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Rollin W. King (April 10, 1931 – June 26, 2014) was an American businessman and investment consultant. He is best known as the co-founder and former director of Southwest Airlines.
Jun 28, 2014 · Rollin W. King, a co-founder of Southwest Airlines, the low-cost carrier that helped to change the way Americans travel, died Thursday in Dallas. He was 83. The cause was complications from a...
Jun 30, 2014 · Rollin King was a Texas businessman who helped Herb Kelleher launch Southwest Airlines in 1971 with a low-cost, low-fare model. He died from the effects of a stroke and was remembered by Kelleher and other industry observers as a visionary and a pioneer.
Learn how Herb Kelleher and Rollin King, two visionary entrepreneurs, launched a new airline in 1967 with a simple napkin sketch and a bold idea. Discover how their partnership, culture, and philosophy shaped Southwest Airlines into a transformative and disruptive force in the industry.
Jun 27, 2014 · DALLAS (AP) — Rollin King, a San Antonio businessman who helped start Southwest Airlines Co. and create a new age of competition in the airline industry, has died at 83. King died Thursday in Dallas of the effects from a major stroke about a year ago, his son, Edward King, told The Associated Press.
Jun 28, 2014 · Rollin King, a Texas businessman whose idea for a low-fare, no-frills intrastate airline grew into the nation’s top domestic carrier, Southwest Airlines, died Thursday in Dallas. He was 83. The...
Jun 27, 2014 · Texas businessman Rollin King, who brought up the idea of Southwest Airlines to his attorney in 1967, died Thursday at his Dallas home. Advertisement. King, 83, was a San Antonio businessman...
