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Kelleher was born in Camden, New Jersey, on March 12, 1931, and raised in Audubon, New Jersey, where he graduated from Haddon Heights High School. [2] He earned a bachelor's degree from Wesleyan University where he was an Olin Scholar and where his major was English and his minor philosophy, and a Juris Doctor (cum laude) from New York University School of Law where he was a Root-Tilden Scholar.
Herb Kelleher, the founder of Southwest Airlines, died at the age of 87 on Thursday morning, the company announced in a statement on its blog.
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 cofounder Herb Kelleher died on Thursday at the age of 87, the Dallas-based airline confirmed on this week.
Kelleher set up Southwest with Rollin King more than 50 years ago, with the airline making its first flight in June 1971. Dallas-based Southwest is known for its quirky culture, closely connected ...
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]
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