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Article: Deaths in the News
- Article from:
- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- October 12, 1986
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Robert F. Six, 79, a scarf-and-goggle aviation pioneer who
transformed Continental Airlines from a one-flight puddle-jumper to a
major carrier, died Monday in Los Angeles. Mr. Six began his
four-decade airline career in 1936 when he borrowed $90,000 from his
father-in-law and bought a stake in the Southwest Division of Varney
Speed Lines of El Paso, Texas. At the time, the company had only one
route, running from El Paso to Pueblo, Colo. He became general
manager of the carrier in 1936 and president two years later. In
1937, Mr. Six renamed the company Continental Airlines. The 6-foot-4
aviator stunned the industry in 1962 by offering an economy fare on
the busy Chicago-Los Angeles route. ...
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