Originally Posted by stinsonjr

SWA? Early to mid-70's launch and ridiculed by Legacy pilots even into the 80's for their pay-per-trip model.

Fed-Ex

At some point, AA, United, Pan Am, TWA, Eastern, CAL and Delta were start-ups. In fact, those redneck bubba's at Delta were not even an airline, but one of the first crop-dusting companies - Huff-Daland Dusters and they sprayed for Boowevils in Louisiana.