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Former rivals unite to form air-taxi network

At first it might seem like an odd couple: Don Burr, People Express founder and low-fare airline pioneer, and Bob Crandall, controversial megastar of Ameri

By Gordon Gilbert • Contributor - Accidents and Regulations

October 2, 2007

At first it might seem like an odd couple: Don Burr, People Express founder and low-fare airline pioneer, and Bob Crandall, controversial megastar of American Airlines. Fierce competitors in the 1980s, the two men are now combining their talents and their money to develop a national on-demand, regional-based air-taxi network with hundreds of very light twinjets. Crandall is chairman of the new venture and Burr is CEO.

The company, which is searching for a new name after dropping the planned iFly Air Taxi moniker, announced that it has already ordered an initial batch of 75 Adam A700s, an order valued at $150 million, according to Cameron Burr, son of Donald and president of the venture.

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