Gerard Arpey Quotes

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• Second, we have to make the most of the strengths we have, the amenities that many of our competitors cannot replicate. But again, those advantages…
• This airline is grateful for his extensive contributions and we will miss his friendship and support. We extend our deepest sympathies to the Casey family…
• 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 sure…
• I think in just about any business the low cost competitor is always going to have an advantage.
• But I don't think the popularity of flying has diminished a bit.
• The executive moves we are announcing today will strengthen American for the long-term future and reflect well on the depth of the Company's management team.
• However, the economics of our business continued to deteriorate. We barely escaped bankruptcy a year ago, and in the aftermath of that escape we had…
• We have, unlike many of our competitors, continued to meet our various financial obligations.
• We need to take excellent care of our customers, and do so at a profit.
• It is not good thinking - either at the corporate level or at the personal level - to believe you can simply walk away from…
• These are times of unprecedented challenge and change in the airline industry, and the appointments we are announcing today will put American in an even…
• 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 continued the hard work of integrating TWA, because at that time we still thought an efficient connecting hub in St. Louis could be a…
• One of our most difficult realizations was that - in the course of two years - a connecting hub in St. Louis had gone from…
• 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,…
• Our Fly Smart philosophy is about investing only on those points of differentiation that pay for themselves, that earn a revenue premium commensurate with what…
• 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.…
• But I definitely see us playing a major role in St. Louis in the years to come. We already provide service to 95 percent of…
• 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 the…
• Markets that don't work we're going to step away from.

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