Gerard Arpey
Gerard Arpey
Gerard J. Arpeyis the former Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officerof AMR Corporation, parent company to American Airlines...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth26 July 1958
CountryUnited States of America
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We wish James every success in his new position. Our focus now will be to select a leader who will help us build on the great progress we've made.
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One of our most difficult realizations was that-in the course of two years-a connecting hub in St. Louis had gone from something we thought we needed to something we could no longer afford.
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I would be disingenuous if I said I wasn't concerned, ... I think the capacity additions I've read about may not necessarily prove profitable for those that are entering those markets.
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But the St. Louis experience, perhaps better than anything else, illustrates just how much our industry has changed during the past three years.
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maybe the odds are less than 50-50 after yesterday.
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I will continue to lead by example. Actions, of course, speak louder than words.
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We continued the hard work of integrating TWA, because at that time we still thought an efficient connecting hub in St. Louis could be a profitable addition to our network.
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Markets that don't work we're going to step away from.
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It is not good thinking - either at the corporate level or at the personal level - to believe you can simply walk away from your circumstances.
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That doesn't mean you have to have the lowest costs in the industry to succeed. But you need to make sure the activities and product attributes that increase your costs above the other guy bring in at least that much more in revenue, and hopefully more.
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Our planes should be full, which among other things means we have a golden opportunity... to build on the momentum reflected in the financial results we are reporting today.
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One of our most difficult realizations was that - in the course of two years - a connecting hub in St. Louis had gone from something we thought we needed to something we could no longer afford.
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Just to cover the increase in fuel costs over the past two years, American would have had to raise fares nearly $75 per round-trip ticket. During this time period, our average fare increased by only $15.
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Despite the painful changes we have had to make, we continue to believe in the St. Louis market. And we are hoping to add flights, in a careful way, as the economics of our business improve and the demands of the traveling public in St. Louis become clear.