Maury Gallagher's Moment of Truth

Allegiant's long-time CEO is back, and he wants you to know his model is more durable than Bill Franke's.

Dear readers,

When the time comes, the first line of Maury Gallagher's obituary almost certainly will feature the word “Valujet,” the airline he founded that effectively disappeared¹ after a 1996 crash that the NTSB partially blamed on airline managers who failed to oversee a contractor's work. But with Gallagher leaving retirement as of September for ano…