Thanks for all the info ... good stuff. I have a real curiosity about EAL, PA, Braniff, etc. I've been a wannabe since I was a little kid and I remember flying Eastern on the East coast and Pan Am back and forth from Germany in the 80s.
Charley Bryan came out in the book like quite a character, to say the least. The author appeared to lay almost equal blame on him and Lorenzo, but did mention many of the earlier Labor/Management/Cost issues as well.
Interesting stuff.
Minh