J A ▁was ▁doing ▁business ▁with ▁approximately ▁ 2 5 0 ▁contract ▁flying ▁customers ▁and ▁logging ▁more ▁than ▁three ▁million ▁miles ▁per ▁year . ▁Sund l un ▁remained ▁on ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁of ▁E J A ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁sold ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁to ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁invest ors ▁led ▁by ▁Richard ▁Sant ul li . ▁The ▁company ▁is ▁still ▁in ▁business ▁with ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Net J ets ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁hold ings ▁of ▁Ber k shire ▁H ath away . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁Sund l un ▁was ▁president ▁and ▁chief ▁executive ▁officer ▁of ▁The ▁Out let ▁Company , ▁a ▁department ▁store ▁and ▁broadcast ▁communic ations ▁company ▁in ▁Prov idence . ▁In ▁close ▁association ▁with ▁D ody ▁S inc la ir , ▁he ▁led ▁the ▁divers ification ▁of ▁the ▁corpor ation ▁by ▁expand ing ▁its ▁radio ▁and ▁television ▁broadcast ▁communic ations ▁port folio ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁until ▁it ▁had ▁ 1 4 7 ▁ret ail ▁stores ▁and ▁ 1 1 ▁radio ▁and ▁television ▁stations . ▁He ▁pres ided ▁over ▁the ▁corpor ation ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁sale ▁of ▁the ▁company ' s ▁flags hip ▁Prov idence ▁department ▁store , ▁sale ▁of ▁several ▁radio ▁stations , ▁the ▁mer ger ▁of ▁The ▁Out let ▁Company ▁with ▁the ▁Rock ef eller ▁Group ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁and ▁the ▁ren aming