Contested Skies: Trans-Australia Airlines Australian Airlines 1946-1992

by John Gunn

Gunn (an author, no university affiliation) presents a history of Trans-Australia Airlines later to be renamed Australian Airlines recording its growth its postwar beginnings, through its expansion as a competitor to Australian National Airways, to its emergence as formidable presence in the industry. It records also how changes in Australia's economic and political environment led to its absorption in 1992, into the international airline, Quantas. Distributed by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

550 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1999