I would recommend "Round the Bend" by Nevil Shute , who in addition to being a dam' fine novelist, founded his own aircraft manufacturing company (Airspeed, later absorbed during WW2 by DH), was FRAeS, flew single-handed from UK to Australia and back in a Proctor V, and generally had a long and direct connection with both private and commercial aviation throughout his life.
The story concerns a start-up air freight operation based in the Gulf and eventually extending to Oz.
(added by edit) E-mail me. If you're not in Outer Plumbago or somewhere, I'll loan you a copy at no charge.
Hope you enjoy it.
llater,
llamas
Last edited by llamas; 17th Apr 2002 at 15:49.