Runaway Airline

About the Book

Bankruptcy is the name of the game today for the surviving airline industry. The original thirteen airlines that had grandfather rights from 1934, succumbed to de-regulation in 1978 when all the rules changed. When the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938 was passed by the Congress, the Airlines prospered with economic stability that they had never enjoyed before, resulting in solid growth, quality consumer transportation, and quality jobs with secure retirement for employees. All was destroyed in the cut-throat competition that evolved. The money managers made out like bandits, and the employees suffered. This is part of their story.

About the Author

The author, C. H. Jamieson, is the son of a pioneer air mail pilot. His father and two uncles pioneered in carrying the mail in the days of by guess and by God by the seat of their pants, with little more expertise than determination to get the mail through. Jamieson grew up under the wing of a Curtiss Jenny in the barnstorming days of the twenties and learned to fly in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Jamieson began airline service as a co-pilot for Braniff Airways in 1948, flying the Douglas DC-3, and retired as a Senior Captain flying the Boeing 747 over routes to Europe, the Pacific, and South America. He and his wife, Nelda Jean, have two sons who are Captains flying for Federal Express, one based in Anchorage, Alaska, the other in Memphis, Tennessee. Another son lives in Boulder, Colorado. They have seven grandchildren.