Who founded the company that purchased GB Airways?
GB Airways GB Airways was a UK airline; prior to its dissolution it was headquartered in "The Beehive," a former terminal building, at City Place Gatwick, London Gatwick Airport in Crawley, West Sussex, England. It operated scheduled services as a British Airways franchise to 30 destinations in Europe and North Africa from Gatwick and as well as Heathrow and Manchester. The company ceased operations on 30 March 2008 following its purchase by EasyJet in January 2008.
Fred Newman (businessman) Frederick Edward Fry Newman CBE, MC (1916–2012) was a shipbroking and aviation entrepreneur who founded and was a major shareholder and chairman of former leading UK independent airline Dan-Air for 37 years, from 1953–1990.