Book "Flying is Necessary - 80 Years of TAP Air Portugal"

Synopsis:

The book "Voar É Preciso" has a "Coffee Table" layout. There are more than 700 images, most of them unpublished, which will show the history of eight decades of TAP.

The life of the company is told through its aeroplanes, which over time have become the main characters in the story. Through their arrival, their strategic importance to the company, the cities they flew to and the routes they inaugurated, the story is told of how these aircraft have helped TAP to develop over the years and become a successful company.

In this book, you'll find a lot of unpublished and surprising material resulting from a journey through TAP's own historical collections. From never-before-seen photos to little-known documents that allow us to record for posterity the details of the career of each of the aircraft used by the company, its partners and even its predecessors.

Published in Portuguese and English, it has dozens of graphs, route maps, aircraft profiles and lists the complete TAP fleet, with dates of the first flights, from delivery to the company, to the first and last regular flight, as well as the whereabouts of each aircraft operated, even rare models, forgotten and/or operated for short periods.

"Voar É Preciso" is the result of a transatlantic partnership between Portugal and Brazil, in this case between the authors. Yet another success in the history of the company, which is already used to these "flights" in Portuguese.

This is an unprecedented work on the Portuguese airline, which also describes much of the history of aviation in Portugal.

A book about flying machines. But above all, about the people who bring them to life 80 years ago. It is also, therefore, a love story. To TAP and to Portugal. With a note of gratitude to all those who make it happen and make it possible every day.

Authors:

Rita Tamagnini

She is Director of Corporate Communications & External Relations at TAP Air Portugal. She has always called TAP's aeroplanes home and all her life she has had her eyes on the sky and has had a personal and professional connection with aviation. The author of eight books on the subject published in Portugal, she is a reference in the history of aviation in Portugal, dedicated to recording on paper memories with wings that are worth preserving for future generations.

Gianfranco Beting

Businessman, Brazilian, industry executive. He has always been involved in aviation and is currently the publisher of Flap International magazine in Brazil. Author of 18 books on commercial aviation, he is also a photographer specialising in the subject and an international consultant on the industry.

Format: 25×32 cm, Hard Cover

Number of pages: 264

ISBN: 978-989-666-515-9