See the History of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Unfold in New Book

MT. PLEASANT, S.C. - Sept. 20, 2013 - PRLog -- The newest addition to Arcadia Publishing’s popular Images of Aviation series is Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport from local author Bruce A. Bleakley. The book boasts more than 200 vintage images and memories of this Texas airport.

Encompassing 27 square miles, Dallas/Fort Worth International is one of the world’s largest and busiest airports, accommodating more than 150,000 passengers each day. The 1974 opening of “D/FW” was preceded by nearly half a century of an often acrimonious aviation rivalry between Dallas and Fort Worth that featured a colorful cast of business leaders, municipal officials and airline executives.

Through its first 40 years, D/FW grew from a regional hub into a global crossroads for passenger and air cargo service. Bold, imaginative leadership sustained the airport through the failure of its largest tenant airline, the effects of 9/11, air traffic controllers’ strike and more than one fuel crisis. An extraordinary economic engine for North Texas, D/FW stands poised to become home to the world’s largest airline, validating the original planners’ dream of a dynamic focal point for domestic and international commercial aviation.

Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport not only chronicles the remarkable first 40 years of the airport’s operation, but also traces the fascinating story of the often-tempestuous 40 years of aviation rivalry leading up to the two cities’ agreement on a common airport.

Available at area bookstores, independent retailers  and online retailers, or through Arcadia Publishing at (888)-313-2665 or online.  

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