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.

As Chief Financial Officer he was responsible for the corporation’s finance functions including the Financial Planning Treasury Accounting Corporate Development and Investor Relations groups. Before his appointment as President and COO Arpey served as American’s Executive Vice President of Operations Senior Vice President of Finance and Planning as well as its Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Planning. C.

Arpey (born 26 July 1958) was the former Chairman President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of AMR Corporation parent company to American Airlines. Gerard J.