Laker Airways/Bahamas was liquidated in August. Laker pioneered the concept of cheap fares for the masses, and although his Skytrain venture eventually collapsed in 1982, ...

Laker, or Sir Freddie as he was known after receiving his knighthood in 1978, died Thursday at a hospital in Hollywood, Fla., Mary Maino, managing director of his company, Laker Airways/Bahamas ...

Sir Freddie Laker, low-fares pioneer died yesterday in Miami. An obituary appeared earlier today on this web site. Below are is a timeline of his life, and below that are some vintage photos of ...

Laker, who was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his contributions to U.K. aviation and travel, launched Laker Airways, a small charter airline in the U.K., in 1966, offering package holidays and ...

The book presents a generally sympathetic portrait of Sir Freddie, but it doesn't shy away from pointing out his flaws too. Laker's first wife, Joan, (who owned a stake in Laker Airways) played an ...

Disillusionment with the highly-regulated airline industry prompted him to start his own airline, Laker Airways, in February 1966. Freddie was always committed to the concept of a low-fares, ...