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Turboprop airliners are not an uncommon sight at America’s airports. But the first turboprop transport to operate in the United States was a modern marvel, the Vickers Viscount. It bridged…

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Frank Lorenzo Was The Real-World Airline Grinch

December 25, 2017
Kim Clark

Francisco Anthony Lorenzo is a Harvard Business School graduate who served as the head of several domestic airlines including Eastern, Continental, New York Air, Frontier and People Express during the…

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Gordon Bethune: The Man Who Turned Continental Airlines Around

November 9, 2017
Kim Clark

Gordon Bethune, the legendary CEO that turned Continental Airlines around when it was teetering on the brink of collapse, is one of the most acclaimed and colorful airline executives in…

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