Doug Parker
Doug Parker
William Douglas "'Doug" Parker is an American businessman who is the current Chairman and CEO of American Airlines Group, Inc., the parent company of American Airlines...
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He's still on the streets of New Orleans, hasn't had a shower since Monday.
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There's a lot of buzz in the industry about consolidation. There's a lot of value to be created by putting two airlines together.
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The market's confidence in the new US Airways is extremely gratifying, and is evidenced by today's announcement and backed further by the recent sale of our former government-backed loans. While we have much work to do to successfully complete the integration of our two airlines, we are confident that we have taken the right steps to adequately fund a firm foundation for our new airline.
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Our consolidation was largely driven by crisis. US Airways needed it to survive. And as the industry improves, there will be fewer crises.
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It's been one of the worst weeks for (Toronto) stocks since April.
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The weakness has been largely concentrated in the technology sector.
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I know he has the potential to go to the NFL. I don't want him to mess that up. I just want him to live out a better experience than I did. But it starts with making the right decisions.
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The flip-side of that though is if you create value, you create value. And I think we're showing that you can create a lot of value -- much more than I think people thought -- by putting two airlines together.
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We are exceptionally pleased about where we are right now.
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When you're that age, 17 or 18, you're saying I'm going to have some fun on these visits. I'm going to ball out at these school. Putting on a hat and making a show of it isn't going to determine where you are the rest of your life. The choice you make will, so it's important to be serious about why you picked one school over another.
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We continue to make great progress in building the new US Airways, and today's announcements furthers that momentum. We are thrilled to welcome these employees back to a new airline that has a fresh attitude and bright future ahead of it.
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Today's results reflect overwhelming support for our proposed merger with US Airways, which will create a stronger airline that offers improved job stability for our employees, expanded service for our customers and a more long-term, viable investment for our stockholders.
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We are grateful to Hans for his work on behalf of our employees and shareholders as he provided a guiding hand while we established our integration plan.
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We're exceptionally pleased with where we are. What a difference a year makes.