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Crash Landing: An Inside Account of the Fall of GPA Hardcover – September 25, 2009

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It was at the time the largest aircraft leasing company in the world. Its collapse was an international event and one of the biggest Irish business failures of modern times. The story of its decline and fall is told by Chris Brown, a senior executive, in the form of a diary which he kept at the time. He ascribes much of the blame for the collapse of GPA to its charismatic founder, the late Dr Tony Ryan whose autocratic management style brooked no opposition. But out of the ashes of the GPA debacle arose another one of Ryan' s businesses: from small beginnings Ryanair has grown to be the largest airline in Europe less than twenty years later.

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238 pages
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English
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Gill & MacMillan, Limited
Publication date

September 25, 2009
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6.5 x 1 x 9.25 inches
ISBN-10

0717146421
ISBN-13

978-0717146420
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Gill & MacMillan, Limited (September 25, 2009)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 238 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0717146421
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0717146420
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.22 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.5 x 1 x 9.25 inches

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Enplaned

For those interested in the collapse of GPA, once ...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 22, 2014

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For those interested in the collapse of GPA, once the largest aircraft leasing company in the world, most of whose fleet became a component of what became GECAS -- GE Capital Aviation Services, today the largest aircraft leasing company in the world. Will appeal mostly to those who know something about aircraft leasing.

Interestingly, the rump of GPA became AerFi, which merged with a couple of other leasing companies and became AerCap. AerCap recently bought what was once GPA's rival, ILFC, from AIG -- and now AerCap, the direct corporate successor to GPA, is the second-largest aircraft leasing company in the world. So, from the old GPA you can trace both today's Number 1 and Number 2 aircraft leasing companies. GPA is the fundamental reason why today the center of world aircraft leasing is Ireland -- so many folks got their start there, and have founded other Irish aircraft leasing entities. Even non-Irish aircraft lessors often base their leasing activities in Ireland, due to the local talent and favorable tax laws.

GPA collapsed basically because of hubris. Dr Tony Ryan, it's founder, took on too much, too fast. Interesting sidenote -- another family project was Ryanair, today the biggest low-cost carrier in Europe. These were talented people, for all they stubbed their toe badly on GPA.

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Good book.

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Ian Chalmers

A must read for anyone with an interest in the business side of commercial aviation.

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on May 20, 2019

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I read this book over two days and really enjoyed it. Some of the financial and legal goings on, sounded like the proverbial ‘re-arranging the deckchairs on the Titanic’. Certainly, some of the antics of the ‘bosses’ beggar’s belief!
I really liked the wonderful titles the top guys swopped around with each other and the earning of a negative ‘bonus’ made me roar! For the writer it must have been an absolute roller coaster ride. At times totally exhilarating with unbelievable international travel to exotic (and at times dangerous) locales but the ‘brutal’ travel schedule must have been an absolute killer. At other times enormously frustrating, particularly those infamous Monday morning sales meetings which must have been highly demotivating. Talk about the sharp end of the business and flying by the seat of your pants. A great read - highly recommended for anyone with an interest in the business side of commercial aviation.

Raphael Felippe

Amazing story!

Reviewed in Brazil 🇧🇷 on February 27, 2018

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This is an amazing book for people who are now part of the aviation industry. It gives you a great picture of what was like to work for GPA (most iconic leasing co of all times). Great stories and very nice description of the environment and the people.

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