阿瑟·黑利(1920-2004)，他齣生英倫，參加皇傢空軍徵戰二戰，寫盡美國社會百態之後，終老於巴哈馬，但更願承認自己是加拿大人。

他的小說改編成電影，引領好萊塢的災難片風潮；他的小說改編成電視劇，創造齣曆史最高的收視紀錄。

他的小說入選MBA教材，成為從業人員的必讀之書；他的小說入選英文課本，是學習寫作的經典範本。

他是暢銷書之父，作品被譯作38種語言，總銷量17億冊。他無時無刻不在編織故事，一天卻隻能創作600字。

他是行業小說之王，人們從他的小說裏瞭解空港經營、酒店管理、媒體運作、金融內幕，他卻謙虛道：“我就是個講故事的人，讀者的其他收獲不過是偶然罷瞭。”

Arthur Hailey’s blockbuster #1 New York Times bestseller, which was made into a hit film, takes readers behind the scenes of an airport and into the cockpit of a passenger jet during a time of crisis

As a raging blizzard wreaks havoc at Lincoln International Airport outside Chicago, airport and airline personnel try to cope with this unstoppable force of nature that is endangering thousands of lives. And in the air, a lone plane struggles to reach its destination. Over the course of seven pulse-pounding hours, a tense human drama plays out as a brilliant airport manager, an arrogant pilot, a tough maintenance man, and a beautiful stewardess strive to avert disaster.

Featuring a diverse cast of vibrant characters, Airport is both a realistic depiction of the airline industry and a novel of nail-biting suspense.