Haynes Heathrow Airport Operations Manual (1929 onwards): Designing, Building and Operating the World's Busiest International Airport.
Fully authorised and supported by Heathrow, the Haynes Heathrow Airport Manual takes the reader behind the scenes of the world's busiest airport, investigating all aspects of its organisation. The author covers airport management, runways, terminals, air traffic control and airport operations, including fuelling, baggage services, freight, passenger services, retail, engineering, emergency services, ground transportation systems, security, meteorology, simulator training and telecommunications. This is a fascinating subject, ripe for the Haynes Manual treatment.
- Fascinating ‘how-it-works’ Haynes Manual approach to the operation of Heathrow Airport.
- Fully authorised and supported by Heathrow.
- Covers all aspects of airport organisation – airport management, runways, terminals, air traffic control, fuelling, baggage services, freight,engineering, emergency services.
- Fully illustrated with more than 250 photographs and drawings
Hardback, 270×210mm, 160 pages, 235 colour & 15 b&w illustrations
User Reviews
“I love "Behind the Scenes” publications, this one is first class. The diagrams and photographs are excellent, the text is very informative, the author went to a lot of trouble to balance the theme just right, not too simple, but interesting enough to read every word!" stonosnr
“This Heathrow Manual must be one of most informative Books Iv'e ever come across,the Manual describes the very first developments of Heathrow to the present day.The contents inside the Manual contains all about the History of Heathrow,and also tells you all about Runways, Air Traffic Control, Terminals, Security, Airport/Airline-Operations, British Airways, Cargo Operations,and finally the future of Heathrow.The Author Robert Wicks has done a wonderful job compiling this Book together with some lovely illustrations,and also some remarkable Photo's of the Airport and Aircraft that use Heathrow.” woody
“This is a book that will take a front (Heath)row location on my Aviation book shelf, well written, well laid out and nicely sectioned so as to make puting it down and starting again easy. I will recommend to any aviation buff.” a newsome
Author Biography
Robert Wicks is the author of four books for Haynes in the Adventure Motorcycling series. A self-confessed aviation enthusiast, Robert initially moved to the UK from South Africa in 1987 to join the Army Air Corps. He is a qualified paragliding pilot and has taken the first steps towards gaining his Private Pilot's Licence. Robert is a prolific traveller, having passed through Heathrow more than 500 times on work and leisure trips in the past 12 years.