Search results
William John "Jack" Frye (March 18, 1904 – February 3, 1959) was an aviation pioneer in the airline industry. Frye founded Standard Air Lines which eventually took him into a merger with Trans World Airlines (TWA).
Jack Frye. Trans-World Airlines. 1934–1947. Industry: Transportation. Era: 1930. In 1935, Frye began to experiment with high-altitude flying, and by 1940, Trans-World Airlines had a fleet of Boeing Stratocruisers built to cruise at high altitude.
Welcome to the official JACK FRYE - AVIATION PIONEER blog. Mr. Frye was the legendary President of Aero Corp of California, Standard Airlines and Transcontinental & Western Air known today as TWA.
Welcome to the official JACK FRYE - AVIATION PIONEER blog. Mr. Frye was the legendary President of Aero Corp of California, Standard Airlines and Transcontinental & Western Air known today as TWA.
Welcome to the official JACK FRYE - AVIATION PIONEER blog. Mr. Frye was the legendary President of Aero Corp of California, Standard Airlines and Transcontinental & Western Air known today as TWA.
Pilot, Entrepreneur, & Record Setter. Enshrined: 1992. Birth: March 18, 1904. Death: February 3, 1959. John “Jack” Frye. Founded the Aero Corporation of California and Standard Airlines, which was later consolidated with Western Air Express to form Transcontinental & Western Air (TWA) in 1930.
As president of TWA, this airline became the nation's third largest air carrier by 1945. Frye's tenure with TWA ended in February 1947 but his aviation career did not stop there. In 1955 Frye formed his own company, the Frye Corporation, to develop a rugged airplane for use in underdeveloped countries.
