Historical Feature Stories

December 19, 1996
A Hole in Their Plans
Why the top-rated airline in the country won't be flying into Memphis � and what it means to you.
by Paul Gerald
The Memphis Flyer

Spring, 1997
A Culture of Commitment
Herb Kelleher
Leader to Leader

October 16, 1997
The (W)right to Fly
How little Legend Airlines beat mammoth American at its own game
By Ann Zimmerman
The Dallas Observer

November 6, 1997
Hypocritic oath
Minutes of a power brokers' meeting show that Fort Worth is guilty of what it accuses Dallas of doing--breaking an agreement over D/FW airport
By Ann Zimmerman
Dallas Observer

November 19, 1998
Enough is enough
Legend Airlines accuses Fort Worth of discrimination and demands that feds cut funds
By Ann Zimmerman
Dallas Observer

March 1999
Policy Study No. 255
Airline Deregulation: The Unfinished Revolution
By Robert W. Poole, Jr. and Viggo Butler
Executive Summary

October 2000
Dogfight Over Dallas
By Glenna Whitley
D Magazine (each page archived separately)

1. Legend went after American's best customers. American went after Legend.

2. Crandall Talks Tough

3. American Goes to War

4. "Captain Conflict"

5. The Whole Pie

May 28, 2001
The Chairman Of the Board Looks Back
Fortune Magazine

October, 2003
Southwest Airlines:
An In-Depth Review
Led by Darryl Jenkins
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University