Skyfaring: A Journey with a Pilot

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]

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

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
  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.
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