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title: "3 Airline Quotes By Gerard Arpey"
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> [This airline is grateful for his extensive contributions and we will miss his friendship and support. We extend our deepest sympathies to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerard-arpey/this-airline-is-grateful-for-his-extensive-contributions-and-we-will/)

[Gerard Arpey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerard-arpey/)

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> [At American Airlines, we have built a business around the love of travel that has lasted three quarters of a century. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerard-arpey/at-american-airlines-we-have-built-a-business-around-the-love-of/)

[Gerard Arpey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerard-arpey/)

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> [These are times of unprecedented challenge and change in the airline industry, and the appointments we are announcing today will put American…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerard-arpey/these-are-times-of-unprecedented-challenge-and-change-in-the-airline/)

[Gerard Arpey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerard-arpey/)

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## Other authors on Airline

## More by Gerard Arpey

> [But I definitely see us playing a major role in St. Louis in the years to come. We already provide service to 95 percent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerard-arpey/but-i-definitely-see-us-playing-a-major-role-in-st-louis-in-the-years/)

[Gerard Arpey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerard-arpey/)

> [We continued the hard work of integrating TWA, because at that time we still thought an efficient connecting hub in St. Louis could be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerard-arpey/we-continued-the-hard-work-of-integrating-twa-because-at-that-time-we/)

[Gerard Arpey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerard-arpey/)

> [This airline is grateful for his extensive contributions and we will miss his friendship and support. We extend our deepest sympathies to the Casey…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerard-arpey/this-airline-is-grateful-for-his-extensive-contributions-and-we-will/)

[Gerard Arpey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerard-arpey/)

> [But I don't think the popularity of flying has diminished a bit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerard-arpey/but-i-don-t-think-the-popularity-of-flying-has-diminished-a-bit/)

[Gerard Arpey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerard-arpey/)

> [At American Airlines, we have built a business around the love of travel that has lasted three quarters of a century. And I'm pretty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerard-arpey/at-american-airlines-we-have-built-a-business-around-the-love-of/)

[Gerard Arpey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerard-arpey/)

> [First, we have to lower our costs to levels that are more competitive. This will prevent the lower-cost airlines from pushing us out of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerard-arpey/first-we-have-to-lower-our-costs-to-levels-that-are-more-competitive/)

[Gerard Arpey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerard-arpey/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerard-arpey/just-to-cover-the-increase-in-fuel-costs-over-the-past-two-years/)

[Gerard Arpey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerard-arpey/)

> [Second, we have to make the most of the strengths we have, the amenities that many of our competitors cannot replicate. But again, those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerard-arpey/second-we-have-to-make-the-most-of-the-strengths-we-have-the/)

[Gerard Arpey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerard-arpey/)

> [We need to take excellent care of our customers, and do so at a profit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerard-arpey/we-need-to-take-excellent-care-of-our-customers-and-do-so-at-a-profit/)

[Gerard Arpey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerard-arpey/)

> [Markets that don't work we're going to step away from.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerard-arpey/markets-that-don-t-work-we-re-going-to-step-away-from/)

[Gerard Arpey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerard-arpey/)

> [These are times of unprecedented challenge and change in the airline industry, and the appointments we are announcing today will put American in an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerard-arpey/these-are-times-of-unprecedented-challenge-and-change-in-the-airline/)

[Gerard Arpey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerard-arpey/)

> [However, the economics of our business continued to deteriorate. We barely escaped bankruptcy a year ago, and in the aftermath of that escape we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerard-arpey/however-the-economics-of-our-business-continued-to-deteriorate-we/)

[Gerard Arpey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerard-arpey/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerard-arpey/that-doesn-t-mean-you-have-to-have-the-lowest-costs-in-the-industry/)

[Gerard Arpey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerard-arpey/)

> [I think in just about any business the low cost competitor is always going to have an advantage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerard-arpey/i-think-in-just-about-any-business-the-low-cost-competitor-is-always/)

[Gerard Arpey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerard-arpey/)

> [Our Fly Smart philosophy is about investing only on those points of differentiation that pay for themselves, that earn a revenue premium commensurate with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerard-arpey/our-fly-smart-philosophy-is-about-investing-only-on-those-points-of/)

[Gerard Arpey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerard-arpey/)

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