Reg Ansett | |
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 Ansett c. 1950s | |
| Born | Reginald Myles Ansett 13 February 1909 |
| Died | 23 December 1981 (aged 72) |
| Nationality | Australian |
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| Years active | 1926−1980 |
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| Children | John Ansett Bob Ansett Jane Ansett Janet Ansett Jill Ansett |
Sir Reginald Myles Ansett KBE (13 February 1909 – 23 December 1981) was an Australian businessman and aviator.[1] He was best known for founding Ansett Transport Industries,[2] which owned one of Australia's two leading domestic airlines between 1957 and 2001. He also established a number of other business enterprises including Ansett Pioneer coachlines, Ansett Freight Express, Ansair coachbuilders, Gateway Hotels, Diners Club Australia, Biro Bic Australia[1] and the ATV-0 television station in Melbourne and TVQ-0 in Brisbane which later became part of Network Ten.[3] ATI also bought out Avis Rent a Car and had a 49% interest in Associated Securities Limited (ASL).[4] In late 1979, mainly due to the collapse of ASL,[5] Ansett lost control of the company to Peter Abeles of TNT and Rupert Murdoch of News Corporation who became joint managing directors.
- ^ a b Fahey, Charles (2007). Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
- ^ "Ansett Transport Industries Limited | Australian company". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ^ "When Brisbane came across to Ten » Television.AU". televisionau.com. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ^ Clarke, Frank (2007). Indecent Disclosure: Gilding the Corporate Lily. Cambridge University Press. pp. ix. ISBN 9780521701839.
- ^ Clarke, Frank; Dean, Graeme; Oliver, Kyle (2003). Corporate Collapse: Accounting, Regulatory and Ethical Failure. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521534260.