In memoriam.............................................................................5
Dedication..............................................................................11
Acknowledgements..................................................................13
About the photographs.............................................................15
Introduction............................................................................17
Part One
The development of world aviation...................................................................21
Part Two
The development of Latin American aviation...................................................39
Part Three
The development of aviation in Costa Rica.......................................................67
Chapter I
Louis Blériot and the Moisant International Aviators........................................69
Chapter II
1912 to 1928. The pioneers: from Jesse Seligman to Colonel Fierro................81
Chapter III
1929 to 1946. The beginnings of commercial aviation....................................131
Chapter IV
1946 to 2012. Modern commercial aviation....................................................157
Chapter V
Military aviation...............................................................................................231
Annexes................................................................................247
Annex 1. Chronology of aeronautics in Costa Rica....................................249
Annex 2. Main flights in Costa Rica from 1912 to 1947............................257
Annex 3. La Sabana International Airport..................................................263
Annex 4. Aerophilately...............................................................................277
Bibliography.........................................................................287
Recognitions.........................................................................291
About the author....................................................................293
