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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 . [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
Southwest Airlines was founded in 1966 by Herbert Kelleher and Rollin King, and incorporated as Air Southwest Co. in 1967.Three other airlines (Braniff, Trans-Texas Airways, and Continental Airlines) took legal action to try to prevent the company from its planned strategy of undercutting their prices by flying only within Texas and thus being exempt from regulation by the federal Civil ...
Southwest Airlines began with the March 15, 1967, incorporation of Air Southwest Co. in San Antonio by Rollin King and Herb Kelleher as a Texas intrastate airline. The idea was King's, with Kelleher as his lawyer. [1] [2] [3]
Southwest Airlines cofounder Herb Kelleher died on Thursday at the age of 87, the Dallas-based airline confirmed on this week.
He was a partner in Oppenheimer, Rosenberg, Kelleher & Wheatley, 1969–1981. Kelleher and one of his law clients, Texas businessman Rollin King, created the concept with banker John Parker that later became Southwest Airlines.
In 1967, Kelleher had met with Rollin King, who had pitched the initial business plan for Southwest Airlines and the two had begun their efforts to begin the company. Kelleher's role was largely focused on serving as legal counsel to the new airline during the many early court battles the airline faced before beginning service. [ 10 ]
A Southwest Airlines ground operations crew member waits to guide an arriving jet into a gate, Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022, at Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)
The Rollin W. King: 1980 This aircraft wears special decals in honor of Rollin W. King, the co-founder of Southwest Airlines. This decal was previously applied on the nose of N67SW, a Boeing 737-200, back in 1980. This decal was applied on the nose of N417WN, a Boeing 737-700, in 2001. N417WN is currently in the "Heart" livery. N67SW (previous)