Maurice Flanagan
Maurice Flanagan | |
|---|---|
Liverpool University | |
| Occupation | Executive vice-chairman of The Emirates Group |
| Spouse |
Audrey Bolton
(m. 1955, d.7 June 2020) |
| Children | 3 |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  Flying Officer |
Sir Maurice Flanagan
Early life
Flanagan was born in 1928 in
During an evening outing, he suffered a knee injury that ruled out a potential career as a football player, which
Career
Abandoning an athletic profession in 1953, he joined
In 1969, Flanagan was one of the winners of a TV playwriting competition run by the
Flanagan spent 25 years with BOAC and British Airways, held senior management positions with British Airways from 1974[8] until he was seconded from BA's senior management to Dnata, the organisation appointed by the government of Dubai to run its travel and airport interests.
In 1978, Flanagan was appointed director and general manager of Dubai National Air Travel Agency. In 1985, the Dubai government employed Flanagan to launch Emirates.[9] The fledgling airline received $10 million start-up capital that it repaid the following year, marking its immediate success.
In 1990, Flanagan was appointed group managing director of the Emirates Group and became vice chairman and group president in July 2003. He was appointed executive vice chairman in 2006, he retired in 2013.[10]
According to Jim Krane, a senior fellow at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, “Flanagan was one of the last of a generation of British executive expatriates who helped build the institutions that made Dubai’s success”.[8]
Retirement
After more than 60 enterprising years in aviation, including 35 years in the Emirates Group, Sir Maurice Flanagan, executive vice chairman, Emirates Airline & Group, decided to retire in April 2013.
Awards and honours
Flanagan was awarded a
The music centre of Dubai College, a British school in the United Arab Emirates of which Flanagan was a board member, is also named after him, as the 'Sir Maurice Flanagan Music Centre'.[12]
Other awards include
Personal life and death
In 1955, he married Audrey Bolton, a journalist, with whom he has three children and five grandchildren.
Flanagan died at his home in London on 7 May 2015 at the age of 86.[13]
References
- ^ "Vital statistics Born: November 17, 1928", from "Emirates boss heads for bigger goals", article in The Sunday Times, 23 July 2006 (registration required)
- ^ "No. 39169". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 March 1951. p. 1293.
- ^ "No. 39466". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 February 1952. p. 854.
- ^ "No. 39790". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 February 1953. p. 1237.
- ^ "No. 39790". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 February 1953. p. 1240.
- ^ "No. 40169". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 May 1954. p. 2770.
- IMDb
- ^ a b Mouawad, Jad (8 May 2015). "Maurice Flanagan, 86, Dies; Made Dubai a Hub With Emirates Airline". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ^ Bardsley, Daniel (12 May 2015). "The man who helped Emirates go from one aircraft to global aviation player". The National. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ^ "Former Emirates Vice Chairman, Sir Maurice Flanagan, Passes Away". Gulf Business. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ^ "No. 59446". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 2010. p. 23.
- ^ "Lancashire Trio Visit Dubai College". Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ Gulf News report. "Emirates founding CEO Sir Maurice Flanagan dies at 86". gulfnews.com.
Sources
- Mathew Murphy. No flights of fancy for an airline man, profile in The Age (Australia), 10 November 2007
- Louise Armitstead. Emirates boss heads for bigger goals, profile in The Sunday Times (UK), 23 July 2006
- Travel and Tourism News profile & list of awards
- Wharton Business School profile