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ISBN-13
9781789046465
Type
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Publication Name
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ISBN
9781789046465
Book Title
Flying Springbok : a History of South African Airways since Its Inception to the Post-Apartheid Era
Item Length
8.5in
Publisher
Hunt Publishing The Limited, John
Publication Year
2021
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
1.1in
Author
Lionel Friedberg
Genre
Travel, Transportation, History
Topic
Africa / Morocco, Africa / South / General, General, Africa / Central
Item Width
5.6in
Item Weight
22.1 Oz
Number of Pages
536 Pages

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An artistic rendering of the African antelope, the Springbok, was depicted with stylized wings to serve as the logo of South African Airways (SAA) for well over 60 years. It was replaced by a new corporate identity when the airline was rebranded after the demise of apartheid, the release of Nelson Mandela from political incarceration, and the introduction of a non-racist democratic society in South Africa in the mid-nineties. As a state-owned entity, many people once saw SAA as the 'apartheid airline.' For a time, travel on board its aircraft was restricted to whites only, but this was later changed to include members of all the country's diverse racial groups. SAA pioneered flight throughout Africa during the colonial era, long before airports, supply services, radio and weather forecasting capabilities even existed. Its staff and equipment served with the Allies in Europe and North Africa during WWII and it met the enormous challenge of having to circumvent African airspace when flying to destinations abroad after most African nations closed their skies to it in protest against the country's racist policies in the early sixties. Over the years the airline grew into one of the world's major domestic, regional, and international carriers. Its long history was eventually terminated and replaced by a new entity in 2020 with the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. In its original incarnation it could proudly boast of being one of the world's oldest and longest-surviving international carriers. It is still seen by many around the world as the airline with that much revered and fondly remembered emblem, the Flying Springbok.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Hunt Publishing The Limited, John
ISBN-10
1789046467
ISBN-13
9781789046465
eBay Product ID (ePID)
5050396132

Product Key Features

Book Title
Flying Springbok : a History of South African Airways since Its Inception to the Post-Apartheid Era
Author
Lionel Friedberg
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Africa / Morocco, Africa / South / General, General, Africa / Central
Publication Year
2021
Genre
Travel, Transportation, History
Number of Pages
536 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8.5in
Item Height
1.1in
Item Width
5.6in
Item Weight
22.1 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
He9884.4.A3
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2020-940133
Dewey Decimal
387.706568
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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