Gerard J Arpey was born on July 26,1958 and is the former chairman, president, and chief executive officer of AMR Corporation, parent company to American Airlines.
14 Facts About Gerard Arpey
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Gerard Arpey holds an FAA Multi-Engine Instrument Pilot Rating and is an avid private pilot.
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Gerard Arpey was elected chairman of AMR Corporation and American Airlines, Inc in May 2004.
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Gerard Arpey had been president and chief executive officer of AMR and American, since April 2003, when he was first elected a member of the board of directors of both companies.
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Gerard Arpey led a global organization that included American Airlines, American Eagle and AmericanConnection, serving approximately 250 cities in 40 countries and territories around the world.
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Gerard Arpey joined American Airlines in 1982 as a financial analyst.
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Gerard Arpey held numerous management positions during his career at American, including managing director of Airline Profitability Analysis, managing director of Financial Analysis and Fleet Planning, and managing director of Financial Planning.
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Gerard Arpey became a corporate officer in 1989, when he was elected vice president of Financial Planning and Analysis.
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Gerard Arpey announced his retirement on November 29,2011, coinciding with the bankruptcy filing of American Airlines parent AMR.
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Some airline industry analysts suggested that Gerard Arpey did long-term damage to AMR by not filing for Chapter 11 protection earlier on, something he refused to implement on moral grounds as the process of bankruptcy was intended for the purpose of decreasing pension and other financial obligations made to employees.
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Gerard Arpey declined requests by both the AMR board and Horton to stay on in some management capacity because of his unwillingness to work under a bankruptcy scenario.
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On December 1,2011, Gerard Arpey joined Emerald Creek Group, LLC as a partner.
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Gerard Arpey is a member of The Business Council and involved in a variety of civic organizations.
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Gerard Arpey made the decision to ground all American Airlines flights in Northeastern United States and then across the entire nation before the Federal Aviation Administration directive to do so.