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1 de sept. de 2020 · When Freddie Laker launched Laker Airways in 1966, few people realized how much he would revolutionize the airline industry. After battling for 11 years, the brash entrepreneur finally achieved his dream of offering the first low-cost transatlantic flights with his no-frills Skytrain service.
Freddie Laker. Sir Frederick Alfred Laker ( Canterbury (Verenigd Koninkrijk), 6 augustus 1922 – Hollywood, Verenigde Staten, 9 februari 2006) was een Britse luchtvaartpionier en -ondernemer. Hij stond vooral bekend als de oprichter van Laker Airways in 1966 en dat 1982 failliet werd verklaard. Laker was een van de eerste luchtvaartondernemers ...
9 de dic. de 2020 · How Freddie Laker Took On the Big Airlines and Won. To the aviation world Sir Freddie Laker was truly a legend in his own time. A tycoon of working-class origins who built up his business empire from nothing, Laker makes the entrepreneurs on “Dragons’ Den” and “Shark Tank” seem like amateurs. by Robert Guttman 12/9/2020.
12 de feb. de 2006 · Hundreds of eager passengers came down to earth right back where they started on February 5, 1982, when Laker Airways went bust. Sir Freddie Laker, who died on Thursday, must have felt an acute ...
26 de sept. de 2002 · Freddie Laker began flying his Laker Skytrain planes from London to New York. With tickets costing £118, it was the first low cost operation of its type, and attracted huge public support. Other airlines lowered their fares in response, and by 1982 Skytrain had gone bust. A court later ruled that the other established airlines had been using ...
30 de dic. de 1982 · El 5 de febrero, el consorcio de compañías Laker quiebra y sir Freddie es declarado insolvente. La quiebra, que conmociona al país, es la peor que se recuerda desde la de la Rolls en 1971.
