His father, who is retired, was the head of the sales and marketing operations in the Southwest for the Scandinavian Airlines System.
He was also a board member of Scandinavian Airlines System from 1946 to 1949; being chairman from 1947 to 1948.
The big breakthrough came last year, when Scandinavian Airlines System signed on as the first major foreign line at Newark.
Both Scandinavian Airlines System and Braathens were established in 1946.
Scandinavian Airlines System has agreed to a 25-year lease for one-quarter of the building.
The Scandinavian Airlines System and other airlines provides access by air for longer trips.
Scandinavian Airlines System aims to cut its costs by three billion kronor ($540.1 million) by the end of 1992.
He worked in Scandinavian Airlines System until 2001, where he had various positions.
In the 1980s he was a member of the board of Scandinavian Airlines System.
Scandinavian Airlines System said yesterday that deliveries of its new 737 jets were six to 10 weeks behind schedule.