Sunshine Skies

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Synopsis

(Note: This is the original 1st Edition of the book. It has since been revised and greatly expanded. Please visit www.sunshineskies.net for more details.) Sunshine Skies: Historic Commuter Airlines of Florida and Georgia offers the aviation enthusiast one of the most comprehensive glimpses of what was once one the most colorful and fascinating facets of the airline industry, the commuter airline. David Henderson's book addresses in painstaking detail the carriers that transported passengers in some of the most unique, rare and historic aircraft to grace the skies of the Sunshine and Peach States during what was undeniably the independent commuter airline's Golden Age of the late 1960's to early 1980's. This book is complete with rare and invaluable photos of ramp, runway and in-flight operations. It features fleet lists, rare timetable covers, maps, passenger statistics, and histories of over 70 airlines, with lots of great photos of DC-3s, Convairs, Martin 404s, DC-6s, Twin Otters, Viscounts, and others. Airlines profiled in the book include Air Sunshine, Air Florida, Air South, Atlanta Express, ASA, Air Miami, Chalk's International, Dolphin Airways, Marco Island Airways, Naples Airlines, PBA, Mackey International, Shawnee Airlines, Southeastern Commuter, Vero Monmouth, and many, many, more. The book also includes lots of historic photos from the airport ramps of Atlanta, Miami, Tampa, Key West and others.