Forgot to mention - the cost from Airliners Magazine and Airways Magazines for the JP book is $69.95. From Buchair, it is $6 more. Don't forget the free shipping from Airliners. You can get back issues from Buchair. The ones listed on their site as of today are: 2001/02, 1997/98: Each $10 2000/01, 1999/2000: Each $15 -------------- Original message -------------- From: David MR <damiross3@xxxxxxxxxxx> > JP Airline-Fleets International is similar to The Airline Handbook which, as far > as I know, is not longer published. Here's the description of JP from the > Airliners magazine site: > > The 40th yearly edition is fully updated for 2006/07. The world-known airline > fleets reference book lists all of the airlines and airliners of the world by > country and then by airline. For each aircraft, the following data is included: > registration, type, msn/line number, previous registration, date manufactured, > month/year delivered, engines, maximum takeoff weight, seating configuration, > leasing information, aircraft names and remarks. For each airline the following > information is included: codes, previous corporate names, address, telephone > number, fax number, SITA address, year formed, CEO, call sign, website address > and base. Over 6,500 airlines and over 53,000 aircraft. Includes 72 > postcard-size color photos. 8 1/4" x 11". 750+ pgs. SFBD. > > The book is published by Buchair (www.buchair.com) and available from them, > Airliners Magazine (www.airlinersonline.com - free shipping on orders of $50 or > more) and Airways Magazine (www.airwaysmag.com). > > David R > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: Manfred Saitz > > > In the eighties I obtained at least two editions of The Airline Hand Book by > > Paul K. > > Martin. It really was a great directory of essentially all airlines that > existed > > in > > the year before print, listing data like fleet, history, cities served, > > economics > > etc. It contained about 700 pages. > > > > My question: Is there anything around in print or online that matches the > > quality The > > Airline Book once used to offer? > > > > TIA, > > Manfred