Frequent Flyer: One Plane, One Passenger, and the Spectacular Feat of Commercial Flight

by Bob Reiss

A look at commercial airlines discusses the jobs of pilots, mechanics, plane designers, traffic controllers, dispatchers, schedulers, weather forecasters, salesman, labor leaders, and others and recounts anecdotes about air travel. 30,000 first printing.

Genres: Nonfiction

318 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 1994

About the author

Bob Reiss (born 1951) is an American author of nonfiction and fiction books. Reiss, who also writes under the pen-names of Scott Canterbury, Ethan Black, and James Abel, has written more than a dozen books, including Purgatory Road, a murder mystery set in Antarctica, The Road to Extrema, a study of the destruction of Brazilian rain forests, and The Coming Storm, which focuses on global warming and catastrophic weather. Many of his books and articles are based on his travels to Hong Kong, Somalia, South Africa, Antarctica, and other locations around the world.

As the writer Ethan Black, Reiss has penned a series featuring Conrad Voort, a New York City police detective.

Reviews

[Paul · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting

[Ian Bennett]

A little dated, but still an enjoyable read.