Exotika na křídlech ČSA - Dálková letecká doprava Československých aerolinií v letech 1947–1989 – Bělohlávek Tomáš (2025)

A detailed look at the history of transcontinental routes of Czechoslovak Airlines.

An extensive publication mapping the history of long-haul routes of CSA beyond the geographical borders of Europe from the late 1940s until 1989. The book offers an overview of our flagship carrier's operations in destinations such as Africa, Cuba, Canada, the USA, the Near, Middle, and Far East, and also describes the conditions of air transport in these markets.

The reader will learn about the business and operational cooperation of CSA with local airlines and the inclusion of CSA's long-haul routes into the broader framework of international air transport. There are also chapters dedicated to the fleet used on intercontinental routes and considerations about the possible purchase of Western aircraft such as the Boeing 707, Douglas DC-8, or Vickers VC-10 in the 1960s.

The publication is supplemented by 176 period photographs, many of which are published here for the first time, providing valuable visual material. The book, straddling the line between an analytical study and an encyclopedic overview, is intended primarily for readers interested in the history of air transport and Czechoslovak Airlines.