics, financially powerful airlines based in emerging nations, and the rise of unencumbered entrepreneurs who think differently as well as platform-focused integrators.