Friedkin Airlines was an unsuccessful

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created by the businessman and

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Kenneth Giles Friedkin. The airline flew between

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and

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History

The first customer was flown by J. Floyd Andrews (who later became the president of the successor

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) to

. As it was raining, the passenger was afraid to fly back to

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, and drove instead. On the drive back, the customer's car slipped off the road, and he was killed. Another passenger was a

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woman having a baby. The airline's failure led to the success of Pacific Southwest Airlines. This time, Friedkin obtained advice from a

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.Trinkle, Kevin PSA History

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