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Airport is a novel by British-Canadian writer Arthur Hailey. Published by Doubleday in 1968, the story concerns a large metropolitan airport and its operations during a severe winter storm. Plot
Arthur Frederick Hailey, AE (5 April 1920 – 24 November 2004) was a British/Canadian novelist whose plot-driven storylines were set against the backdrops of various industries. His books, which include such best sellers as Hotel (1965), Airport (1968), Wheels (1971), The Moneychangers (1975), and Overload (1979), have sold 170 million copies ...
The airport novel represents a literary genre that is defined not so much by its plot or cast of stock characters, but by the social function it serves.Designed to meet the demands of a very specific market, airport novels are superficially engaging while not being necessarily profound, usually written to be more entertaining than philosophically challenging.
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Airport is a 1970 American air disaster–drama film written and directed by George Seaton and starring Burt Lancaster and Dean Martin. [3] Based on Arthur Hailey's 1968 novel, it originated the 1970s disaster film genre. [4]
Airport: Arthur Hailey: April 14 April 21 April 28 May 5 May 12 May 19 May 26 June 2 June 9 June 16 June 23 June 30: Couples: John Updike: July 7: Airport: Arthur Hailey July 14 July 21 July 28 August 4 August 11 August 18 August 25 September 1 September 8 September 15 September 22 September 29 October 6 October 13 October 20 October 27 ...
The L Wordfans: there's a new book on the way!. So Gay For You: Friendship, Found Family, & The Show That Started it Allby Kate Moennig and Leisha Hailey will be released by St. Martin’s ...
Flight into Danger author Arthur Hailey also penned the 1968 novel Airport, which was adapted into the first of a series of films in the genre. The novel was poorly reviewed, with Mark Levin of The New York Times saying, "Mr. Hailey is a plodding sort of writer, but he has just the talent to suggest the crashing ennui of airport routine, where ...