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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.

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Nov 16, 2023
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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…

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