a downtown monopoly that would be a windfall for them and certain damage to American Airlines, North Texas and many smaller communities around the country. |
absolute disaster ... I'm hopeful that it will represent the low point. |
All of us are thrilled to welcome Tom Horton back to the leadership team. His broad knowledge of the challenging airline industry and keen understanding of the financial markets will be enormous assets to AMR as we continue the vital work of restoring the company to sustained profitability in a global aviation marketplace. |
Congresswoman Johnson recognizes the economic impact that D/FW Airport has in the North Texas region and the hundreds of thousands of jobs that are associated with it, ... The employees of American Airlines and American Eagle applaud and support her actions. |
Even with strong demand for air travel, we have been able to pass only a very small portion of that increase on to our customers. |
He assembled a management team who, under his skilled leadership, guided American through the early days of deregulation and built it into one of the world's preeminent airlines, |
I commend you in taking this step to move the company forward, ... I recognize these new contracts involve enormous sacrifices by our employees. We have our work cut out for us; we are not out of the woods yet. |
I will continue to lead by example. Actions, of course, speak louder than words. |
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. |
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. |
Markets that don't work we're going to step away from, |
maybe the odds are less than 50-50 after yesterday. |
Our fourth-quarter results close the book on another very difficult year. |
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. |
The best free market laboratory I know of is DFW, where we slug it out with a long list of carriers, in dozens of markets, every day. In contrast, Southwest wants to have its cake and eat it too, |