Piedmont Airlines, 1984-1988, senior vice president, operations
Gordon Bethune was born on 1941-08-29.
Western Airlines, 1982-1984, vice president, engineering and maintenance
Born: 1941
In more than a decade as the chairman of Continental Airlines, Gordon M. Bethune piloted the company from the brink of a third bankruptcy into the ranks of America's best airlines.
Braniff Airlines, 1979-1980, maintenance manager; 1980-1982, vice president, maintenance
Boeing Commercial Airplane Group, 1988-1994, vice president and general manager, Renton Division
Born in Austin, Texas, in 1941, Bethune grew up in Austin and San Antonio
Born: 1941, in Austin, Texas.
1994, president and chief operating officer
U.S. Navy, 1958-1978, aircraft maintenance officer
From Worst to First: Behind the Scenes of Continental's Remarkable Comeback (with Scott Huler), 1999.
After completing a 20-year hitch in the navy, Bethune hired on as a maintenance manager for Texas-based Braniff Airlines and rose through the ranks to become the carrier's vice president for maintenance