Flying the Line II
Contents
Foreword
by C.V. Glines
Preface
Chapter 1: THE WORLD OF THE AIRLINE PILOT—
A Profession at Century’s End
Chapter 2: THE LEGACY OF FOUR GOLDEN DECADES, 1938–1978—
Flying the Line under Regulation
Chapter 3: THE TRIALS OF J.J. O’DONNELL—
SOS Theory and Practice
Chapter 4: DODGING BULLETS—
Crew Complement, Politics, and the Wien Strike
Chapter 5: THE BRANIFF DEBACLE—
Deregulation Hits Home
Chapter 6: O’DONNELL’S DILEMMAS—
The PATCO Strike, Braniff, and Furloughs
Chapter 7: THE END OF THE O’DONNELL ERA—
The Election of 1982
Chapter 8: HANK DUFFY’S DESTINY—
The Making of an ALPA President
Chapter 9: DUFFY TAKES CHARGE—
A Troubled Transition
Chapter 10: WHO ARE THESE GUYS?—
Frank Lorenzo and His Kind
Chapter 11: BAD DUDE RISING—
Frank Lorenzo Grabs Continental
Chapter 12: PILOTS AND PACS, REPUBLICANS AND LABOR—
The “Reagan Revolution” Hits ALPA
Chapter 13: THE ORIGINS OF THE CONTINENTAL STRIKE—
Lorenzo Prepares His Blitzkrieg
Chapter 14: THE CONTINENTAL STRIKE—
ALPA’s Dark Night of the Soul
Chapter 15: BLUE SKIES AND MEC WARS—
Origins of the United Strike of 1985
Chapter 16: OF B-SCALES AND ALPA’s FUTURE—
The United Strike of 1985
Chapter 17: NATIONAL POLITICS AND MERGERS—
The Election of 1986 and Beyond
Chapter 18: LORENZO’S LAST GAMBLE—
The Origins of the Eastern Strike
Chapter 19: THE EASTERN STRIKE AND THE FALL OF LORENZO—
“How do you spell ‘Pyrrhic Victory,’ Frank?”
Chapter 20: AFTERMATH—
The Disputed Election of 1990 and ALPA’s Future