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Flying Springbok : A History of South African Airways since Its Inception to the Post-Apartheid Era by Lionel Friedberg (2021, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherHunt Publishing The Limited, John

ISBN-101789046467

ISBN-139781789046465

eBay Product ID (ePID)5050396132

Product Key Features

Book TitleFlying Springbok : a History of South African Airways since Its Inception to the Post-Apartheid Era

Number of Pages536 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicAfrica / Morocco, Africa / South / General, General, Africa / Central

Publication Year2021

IllustratorYes

GenreTravel, Transportation, History

AuthorLionel Friedberg

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight22.1 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2020-940133

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal387.706568

SynopsisAn 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.

LC Classification NumberHE9884.4.A3