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Skyfaring: A Journey with a Pilot

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Skyfaring: A Journey with a Pilot
AuthorMark Vanhoenacker
LanguageEnglish
PublisherAlfred A. Knopf (US); Chatto & Windus/Vintage Books (UK)
Publication date
2015
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint; digital
ISBN9780804169714

Skyfaring: A Journey with a Pilot is a non-fiction book authored by commercial pilot Mark Vanhoenacker, based on his experiences as a commercial pilot for the Boeing 747 with British Airways.[1][2][3] Reviewer Peter Lewis has described the book as "part memoir, part diary".[4]

The book appeared on the Sunday Times bestseller list[5] and was a BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week in April 2015.[6] The New York Times included the book in its list of 100 Notable Books of the Year 2015.[7] It was also included in The Economist books of the year list.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Garner, Dwight (2 June 2015). "Review: Mark Vanhoenacker's 'Skyfaring: A Journey With a Pilot' on Joy of Flight". New York Times. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  2. ^ Lezard, Nicholas (21 June 2016). "Skyfaring: a Journey With a Pilot review – a visionary view of flying". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Starry, starry night". The Economist. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  4. ^ Lewis, Peter (13 July 2015). "'Skyfaring' is a journey with a pilot". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  5. ^ Moskvitch, Katia (15 March 2016). "How airline pilots beat jet lag". BBC Future. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Skyfaring: A Journey with a Pilot". Book of the Week. 20 April 2015. BBC. Radio 4.
  7. ^ "100 Notable Books of 2015". New York Times. 27 November 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Shelf life". The Economist. 5 December 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2020.