Piston-engine prelude -- The first jet age -- The second jet age -- Airline deregulation -- Transformation in Europe -- Rise of Asia and the Pacific Rim -- The Commonwealth adjusts -- Africa -- Transitions -- Appendix 1. Selected aircraft specifications -- Appendix 2. Notable events and facts -- Appendix 3. Monetary conversion from 1940-2010 -- Appendix 4. The five freedoms of the air -- Appendix 5. The world's largest airlines.
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