Articles tagged “doug parker”

Former American Airlines CEO Doug Parker will step down as chairman and leave the carrier's board of directors in April. The move ends his decade-long tenure in at the airline…

Drawing parallels with the 1990s internet boom may seem odd, but Doug Parker thinks history will repeat itself, and more relationship building on virtual meeting platforms will only encourage more meetings in person.

The various sectors of the U.S. travel industry favor former Vice President Joe Biden and shifted support from Republican to Democratic congressional candidates since 2016.

Remember when the Trump administration suggested in May it had solved the ongoing dispute between U.S. and Gulf carriers? Hah. American Airlines CEO Doug Parker is already complaining one competitor is ignoring the spirit of the agreement.

For decades, airlines have followed a predictable boom-and-bust cycle. But have U.S. carriers finally figured out how to change that? American's CEO thinks so. It'll take some time learn if he's right, though.

There were pundits during the dot-com bubble who argued that business cycles were a thing of the past because of structural changes in the economy. Parker contends that airlines will emerge from the next recession in much better shape. Let's hope.

Tom Horton may be losing reigns of the world's largest airline, but he's walking away with the knowledge that he helped seal an industry-shaking deal and that a plump severance package awaits.

It is understandable that Parker forgot to turn off his cellphone. After all, Parker was likely often waiting for American Airlines CEO Tom Horton to return his calls when Parker was pressuring Horton about a then-potential merger. Parker wouldn't have wanted to miss that call.

Rant or not, the new American Airlines will likely have to give some ground on its DCA slot-pair dominance.

Perhaps Doug Parker will give American Airlines' new livery a touch-up. But, the whole thing will apparently be on the table.