Freddie Laker
@freddielaker
British businessman (1922–2006)
Building Laker Airways as Founder · United Kingdom
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Key facts
- Lived
- 1922–2006
- Educated at
- Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys
About
Freddie Laker (1922–2006) was an entrepreneur and aircraft pilot. They were born in Canterbury. They studied at Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys.
In context
Laker Airways was founded in 1966 and closed in 1982, after 16 years. Among the 72 other airline companies we hold, those that closed lasted a median of 10 years, so this one outlasted most of them.
Contribution
Freddie's ideas, decisions and failures appear here once this profile is claimed.