Frederick Edward Fry Newman CBE MC (1916 – 19 October 2012) was a British shipbroking and aviation entrepreneur who was chairman of the long-established shipping firm Davies and Newman.
He also founded and was a major shareholder and chairman of the independent airline Dan-Air for 37 years.
After attending The Leys School, he joined the family firm, then during the Second World War served in the Honourable Artillery Company, rising to the rank of Captain and being awarded the Military Cross for active service in Burma.
In May 1953, he founded Dan-Air as an offshoot of the shipping business and went on to serve as its chairman from 1953 until 1990.
At its peak, Dan-Air employed 4,500 people and flew more than six million passengers a year.