Robert Crandall
Robert Crandall
Robert Lloyd "Bob" Crandallis an American businessman who is the former president and chairman of American Airlines. Called an industry legend by airline industry observers, Crandall has been the subject of several books and is a member of the Hall of Honor of the Conrad Hilton college...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth6 December 1935
CountryUnited States of America
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I've got one problem. It's about this independent speaking. If you come to work for American Airlines, you will not have any independent thoughts. So you can just scratch that out. All your thoughts will be my thoughts.
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You're going to have a tough time picking up effects in month-to-month or even year-to-year movement of steel prices.
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If the market decides that the amplitude of the airline ups and downs may be less now than it had been in years past, we may move closer to the kinds of P/E ratios we see for other stocks.
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The people who come to our food pantry have no food left at home. Considering the expense of fresh produce, we are providing something they wouldn't have otherwise because they don't have the money to buy fresh produce.
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We are faced with two disastrous alternatives -- unacceptably high costs or cessation of operations,
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You put together the best team that you can with the players you've got, and replace those who aren't good enough.
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A lot of people came into the airline business. Most of them promptly exited, minus their money,
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I've said many times that I'd be thrilled to sell the airline to the employees and our guys said no, we'll take all the money, anyway.
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The airline business is fast-paced, high risk, and highly leveraged. It puts a premium on things I like to do. I think I communicate well. And I am very good at detail. I love detail.
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If you want to travel on the airline system, you give up your privacy. If you want your privacy, don't fly. Flying is voluntary.
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I've never invested in any airline. I'm an airline manager. I don't invest in airlines. And I always said to the employees of American, 'This is not an appropriate investment. It's a great place to work and it's a great company that does important work. But airlines are not an investment.'
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This is a nasty, rotten business.
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The game we are playing her is closest to the old game of 'Christians and lions.'