Howard Hughes

Howard Hughes

male, deceased (1976)
Howard Robard Hughes, Jr. was, in his time, an aviator, engineer, industrialist, film producer and director, a playboy, an eccentric, and one of...
Igor Sikorsky

Igor Sikorsky

male, deceased (1972)
Igor Ivanovich (or Ihor Ivanovych) Sikorsky (25 May, 1889 - 26 October, 1972) was a pioneer of aviation who designed the first four-engine...
Tony Ryan

Tony Ryan

male, 73 years old
Dr. Tony Ryan, who lives in Ardclough Co. Kildare, is an Irish multi-millionaire, founder of Guinness Peat Aviation (GPA) and co-founder of Ryanair...
Serge Dassault

Serge Dassault

male, 84 years old
Serge Dassault is a French entrepreneur and conservative politician. According to "Forbes" magazine, as of 2006 he was the 56th richest person in...
Michael O'Leary

Michael O'Leary

male, 48 years old
Michael O'Leary is chief executive of the low-cost airline Ryanair. He is one of the Republic of Ireland's richest people, with an estimated...
Robert E. Gross

Robert E. Gross

male, deceased (1961)
Robert Ellsworth Gross was an American businessman involved in the field of aviation. His first venture, the Viking Flying Boat Company, failed...
Albert Plesman

Albert Plesman

male, deceased (1953)
Dr. Albert Plesman was a Dutch pioneer in aviation and co-founder of KLM. He was born as the son of an egg trader from The Hague. In 1915 he joined...
Anthony Fokker

Anthony Fokker

male, deceased (1939)
Anton Herman Gerard Fokker (April 6, 1890 - December 23, 1939) was a pioneer in aviation and a Dutch-American aircraft manufacturer.
Gordon Bethune

Gordon Bethune

male, 68 years old
Gordon M. Bethune (born August 1941) is the chairman of the board of Aloha Airgroup, parent company of Aloha Airlines. He was CEO of Continental...
Marcel Dassault

Marcel Dassault

male, deceased (1986)
Marcel Dassault, born Marcel Bloch was a French aircraft industrialist. After graduating from the lycée Condorcet, "Breguet School" and Supaero, h...