Gordon Bethune

Gordon Bethune
Gordon Bethune
Born	August 29, 1941 (age 83); San Antonio, Texas
Alma mater	Abilene Christian University, (B.S.); Harvard Business School, (Adv. Mgt.)
Occupation(s)	Chief Executive Officer, Continental Airlines (1994-2004); Vice President, Boeing, (1988-1994); Vice President, Braniff, (1978-1982); Sr. Vice President, Piedmont Airlines, (1984-1988)

Gordon M. Bethune (born August 29, 1941) is a retired US airline executive. He was the CEO of Continental Airlines from 1994 until his retirement at the end of 2004. He formerly served on the boards of Honeywell and Prudential Financial. Bethune was known for ensuring that he received some time as a pilot when taking delivery of a new Continental Airlines Boeing 767 from Boeing and repositioning it from Seattle to Houston.

Gordon Bethune
Born	(1941-08-29) August 29, 1941 (age 83) San Antonio, Texas
Alma mater	Abilene Christian University, (B.S.) Harvard Business School, (Adv. Mgt.)
Occupation(s)	Chief Executive Officer, Continental Airlines (1994-2004) Vice President, Boeing, (1988-1994) Vice President, Braniff, (1978-1982) Sr. Vice President, Piedmont Airlines, (1984-1988)