{"product_id":"life-of-a-concorde-pilot-john-tye-9781803999784","title":"Life of a Concorde Pilot: From the Orphanage to the Edge of Space","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Tye's job at British Airways was supposed to be only temporary, a way for him to pass the summer before starting university.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Instead, it would kickstart a forty-six-year career in aviation and take him all over the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Told in an irrepressible and infectious style, \u003ci\u003eLife of a Concorde Pilot\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of how, despite a somewhat turbulent start to life in a Middlesex orphanage, John would go on to fly the world's only supersonic airliner. A true insight to the life of an airline pilot, with many amusing anecdotes along the way, it follows his ups and downs from his career on the ground at BA to flying with Dan Air and then back to BA, through to Covid and his reluctant retirement at the end of 2022. Full of the fascinating details only a pilot can give, this is a memorable journey to the edge of space and beyond. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Tye\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1803999780\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781803999784\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"John Tye","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48460269715711,"sku":"9781803999784","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_788f004e-c5cc-4725-b17e-86ce8d60b535.jpg?v=1777413654","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/life-of-a-concorde-pilot-john-tye-9781803999784","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}