Piedmont Airlines - by Richard E Eller (Paperback)

About the Book

Founded by Thomas H. Davis in 1948, Piedmont Airlines was one of the most respected regional airlines of its time. This exhaustive history follows the airline from its humble beginnings at Smith Reynolds Airport in Winston-Salem, NC, to its 1989 absorption into USAir after a buyout at the highest price ever commanded by a regional airline. Drawing upon corporate documents, local news stories, and countless personal interviews with former Piedmont employees, the author tells the airline's history in detail. Included are 91 photographs that show the airline's development, and two appendices provide comprehensive lists of its fleet and service destinations.

Book Synopsis

Founded by Thomas H. Davis in 1948, Piedmont Airlines was one of the most respected regional airlines of its time. This exhaustive history follows the airline from its humble beginnings at Smith Reynolds Airport in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, to its 1989 absorption into USAir after a buyout at the highest price ever commanded by a regional airline.

Drawing upon corporate documents, local news stories, and countless personal interviews with former Piedmont employees, the author tells the airline's history in detail. Nearly 100 photographs show the airline's development, and two appendices provide comprehensive lists of its fleet and service destinations. Fully indexed.

Review Quotes

"Eller has documented the birth, life, and demise of Piedmont Airlines"-The North Carolina Historical Review; "very detailed"-Journal of Southern History.

About the Author

Richard E. Eller is a history professor at Catawba Valley Community College in Hickory, North Carolina.