Jacqueline Cardinal, Laurent Lapierre

Taking Aviation to New Heights

A Biography of Pierre Jeanniot
Übersetzer: Winkler, Donald

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Produktbeschreibung

A fascinating biography of Pierre Jeanniot, the man who was at the helm of Air Canada, IATA, and the aviation industry. Taking Aviation to New Heights is a compelling case study of how a business man was born and went on to achieve financial success, social status, and political sway.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Les Presses de l'Universite d'Ottawa/University of Ottawa Press
• Seitenzahl: 408
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. November 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 152mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 567g
• ISBN-13: 9780776630465
• ISBN-10: 0776630466
• Artikelnr.: 39562693

Autorenporträt

Jacqueline Cardinal is a biographer and researcher at the Pierre Péladeau Leadership Chair at HEC in Montréal.  Laurent Lapierre has held the Pierre Péladeau Leadership Chair since its inception in 2001.  Donald Winkler is a Montreal-based literary translator and documentary filmmaker.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
List of Boxes
Introduction-Who Is Pierre Jeanniot?
Part 1 Gaston and Renée (1914-1934)
 Chapter 1 Baptism by Fire
 Chapter 2 The Boches Are Coming!
 Chapter 3 A Train for Addis Ababa
Part 2 Making the Best of Things (1935-1945)
 Chapter 4 My Father, the Hero
 Chapter 5 Rome: Run for Your Life!
 Chapter 6 Woolen Pants and Wooden Shoes
 Chapter 7 News from Christine
 Chapter 8 Between Patton and de Lattre de Tassigny
Part 3 Destination Montreal (1946-1954)
 Chapter 9 Fate or Chance?
 Chapter 10 A Sign from Heaven
 Chapter 11 The Rebellion
 Chapter 12 Necessary Conditions
Part 4 The Black Box (1955-1967)
 Chapter 13 Slamming the Door
 Chapter 14 Trans-Canada Airlines
 Chapter 15 The Tragedy of Sainte-Thérèse
 Chapter 16 The Inventor of the "Black Box"
 Chapter 17 My Cabin at Lake McCaskill
 Chapter 18 The Canadian Operations Research Society
Part 5 On the Way Up in Air Canada (1968-1983)
 Chapter 19 A Revolution: l'Université du Québec
 Chapter 20 Chaos
 Chapter 21 Linguistic Turmoil
 Chapter 22 Goings-on Behind the Scenes
 Chapter 23 Taschereau, Mackasey, Taschereau, Amyot and ... one other
 Chapter 24 Open Skies
Part 6 President and CEO of Air Canada (1984-1990)
 Chapter 25 The Battle for Asia
 Chapter 26 Boeing or Airbus?
 Chapter 27 The Smoke Extinguisher
 Chapter 28 Privatization Curtailed
Part 7 Director General and CEO of IATA (1992-2002)
 Chapter 29 Through the Front Door
 Chapter 30 Ready About
 Chapter 31 The Amman Speech
 Chapter 32 Kim Jong-il, Gaddafi, Arafat and ... the Others
 Chapter 33 Waiting for Y2K
Part 8 9/11 and Its Aftermath
 Chapter 34 September 11, 2001
 Chapter 35 "I'm coming back to Montreal"
 Chapter 36 "The Master of the Skies"