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Western Airlines
COMPANY Founded 1925 by Harris Hanshue as Western Air Express, in 1928 it became Western Air Express Corporation, and part of TWA several years later. Western Air Transport then split from TWA, becoming in 1934 General Airlines. In 1941 it changed name again to Western Airlines. In 1986 it Western was acquired by Delta Airlines, its existence as a separate brand ending the following year.
Industry:
Airline
Ticker:
(defunct)
Corporate headquarters:
Los Angeles, CA EXECUTIVES
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Adam M. Aron |
Business |
c. 1954 |
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CEO of Vail Resorts, 1996-2006 |
| Gordon M. Bethune |
Business |
1941 |
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CEO of Continental Airlines, 1994-2004 |
| Gerald Grinstein |
Business |
c. 1932 |
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CEO of Delta Air Lines, 2004-07 |
EXTRANEOUS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| John Diebold |
Author |
8-Jun-1926 |
26-Dec-2005 |
Advocate of automation |
| William F. Sharpe |
Economist |
16-Jun-1934 |
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Capital asset pricing model |
CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Leonard Nimoy |
Actor |
26-Mar-1931 |
|
Commander Spock on Star Trek |
| William Shatner |
Actor |
22-Mar-1931 |
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Captain Kirk on Star Trek |
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