Wisdom From The Top with Guy Raz

Continental Airlines: Gordon Bethune

11.09.2022 - By Guy Raz | LuminaryPlay

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Gordon Bethune took an unlikely path to becoming a leader in the airline industry. A self-described "hoodlum," Bethune dropped out of high school, joined the Navy, and became an airplane mechanic. With that experience, he gave Continental Airlines a tune-up, pulling it out of bankruptcy and guiding it through the deep uncertainty that followed the September 11th attacks.

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