{"product_id":"decades-of-the-airliners-george-w-hamlin-9781036194291","title":"Decades of the Airliners: The 1980s","description":"In the late 1970s, relief from strict economic regulation of cargo and passenger airlines began to take hold in the U.S. and, a little later, elsewhere. This was called \"deregulation.\" While prior to this it had been all but impossible to establish a new airline, under the reformed legal conditions many now chose to attempt to do this, including several people from pre-existing airlines. But out of the many \"new entrant\" carriers that were formed, few lasted.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEarly in the 1980s, a major U.S. airline went out of business, and soon there were more airline bankruptcies, although some of them were able to reorganize financially and continue to fly. New aircraft types like the MD-80 and the Boeing 737 \"Classic\" series appeared and came to dominate a market previously \"owned\" by the 727. On the cargo front, UPS (United Parcel Service) began competing with Federal Express, and there were mergers including Delta\/Western, Northwest\/Republic and Piedmont\/USAir. With over 250 color illustrations, \u003ci\u003eDecades of the Airliners: The 1980s\u003c\/i\u003e tells the complete story of this transformative decade in airline history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e George W. Hamlin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1036194299\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781036194291\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fonthill Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/28\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"George W. Hamlin","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49002227958015,"sku":"9781036194291","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/decades-of-the-airliners-george-w-hamlin-9781036194291","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}