In a message dated 1/19/02 8:44:11 AM US Mountain Standard Time, latinaviation@hotmail.com writes: > In 1965, after a decade at Continental Airlines, Mr. Lawrence was lured away > to run Braniff, which was a small, stodgy, poorly run regional airline. In > his first three months on the job, Mr. Lawrence decided to revamp Braniff, > said C. Edward Acker, who in the mid-1960's was Braniff's executive vice > president. Small, stodgy and poorly run are fightin' words to most Braniff aficionados as the Dallas based carrier was an international carrier with consistent profits pre Harding Lawerence. But Harding gave us Flying Colors, Pucci Uniforms, the infamous Air Strip, The Concorde, Braniff World Headquarters at DFW, Fat Albert, the Calders and more than anything else, STYLE! While he turned the aviation industry upside down, Harding also built the coffin that Braniif was placed into by overexpansion and some rather questionable accounting procedures that eventually led to bankruptcy. It is said that during the initial days of deregulation if someone told Harding Lawerence to go to hell, he'd file a route application! So long to a true industry pioneer who leaves this world a little more colorful by his contributions! RT Simpson Phoenix Flying Colors Forever! > >