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Under Robert Six's leadership in the 1940s and 1950s, Continental Airlines expanded its aircraft fleet using profits from World War II. During this war, Six contracted for the airline to provide air transportation to the military, train aircrews, and perform military aircraft modification work at its
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and later as a reserve officer in charge of his airline's bomber modification center. He also helped improve routes to ferry American aircraft to the European theater, significantly reducing aircraft losses due to weather. Before the war ended, he returned to Continental and resumed his leadership
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By the end of the 1950s, Continental Airlines had seen a broad expansion of its routes. In 1957, it flew for the first time from Chicago to Los Angeles (both non-stop and via Denver), and from Denver and Los Angeles to Kansas City. Continental was one of the first operators of the
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and Louis Mueller established it in 1934 as Varney Speed Lines. Mueller gained control of the carrier in 1936 and sold 40% of the company to Six. In July 1937, Six changed the name of Varney Speed Lines to Continental Airlines. The carrier moved its headquarters to
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In spite of labor friction and turmoil resulting from the acquisition, by the time of Six's death in 1986, the airline he pioneered had become one of the largest airlines in the United States, centered on the busy Denver, Houston, and New York/Newark hubs.
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by his stepchildren. Merman found Denver's society rural and limited compared to New York. Six and Merman divorced in 1960. From Six's perspective, Merman had failed him by not becoming a public relations prop for Continental.
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remarked, "This operation is class; strictly class!" However, Continental's 747 service ceased during the 70s when the airline concluded that the DC-10 was better suited to the route structure and passenger loads.
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in a New York city nightclub. Following a courtship, they married in 1953. Merman took a break from her Broadway career and moved to Colorado with him, settling into a 27-room mansion in
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aircraft. One of Six's long-cherished goals was for Continental to become a major player in the Pacific basin, which the airline would achieve only after his retirement.
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were added to the fleet in 1971, enabling Continental to carry its increasing traffic on key routes between Los Angeles, Denver, Chicago, Honolulu, Houston, and Seattle.
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aircraft. Its upper-deck first-class lounge won awards worldwide for the most refined cabin interior among all airlines, as did meal services developed by Continental's
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engine. After about 10 hours of flight time, he received a pilot's license (number 5772) in 1929 at the age of 22. That same year, he bought an OX-5-powered
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He started his business career in sales for a public utility company but was fired for taking flying lessons on company time. Six learned to fly in an
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in the United States, his time as Continental Airlines CEO saw it become one of the world's largest and most profitable legacy airlines.
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and established the Valley Flying Service. This service sold scenic rides to passengers and was used to race on weekends.
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of 1978, Continental expanded rapidly, as did many U.S. carriers. Within two years, new non-stop services from its
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to Asian and Pacific bases. Continental's 707s were the most common non-military aircraft transiting
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Denver maintenance facilities. Six served as a lieutenant colonel during the war in the
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Six was a key player in the revealed mystery of the third episode of
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from 1936 to 1980. Beginning his career in the early days of
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for his distinguished contributions to commercial aviation.
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In June 1974, Six was awarded an honorary doctorate by the
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In 1963, Continental moved its headquarters from Denver to
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Honoree Album of the Colorado Aviation Hall of Fame,
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Stockton, California
Beverly Hills
California
Continental Airlines
Ethel Merman
Audrey Meadows
Continental Airlines
commercial aviation
Juan Trippe
William A. Patterson
Jack Frye
C.R. Smith
Eddie Rickenbacker
Stockton, California
Alexander Eaglerock
biplane
OX-5
Travel Air
Walter Beech
Continental Airlines
Walter Varney
Denver, Colorado
United States Army Air Corps
Ethel Merman
Cherry Hills Village, Colorado
Pioneer Air Lines
Texas

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