COMPANY

Founded in May of 1934.

Official Website:
http://www.aa.com/

Industry:
Airline

Ticker:
NYSE:AMR

Corporate headquarters:
Fort Worth, TX

Sales:
$20.7B (2005)

Employees:
88,000

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Gerard Arpey	Business	26-Jul-1958		CEO of American Airlines
Donald J. Carty	Business	23-Jun-1946		CEO of American Airlines, 1998-2003
Albert V. Casey	Business	28-Feb-1920	10-Jul-2004	CEO of American Airlines, 1974-85
Robert L. Crandall	Business	1935		CEO of American Airlines, 1985-98
Michael J. Durham	Business	c. 1951		Former CFO, American Airlines
Douglas A. Hacker	Business	1955		EVP at United Air Lines, 1999-2006
Jeffery M. Jackson	Business	c. 1957		CFO of Sabre Holdings
Jeffrey G. Katz	Business	c. 1956		CEO of Orbitz, 2000-04
Kathy Misunas	Business	c. 1950		CEO of SABRE Group, 1988-96
Thomas G. Plaskett	Business	c. 1943		CEO of Pan-Am, 1988-91
John C. Pope	Business	c. 1950		President and COO of United Airlines, 1992-94
C. R. Smith	Business	9-Sep-1899	4-Apr-1990	CEO of American Airlines, 1934-68
Jack Williams	Business	c. 1950		CEO of Eos Airlines

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Gerard Arpey	Business	26-Jul-1958		CEO of American Airlines
John W. Bachmann	Business	16-Nov-1938		Partner, Edward Jones
Armando M. Codina	Business	c. 1946		Founder of Codina Group
Earl G. Graves	Business	c. 1935		Black Enterprise magazine
Rajat K. Gupta	Business	2-Dec-1948		Managing Partner of McKinsey, 1994-2003
Alberto Ibargüen	Publisher	c. 1944		President of the Knight Foundation
Ann Dore McLaughlin	Government	16-Nov-1941		US Secretary of Labor, 1987-89
Michael A. Miles	Business	c. 1940		CEO of Philip Morris, 1991-94
Philip J. Purcell	Business	5-Sep-1943		CEO of Morgan Stanley, 1997-2005
Ray M. Robinson	Business	30-Nov-1947		Former AT&T executive
Judith Rodin	Educator	9-Sep-1944		President of UPenn, 1994-2004
Matthew K. Rose	Business	1960		CEO of Burlington Northern Santa Fe
Roger Staubach	Football	5-Feb-1942		Five-time NFC leading passer

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
David L. Boren	Politician	21-Apr-1941		Governor and Senator from Oklahoma
Edward A. Brennan	Business	16-Jan-1934	27-Dec-2007	CEO of Sears Roebuck, 1984-95
Albert V. Casey	Business	28-Feb-1920	10-Jul-2004	CEO of American Airlines, 1974-85
Robert L. Crandall	Business	1935		CEO of American Airlines, 1985-98
Carla Hills	Diplomat	3-Jan-1934		US Trade Representative, 1989-93
Joe M. Rodgers	Business	12-Nov-1933	2-Feb-2009	US Ambassador to France, 1985-89
C. R. Smith	Business	9-Sep-1899	4-Apr-1990	CEO of American Airlines, 1934-68
Porter E. Thompson	Business	1916	26-Feb-2008	President of Bechtel, 1975-83

EMPLOYMENT

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Russell Chew	Government	18-Jan-1953		Runs the US Air Traffic Control system
Brian Dubie	Politician	9-Mar-1959		Lt. Governor of Vermont
Howard Hughes	Business	24-Sep-1905	5-Apr-1976	Insane billionaire
Joseph B. Leonard	Business	c. 1943		CEO of AirTran Holdings, 1999-2007
Doug Parker	Business	c. 1962		CEO of US Airways
Peter S. Willmott	Business	1937		President of Federal Express, 1980-83
Ben G. Wright	Publisher	c. 1911	10-Apr-2001	Publisher, Field and Stream

EXTRANEOUS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Linda Hall Daschle	Lobbyist	15-May-1955		Washington lobbyist

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