Fri, Jul 16, 2004
Robert Crandall And Donald Burr Head New Air Taxi Company
From POGO...
American Airline's former president
and CEO has joined a new air taxi service called POGO (formerly
known as iFlyAirTaxi).
"We wanted to find a name that would suggest both
'unconventional' and 'approachable,' one that conveys the idea of
quickly hopping from one place to another," said POGO CEO Donald
Burr. "POGO is easy to remember. Familiar in one sense, yet - when
brought to the aviation world - totally unconventional. The way
people use air travel will soon change forever - which is the
essence of our tag line, 'POGO and you're there.'" POGO will offer
fast, convenient, safe, professional and consistent service at far
lower prices than conventional charters.
POGO will offer an entirely new kind
of service that will make private plane travel -- and the quality
of life and productivity benefits of private plane travel -
available to a vastly expanded audience. The company will use
smaller, currently underutilized airports, a fleet of next
generation aircraft and professional, carefully trained crews to
bring convenience back to air travel.
POGO's management team is comprised of aviation industry
innovators including Donald Burr (founder of People Express and a
pioneer of the low-fare airline industry) as CEO and Robert
Crandall (formerly CEO of American Airlines and the visionary
behind the Sabre reservation system and frequent flyer programs) as
Chairman. The two are collaborating with a talented team
with experience at such innovative ventures as JetBlue, NetJets,
and Southwest Airlines.
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