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Gerard Arpey

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    November 29, 2011

    American Airlines Vows "Business as Usual," Except For the Part About Filing for Chapter 11

    From a video dispatched by AMR this morning from its Fort Worth HQ, where there's a new man in charge​Wait -- who's Tom Horton (no, not a Canadian coffee shop), and what has he done with Gerard Arpey? Oh, Arpey's out -- decided to "retire," per the statement from Fort Worth-based AMR that follows ... More >>

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    April 22, 2011

    "Beyond Belief": Transport Workers Union Furious Over Gerard Arpey's $5.2 Mil

    AMR CEO Gerard Arpey​As you're no doubt aware, American Airlines' flight attendants and service workers have long been at odds with the Fort Worth-based carrier over new contracts, leading to an endless parade of protests -- including ones at Dallas-Fort Worth International during Super Bowl week ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2011

    Not Business As Usual at SMU Today As Obama Officials and Dallas Fed Head Chat Up Journos

    At this very moment, more than 350 biz journalists, members all of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers, are on the Hilltop for a star-studded afternoon of speeches and panels set to feature the likes of Elizabeth Warren, tasked by President Obama with creating the Consumer Financial ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2010

    The Virtues of Gerard Arpey

    ​Back in May, you may recall, JP Morgan analyst Jamie Baker kinda gave it to American Airlines CEO Gerard Arpey during a first-quarter earnings conference call. Said Baker to Arpey, following a discussion of dwindling earnings and a vague "flight plan" for the future, "I guess you just don't sound ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2010

    Is American "A Waning Star of Air Travel"? The New York Times, and Analysts, Think So.

    ​This morning's New York Times wonders: How much longer can Fort Worth-based American Airlines limp along without merging with another airline, a la Delta-Northwest and, more recently, the proposed United-Continental union? AA, which held a "sparsely attended" shareholders meeting in New York yest ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2010

    Every Time American Raises Checked Bag Fees, a Southwest Angel Gets Its Wings

    Gerard Arpey​Yesterday, American Airlines announced that it's keeping up with the Deltas, Uniteds and Continentals by jacking up checked-bag fees another $5: from $20 to $25 for the first piece of luggage, from $30 to $35 for the second. To which The Consumerist responded late yesterday with this: ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2010

    From Deep Inside the Dallas Convention Center, Walk Down "The Trails of North Texas"

    The Professional Convention Management Association kicked off its 3,000-attendees-strong annual conference last night with a wingding at the Dallas Convention Center. Mayor Tom, Southwest Airlines' Gary Kelly and American Airlines' Gerard Arpey spoke this morning during "Airlines and Meetings: A CEO ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2008

    Airline Execs Now Have Common Enemy: Goddamned Oil Speculators!

    The Professional Convention Management Association kicked off its 3,000-attendees-strong annual conference last night with a wingding at the Dallas Convention Center. Mayor Tom, Southwest Airlines' Gary Kelly and American Airlines' Gerard Arpey spoke this morning during "Airlines and Meetings: A CEO ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2008

    The American Way: Pissed. Off.

    The Professional Convention Management Association kicked off its 3,000-attendees-strong annual conference last night with a wingding at the Dallas Convention Center. Mayor Tom, Southwest Airlines' Gary Kelly and American Airlines' Gerard Arpey spoke this morning during "Airlines and Meetings: A CEO ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2008

    And a Time Machine. Yeah, We'd Pay Extra For That, American Airlines.

    The Professional Convention Management Association kicked off its 3,000-attendees-strong annual conference last night with a wingding at the Dallas Convention Center. Mayor Tom, Southwest Airlines' Gary Kelly and American Airlines' Gerard Arpey spoke this morning during "Airlines and Meetings: A CEO ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2007

    TWA Flight Attendants' Fury at American Airlines Takes Flight

    The Professional Convention Management Association kicked off its 3,000-attendees-strong annual conference last night with a wingding at the Dallas Convention Center. Mayor Tom, Southwest Airlines' Gary Kelly and American Airlines' Gerard Arpey spoke this morning during "Airlines and Meetings: A CEO ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2007

    AMR Boss Makes $10 Million. Former TWA Flight Attendents Want Their Share. Or, At Least, Their Jobs.

    The Professional Convention Management Association kicked off its 3,000-attendees-strong annual conference last night with a wingding at the Dallas Convention Center. Mayor Tom, Southwest Airlines' Gary Kelly and American Airlines' Gerard Arpey spoke this morning during "Airlines and Meetings: A CEO ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 10, 2006

    The Wright Flight Flies into D.C.

    The Professional Convention Management Association kicked off its 3,000-attendees-strong annual conference last night with a wingding at the Dallas Convention Center. Mayor Tom, Southwest Airlines' Gary Kelly and American Airlines' Gerard Arpey spoke this morning during "Airlines and Meetings: A CEO ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 6, 2006

    The Wright Location, No Doubt

    The Professional Convention Management Association kicked off its 3,000-attendees-strong annual conference last night with a wingding at the Dallas Convention Center. Mayor Tom, Southwest Airlines' Gary Kelly and American Airlines' Gerard Arpey spoke this morning during "Airlines and Meetings: A CEO ... More >>

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