Hollis L. Harris

President of Delta Air Lines, CEO of Continental Airlines, CEO of Air Canada, CEO of World Airways (1931-2016) Date Of Birth : 1931-11-25T00:00:00Z Date Of Death : 2016-07-14T00:00:00Z

Hollis Loyd Harris (November 25, 1931 – July 13, 2016) served as President and COO of Delta Air Lines (1987-1990) and Chairman, President, and CEO of Continental Airlines (1990-1991), Air Canada (1992-1996), and World Airways (1999-2004). According to author Harry Nolan, Harris led the latter three airlines “out of the turbulence of financial instability toward profitability.” In 1997 Harris and Steve Wolf signed a strategic agreement between Air Canada and United Airlines, producing what is now the Star Alliance, which grew to become the world’s largest global airline alliance.

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