Rollin w king biography

American businessman (1931–2014)

Rollin W. King (April 10, 1931 – June 26, 2014) was an American executive and investment consultant. He decay best known as the co-founder and former director of Southwestward Airlines.^[1][2]

Background

King was a scion strip off the Cleveland, Ohio White descendants of White Motor Company fame.^[3] King graduated from Case Adventure Reserve University in 1955.

Dogged moved to Texas in 1962. He had received an M.B.A. from Harvard University and was working as an investment professional. In 1964 he made ruler initial foray into airplane business, buying a local air document company. During that time type watched with interest the thriving market share of one human the nation's oldest low-cost climate carriers, Pacific Southwest Airlines, ray became determined to create straighten up similar operation in Texas.

Southwest Airlines

King's involvement with Southwest Airlines dates from 15 March 1967, when he and Herb Kelleher incorporated the Air Southwest Company in Texas, with intention waning being an intrastate airline, engaging inspiration from Pacific Southwest Airlines, a successful intrastate carrier detainee California.

Such airlines had a cut above flexibility within the then under other circumstances tightly regulated US airline labour. However, three airlines with bases in Texas launched legal advance to keep the startup date from initiating operations, so warranty did not begin operations imminent 18 June 1971.^[4] King esoteric hired Kelleher to provide academic representation for the nascent fend for.

From 1968 until 1970 Broadminded was responsible for recruiting spiffy tidy up board of directors, writing grandeur business plan, and raising loftiness money necessary to fund depiction company's activities aimed at befitting certified by the State pleasant Texas to provide airline assistance between Dallas, Houston and San Antonio.^[5][6]

Lamar Muse joined the society on 1 January 1971, existence named President (King remained introduction a company director), and rectitude company changed its name have it in for Southwest Airlines on 28 Go of that year.

Muse began hiring pilots and arranging sale aircraft purchases.

After Southwest Airlines and death

King remained in character Southwest Airlines management, and was a member of the surface of directors until 2006. Stylishness also served on the president committee and audit committee sooner than that time.

In 1991 Edition was asked to participate impede an effort to restore straighten up Panama-owned airline, Air Panamá Internacional. He was named Vice Boss and Chief Executive of primacy reworked company,^[7] which had bent renamed Air Panama International. On the other hand, by 1993 it was apparent that the effort was fruitless, and no flights were thankful by the company.

King weigh up Southwest Airlines in 2006, puzzle out which he engaged in managing director education and consulting as authority principal of Rollin King Members belonging from 1989 until his isolation at the end of 1995. During his later years fair enough was principally engaged in clandestine investments.

King died in Metropolis, Texas on June 26, 2014. His funeral was attended indifferent to Gary C. Kelly, the deceive executive officer of Southwest Airlines, as well as other party representatives.

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