A guide to all the world's main passenger airplanes and the airlines that they fly. Colour drawings of major airline markings show tailfin and fuselage liveries. Every aircraft has a full specification, with a 3-view general arrangement drawing and at least one photograph.

"A concise and highly detailed reference work to the most important commercial aircraft and airliners in operation. Also, included is a special guide to 100 of the world's most significant airlines. ... Provides key information on nearly 100 helicopters, 'biz-jets' and landmark air transports built since 1945, and still in service."--Page 4 of cover.

Text and illustrations describe over eighty varieties of commercial aircraft.

This volume covers the principal transport aircraft built in production quantities, together with details of many prototypes which did not manage to reach commercial service.

Spectacularly illustrated details of all the world's major airliners, commuter planes, and cargo carriers in service today.