Source base
The underlying reference is Ben Guttery, Encyclopedia of African Airlines (Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 1998). The project turns reference facts into structured records for public history, mapping, and comparative analysis.
Sources / methodology / citation policy
Sources and Method
The atlas is built from structured facts, source provenance, and original analysis. It does not republish encyclopedia entries as prose.
What the dataset adds
Reese Hollister's project adds field structure, derived classifications, source labels, citation blocks, country pages, interactive visualizations, and postcolonial-history framing.
Uncertainty rule
Blanks are not estimated. Missing fields mean the source did not state the value or the field still needs review. Review flags remain visible rather than hidden.
Copyright rule
The public pages use structured facts, original summaries, tables, maps, and analysis. They avoid copying full entries or reproducing long passages from the reference work.
Current source status
Known gaps remain visible.
108stub records
260review flagged
136missing founding year
431missing base city
408no destination list
Recommended dataset citation
Reese Hollister, ed. African Airlines Atlas: From Colonies to Carriers. Structured dataset and digital atlas built from Ben Guttery, Encyclopedia of African Airlines (Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 1998). 1920-1998.
GDP comparison data in the Variables view comes from World Bank World Development Indicators series NY.GDP.MKTP.CD, NY.GDP.MKTP.KD, and NY.GDP.PCAP.KD.