▁fire ▁employees ) ▁led ▁On ass is ▁to ▁terminate ▁his ▁contract . ▁ ▁Following ▁this ▁event , ▁Paul ▁Io ann id is , ▁a ▁high - ran king ▁director ▁from ▁Olympic ▁Air ways , ▁said ▁the ▁following ▁of ▁On ass is : ▁" De ep ▁down , ▁[ he ] ▁did ▁not ▁want ▁to ▁rel in qu ish ▁Olympic ▁Air ways . ▁He ▁found ▁it ▁fl atter ing ▁to ▁own ▁an ▁air line . ▁It ▁was ▁something ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁took ▁deep ▁pride . ▁It ▁was ▁his ▁accomplish ment . ▁He ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁the ▁sea , ▁but ▁Olympic ▁was ▁his ▁mist ress . ▁We ▁used ▁to ▁say ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁spend ▁all ▁the ▁money ▁he ▁made ▁at ▁sea ▁with ▁his ▁mist ress ▁in ▁the ▁sky ." ▁ ▁On ass is ' ▁time ▁at ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁Olympic ▁Air ways ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁golden ▁era , ▁due ▁to ▁invest ments ▁he ▁made ▁in ▁training ▁and ▁the ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁cutting - edge ▁technology . ▁For ▁example , ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁he ▁signed ▁a ▁deal ▁with ▁De ▁Hav ill and ▁to ▁buy ▁four ▁Com et ▁ 4 B ▁j ets . ▁On ass is ▁was ▁also ▁ren owned ▁for ▁his ▁attention ▁to ▁service ▁quality , ▁which ▁led ▁him ▁to ▁buy ▁gold - pl ated ▁ut ens ils ▁and ▁cand les ▁for ▁the ▁d ining ▁service ▁of ▁the ▁first - class ▁section . ▁ ▁During ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁the ▁last ▁year ▁of ▁On ass is ' ▁invol