FORT WORTH, Texas, July 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A prestigious
international aviation award for "Executive Leadership" has been won by
American Airlines Chairman and CEO Gerard Arpey. The winners of the 2006
Airline Strategy Awards were announced before a distinguished audience of
senior executives from the international air transport industry in London
last night on the eve of the Farnborough Air Show.
The awards are organized by leading international aviation management
publication, Airline Business. In addition to Executive Leadership the
awards cover five other categories: Finance, Marketing, Operations,
Technology, and Regional & Low Cost.
The award for Executive Leadership recognizes the airline executive who
has demonstrated outstanding strategic thinking and leadership over the
past year, including qualities such as a strong team leadership, success in
business transformation and restructuring, establishing a clear corporate
vision, and setting an innovative strategic direction. "As one of the
judges put it -- Gerard Arpey has done a remarkable job in an almost
impossible industry environment," said Mark Pilling, Airline Business
editor.
"Any credit for the effectiveness of American's strategy must go to the
front line employees of our airline," said Arpey. "Our employees have
learned, adapted, and worked incredibly hard to save our company, and
hopefully -- though we still have a lot of work to do -- position us for a
bright future."
About American Airlines
American Airlines is the world's largest airline. American, American
Eagle and the AmericanConnection(R) airlines serve 250 cities in over 40
countries with more than 3,900 daily flights. The combined network fleet
numbers more than 1,000 aircraft. American's award-winning Web site,
AA.com, provides users with easy access to check and book fares, plus
personalized news, information and travel offers. American Airlines is a
founding member of the oneworld(R) Alliance, which brings together some of
the best and biggest names in the airline business, enabling them to offer
their customers more services and benefits than any airline can provide on
its own. Together, its members serve more than 600 destinations in over 135
countries and territories. American Airlines, Inc. and American Eagle
Airlines, Inc. are subsidiaries of AMR Corporation (NYSE: AMR).
AmericanAirlines, American Eagle, the AmericanConnection(R) airlines,
AA.com and AAdvantage are registered trademarks of American Airlines, Inc.
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SOURCE American Airlines, Inc.
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CONTACT:
Tim Smith, Corporate Communications of
American Airlines, Inc., +1-817-967-1577, or corp.comm@aa.com
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