R.E.G. Davies
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Ronald Edward George Davies (born approx. 1932) is an English scholar. His expertise is commercial aviation economic research. He worked for the Ministry of Civil Aviation and British European Airways before moving to the United States in 1968 to lead market research for Douglas Aircraft. A life-long aviation enthusiast, Davies dedicates his work to different aspects of the airline industry.
Davies is one of the authors of the book series Airlines of..... He wrote two of the series' three books, Airlines of Asia and Airlines of Latin America. The third book, Airlines of North America, was written by Bob Shives and Bill Thompson.
Davies also is responsible, alongside artist Mike Machat, for the book series [Airline name]... An Airline and its Aircraft, where he dedicates to writing about a certain airline's history and the history of each airplane type flown by that airline. Among the airlines portrayed in this series are Pan Am, Delta Air Lines, Lufthansa, Aeroflot, Saudi Arabian Airlines and TAM.
His writing led him to co-found Paladwr Press, a boutique publishing company, specializing in classic aviation histories and biographies.
Mr. Davies is a honor member of three aeronautical societies. He also works as the Curator of Air Transport at the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum.