In the airline industry, which has severe ups and downs, no executive can match the record of Robert Six, the 64-year-old president of Continental Airlines. Since starting the Los Angeles-based line 34 years ago, Six has lost money in only one year—1958, when Continental made the costly changeover from prop planes to jets.
Continental, fourth smallest of the eleven U.S. trunk lines, has prospered because it has mostly long-haul routes, running westward from Chicago, and they are cheaper to service than short flights. Six also gets so much productivity from his workers that Continental generates $33,600 in revenues per employee, compared...
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