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Maurice Gallagher Jr.
Maurice J. Gallagher Jr., (born November 26, 1950) also known as Maury Gallagher, is a commercial airline entrepreneur and current chairman and CEO of Allegiant Travel Company. Prior to Allegiant, he co-founded and invested in WestAir and ValuJet. He is also the founder of several non-aviation businesses in the telecommunications and adaptive learning fields. He is also the co-owner of the NASCAR Cup Series racing team Legacy Motor Club. Gallagher is an alumnus of UC Davis where he endowed a chair in the name of him and his wife. The university also has a named hall for Gallagher, referred to as the Maurice J. Gallagher Jr. Hall. Early life and education Gallagher attended UC Davis where he received his Bachelor of Arts in history in 1971. He went on to UC Berkeley where he received his MBA in 1974. Career Aviation career Gallagher was a founder of WestAir, which operated from 1978 to 1992. He served as Vice President-Finance of the parent company of WestAirCommuter Holdings, I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Allegiant Travel Company
The Allegiant Travel Company is an American airline holding and hospitality company headquartered in Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada. The company owns the airline Allegiant Air and Sunseeker Resorts. History The Allegiant Travel Company was founded in 1999 as the parent company of Allegiant Air, which itself had been founded in 1997. Initially based out of Fresno, California, the company reorganized in 2000 with Maurice J. Gallagher Jr. gaining an almost 20 percent stake in the company. He had previously been a prominent creditor of Allegiant and was one of the co-founders of ValuJet Airlines. In May 2006, Allegiant Travel Company filed plans for an initial public offering (IPO). It officially began trading on the Nasdaq exchange under the stock ticker symbol, ALGT, in December of that year. By 2024, Allegiant Travel's primary subsidiary, Allegiant Air, had switched from a fleet predominately composed of MD-80s to one exclusively composed of Airbus and Boeing jets. Business tre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |