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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 I'm pretty sure we're just getting started.

~Gerard Arpey

Topics: Airlines American Around Built Business Century Getting Getting Started Just Lasted Love Pretty Quarters Started Sure Three Travel

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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 we want to serve. We've made great progress on this front, but we need to keep pushing.

~Gerard Arpey

Topics: Airlines Competitive Costs First Front Great Keep Levels Lower Made Markets More Need Our Out Prevent Progress Pushing Serve Us Want Will

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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.

~Gerard Arpey

Topics: Addition Because Connecting Continue Could Efficient Hard Hard Work Hub Louis Network Our Profitable St. Louis Still Thought Time Work

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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 to make some even tougher decisions.

~Gerard Arpey

Topics: Aftermath Bankruptcy Barely Business Continue Decisions Deteriorate Economics Escape Escaped Even Had However Make Our Some Tougher Year

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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.

~Gerard Arpey

Topics: Afford Connecting Could Course Difficult Gone Had Hub Longer Louis Most Needed Our Something St. Louis Thought Two Years

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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.

~Gerard Arpey

Topics: Add Become Believe Business Careful Changes Clear Continue Demands Despite Economics Flights Had Hoping Improve Louis Make Market Our Painful Public St. Louis Traveling Way

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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 the markets St. Louis travelers visit the most. And we're adding capacity in some of the most important markets.

~Gerard Arpey

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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 won't mean much if we don't do a great job with the basics of our business.

~Gerard Arpey

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We need to take excellent care of our customers, and do so at a profit.

~Gerard Arpey

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I think in just about any business the low cost competitor is always going to have an advantage.

~Gerard Arpey

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Businessman

Born: July 26th, 1958

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