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The two King Airs that are on the company’s char- ter certificate – a 1989 King Air 350 (left) which is managed and a 2012 King Air 350i (right) owned by the company – shown here parked in front of Million Air Houston (KHOU). (Credit: Jordan Sanders)
Airport (KADS). She called it Million Air and put in granite countertops, marble floors and had models at the front desk wearing her cosmetic line. It became the No. 1 FBO in the country because there was nothing else like it, everything else was just a gas station.”
Other airports were interested in the concept, and since it wasn’t the company’s primary business, they offered Million Air as a franchise. Roger became a franchisee in 1999, and after one year he was frustrated that customers were having disparate experiences at Million Air facilities across the country. He flew to Dallas to meet with Mary Kay and explain why he was going to exit the brand.
“I know you didn’t ask but I want to do an exit interview with you because I am probably your only
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