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Air Wars

Scott Hamilton wrote Air Wars: The Global Combat Between Airbus and Boeing, Untold stories reveal the man and the strategies that changed aviation, in 2021.

Interviews with key people from Airbus, Boeing, their customers and relying on his own decades of reporting, consulting and industry involvement, Air Wars covers 35 years of critical changes as Airbus moved up from a small competitor to Boeing, McDonnell Douglas and Lockheed to overtake them all and become the largest commercial airplane manufacturer in the world.

Air Wars was rated top buys by the Royal Aeronautical Society, the Puget Sound Business Journal, and others.

Air Wars is available at Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble.

Reviews

Chris – ★★★★★

“Scott has written a lively and candid successor to ‘The Sporty Game.’ His breadth of access to industry luminaries, who spoke so candidly, really made this book. The inside story of the Boeing vs. Airbus games of chess reads like ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ but also ‘Lord of the Flies.’ The stakes couldn’t be higher. Air Wars is anything but a dry text. It’s a bona-fide page turner.”

Robert in Phoenix – ★★★★☆

“It’s a great book, and it is written in an interesting style, where every chapter is complete in itself. That makes it a great bedtime read, or indeed any time when you want to pick up a book and read for a limited time. I’m delighted I bought it. Quotes from real people involved are especially valuable, and the history of John Leahy is fascinating.”

Flying for Peanuts

Hamilton also contributed to Flying for Peanuts: Tough Deals, Steep Bargains, and Revolution in the Skies, by Frank Lorenzo, the former principal stockholder and CEO of Texas Air Corp. and Continental Airlines. Lorenzo’s memoirs begin with his immigrant parents and his emerging interest in the airline industry. He traces the creation of his consulting company, Lorenzo and Carney, with his colleague Robert Carney. Their first “office” was in a New York City Public Library and a pay phone. From there, they purchased control of Texas International Airlines, followed by an attempt to acquire National Airlines. After failing to buy Trans World Airlines, Texas Air Corp. purchased Continental Airlines, creating the foundation for today’s United Airlines.

Flying for Peanuts is available on Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble,  and other outlets.