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		CEO of Vail Resorts, 1996-2006
Gordon M. Bethune	Business	1941		CEO of Continental Airlines, 1994-2004
Gerald Grinstein	Business	c. 1932		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		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		Captain Kirk on Star Trek

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