Arpey Steps Down?

[Goey]

Heard Arpey stepped down. Confirmation anyone?

 

[Frank Szabo]

Heard Arpey stepped down. Confirmation anyone?

Honestly, that would be the tip of the iceberg. The entire lot of them need to go away and replace them with businesspeople, not frat brats.

Remember - this is American Airlines, where management losers are rewarded and those with common sense are run off the property.

 

[paul1]

Heard Arpey stepped down. Confirmation anyone?

just keep grasping lol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 Go AMP!!!!!!!!!!!!! :blink: :unsure:

 

[tom barry]

Bring Back (uncle) BOBBY CRANDALL !

The toughest airline MFer that EVER walked the halls of ANY airline HDQ's !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[FWAAA]

Heard Arpey stepped down. Confirmation anyone?

Haven't heard anything about Arpey, but AMR did announce three new VP appointments today to replace retiring/resigned VPs:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/AMR-Corporation-Names-Three-prnews-2731695603.html?x=0&l=1

 

[eolesen]

Back when AA was still just in one terminal at DFW, the head of scheduling wanted to shrink DFW. Walter Aue convinved Mel to increase flights, and the rest is history.

Hazy's retirement isn't a shock.

The new head of Corp Comm came with Horton and Vahidi from AT&T. Read into that what you will.

 

[AC AA LA FA]

Back when AA was still just in one terminal at DFW, the head of scheduling wanted to shrink DFW. Walter Aue convinved Mel to increase flights, and the rest is history.

Hazy's retirement isn't a shock.

The new head of Corp Comm came with Horton and Vahidi from AT&T. Read into that what you will.

...BAD NEWS.

Adios to more of the "old gaurd".....

 

[eolesen]

I'm not so sure the old guard is the problem, aaflaaac.

Do you want someone with 30+ years who has deep ties to the company, or a five to ten year "in it for the short term betterment of me" type exec?...

 

[Rogallo]

Yes, we must retain our top talent. $14b in 10 year talent!!

 

[Overspeed]

I'm not so sure the old guard is the problem, aaflaaac.

Do you want someone with 30+ years who has deep ties to the company, or a five to ten year "in it for the short term betterment of me" type exec?...

With all the people calling for Arpey's head I think they lose sight that many investors such as Jamie Baker/JP Morgan have been very critical of his choices especially the one to keep maintenance in-house. A new group of people focused on getting the stock price up quickly will not be favorable to labor.

 

[TWU informer]

With all the people calling for Arpey's head I think they lose sight that many investors such as Jamie Baker/JP Morgan have been very critical of his choices especially the one to keep maintenance in-house. A new group of people focused on getting the stock price up quickly will not be favorable to labor.

No doubt this group has been so favorable to labor that taking a chance on a new group would be foolish.

Satire of Course

Almost the same arguement many give against changing Unions. "TWU might suck, but your new Union would suck worse"

 

[Buck]

With all the people calling for Arpey's head I think they lose sight that many investors such as Jamie Baker/JP Morgan have been very critical of his choices especially the one to keep maintenance in-house. A new group of people focused on getting the stock price up quickly will not be favorable to labor.

I would be interested in exactly is calling for Arpey's head. Is it just talk among the union employees or is it the board itself?

 

[JFK Fleet Service]

One thing I can't wrap my head around is the BOD seemingly showing no interest in holding Arpey accountable for the dismal performance of the airline.Doesn't accountability start at the top of the food chain? What board at any other company would sit idly by while the CEO dithers as the enterprise literally disintegrates around him.

You can not fault labor for all of the ills facing this company.

 

[Buck]

Mr. Arpey came from the airline industry, I am sure he has a plan. I believe the BOD has a plan also and so do the unions?

 

[frontline]

With all the people calling for Arpey's head I think they lose sight that many investors such as Jamie Baker/JP Morgan have been very critical of his choices especially the one to keep maintenance in-house. A new group of people focused on getting the stock price up quickly will not be favorable to labor.

I agree. "Better the devil you know."

Just imagine if some private equity types bought us out. Force us through bk and ram concessions down our throats. That is why I say the deals we've seen so far are really not that bad.