Frank Lorenzo
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Frank Lorenzo is an American airline executive best known for his controversial leadership of several major U.S. carriers in the 1970s and 1980s, including Texas International, Continental Airlines, and Eastern Air Lines.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Frank Lorenzo canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
airline executive
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business executive ⓘ human ⓘ |
| acquired |
Continental Airlines through Texas Air Corporation
NERFINISHED
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Eastern Air Lines through Texas Air Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
1970s
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1980s ⓘ early 1990s ⓘ |
| businessStrategy |
hub-and-spoke route restructuring
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low-cost carrier competition tactics ⓘ use of bankruptcy to restructure labor contracts ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia University
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Harvard Business School ⓘ |
| employer |
Continental Airlines
NERFINISHED
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Eastern Air Lines NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas International Airlines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
airline management
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corporate restructuring ⓘ |
| founded | Texas Air Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDegree |
MBA
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bachelor's degree in economics ⓘ |
| hasEmployerHistory | Texas Air Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
cost-cutting turnaround specialist
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polarizing figure in U.S. aviation history ⓘ union adversary in the airline sector ⓘ |
| industry |
airline industry
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aviation ⓘ |
| knownFor |
controversial labor relations in the airline industry
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leading Continental Airlines through bankruptcy in the 1980s ⓘ management of Eastern Air Lines prior to its shutdown ⓘ |
| notableFor |
conflict with labor unions
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leadership of Continental Airlines ⓘ leadership of Eastern Air Lines ⓘ leadership of Texas International Airlines ⓘ role in U.S. airline deregulation era ⓘ use of aggressive cost-cutting strategies ⓘ |
| occupation |
airline executive
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businessperson ⓘ |
| participatedIn | U.S. airline deregulation period of the late 1970s and 1980s ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chairman of Continental Airlines
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chairman of Eastern Air Lines ⓘ chairman of Texas International Airlines ⓘ chief executive officer of Continental Airlines ⓘ chief executive officer of Eastern Air Lines ⓘ chief executive officer of Texas International Airlines ⓘ head of Texas Air Corporation ⓘ |
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