Skyfaring: A Journey with a Pilot
 | |
| Author | Mark Vanhoenacker |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf (US); Chatto & Windus/Vintage Books (UK) |
Publication date | 2015 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print; digital |
| ISBN | 9780804169714 |
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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Lezard, Nicholas (21 June 2016). "Skyfaring: a Journey With a Pilot review – a visionary view of flying". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ "Starry, starry night". The Economist. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ Lewis, Peter (13 July 2015). "'Skyfaring' is a journey with a pilot". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ Moskvitch, Katia (15 March 2016). "How airline pilots beat jet lag". BBC Future. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ "Skyfaring: A Journey with a Pilot". Book of the Week. 20 April 2015. BBC. Radio 4.
- ^ "100 Notable Books of 2015". New York Times. 27 November 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ "Shelf life". The Economist. 5 December 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2020.