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e airline industry was "in a mess" at the time,
shredded by the recession. Laughlin picked up
ground handling and de-icing services that airlines
had previously done themselves.
An early success was winning a contract to supply
Coast Guard aircraft to Australia in the late 1980s.
e business weathered challenges, such as fi ght-
ing off a takeover attempt in the early 1990s.
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L E F T : Three generations of
Laughlins: Henry 'Sandy'
Laughlin Jr. (left), who started
the company in 1969, with his
son Henry III and grandson
Jesse at the jetport in 1996.
B E L OW : Northeast Air CEO
Henry Laughlin III and his
son, Jesse. Henry took over
the business in 1985 from
his father.
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