Contrails: A Boeing Salesman Reminisces

Mr. Bauer describes a very interesting view of the political and business environment in Latin America, during the chaotic years of the 70's and 80's. His experience with the bribery schemes and military officials turned into wanna-be executives was very typical of the region. The stories are sometimes hillarious. I was born and raised in Brazil, and I saw a lot of this happening all around me. It is still normal and acceptable to depend on connections in order to obtain (unfair) competitive advantage. That explains a lot about the struggles of LA in the last 20 years. Overall, it is a very good reading, but I was disappointed with the grammar errors in Portuguese and Spanish. A quick revision would do it. I recommend it to anyone interested on a quick lesson about LA history and the commercial airplane business.