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About The Author
Roger James Newton was born in Stockport and attended Stockport Grammar School, followed by the University of Sheffield, where he graduated in Law in 1970. He then trained and practised as a Solicitor in the Greater Manchester area before choosing a career in Industry and Commerce. In early 1974, he joined Rolls-Royce (1971) Limited in Derby as a Commercial Legal Adviser and was later Deputy Company Secretary of the Engineering Group, Babcock International plc. At that time Lord King of Wartnaby was Chairman of both Babcock and of British Airways…
British civil aviation now has a history of over more than 100 years, since the initial International flights took place in the early part of the twentieth century. This book provides a concise and non-technical summary of that history, including stories of both good and bad times, together with insights into some of those strong personalities whose skill, entrepreneurship and drive created the British civil aviation of today. The Author presents some personal recollections of travelling as a passenger in the late 1950s and of working in the Industry in the 1970s and 1980s. The book also covers the “Modern Era” of British civil aviation and includes developments in the sector to autumn 2025.
From his humble beginnings, as a trainee mechanic at a West London garage, John Cresswell later discovered his latent talents for the game of business and became a hugely successful entrepreneur. However he still mourns the loss of his first wife and mentor, the raven-haired Laura, to whom he was devoted. Despite a knighthood and a subsequent successful second marriage, to the aristocratic Eleanor, Sir John considers he has never been fully accepted into the British Establishment.
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