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Part Two: Frank Lorenzo: The Man Who Ruined Air Travel

Behind the Bastards

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Continental's Esop Plan Fails

There was a this is like a potentially, you know cool idea But there's a problem The plan needs majority approval at a shareholders meeting. Continental goes to the new york stock exchange and the california corporation commissioner's office but they get denied. Two days after the banks pull their financing while the rinzo continues his full court press to take over continental,. frank works the rest of the day winding down his control of continental preparing to hand it off to larynzo And then at a little after 7 p.m Pacific standard time he calls the security desk and he shoots himself through the head.

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