In 1966, Wolf began his aviation career with
American Airlines, where he advanced to the position of
vice president of the Western Division. In 1981, he joined
Pan American World Airways as a senior vice president. In 1982, he became
president and
chief operating officer of
Continental Airlines. In 1984, he became president and CEO of
Republic Airlines (1979-1986), serving in that role until 1986, when he led the airline's merger with
Northwest Airlines. He later served as chairman and CEO of Tiger International Inc. and its subsidiary,
Flying Tiger Line. The company was later acquired by
FedEx. In 1987, Wolf left Flying Tiger to lead
Allegis Corporation, the former parent company of United Airlines. Wolf served on the boards of directors for
R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company,
Philip Morris International, and
Chrysler Group, LLC. He is also an honorary trustee of the
Brookings Institution. Since August 1994, Wolf has worked in various roles within the aviation industry. He was a senior advisor to
Lazard Frères until its employees purchased the company. From 1987 to July 1994, he was chairman and chief executive officer of
UAL Corporation and
United Airlines, Inc. Wolf served as the CEO of
US Airways On November 27, 2001, Wolf succeeded
Rakesh Gangwal as CEO of
US Airways, a position he had previously held before passing it to Gangwal three years earlier. By August 2002, US Airways had filed for
Chapter 11 bankruptcy and David N. Siegel was named president and chief executive. ==References==