Family Airlines

[2] In June 1992 Barry Michaels, the chief executive, said that "For the most part, we're looking at the leisure market, although there will be some business traffic, particularly on the San Francisco-Los Angeles sector.

[8] In March 1993, the Federal Aviation Administration announced that it would no longer process the airline's application to begin service.

[1] In April 1993, after the United States Department of Transportation reviewed lawsuits and judgments against founder Barry Michaels, the agency asked him to relinquish control of the proposed airline.

[3][4][11] In January 2008, Family Airlines reappeared when a new application was filed with the Department of Transportation, with Michaels as chief executive officer.

[13] In March 2014, Avatar relocated its corporate headquarters to Boca Raton, Florida and filed another application with the Department of Transportation, according to which Michaels no longer held a management position with the company.