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AMR Corp. (AMR) is in the Travel Industry
- Revenue
- Dec 31 2007
- $22.9B
- Profit
- Dec 31 2007
- $504.0M
- Market Cap
- Dec 02 2008
- $2.3B
Latest News and Analysis
Airlines Discover Supply & Demand
Joel West submits: United UAUA has increased its second bag fee from $25 to $50 — blaming falling fuel prices. Together American AMR and United had raised bag fees from $0 to $80 round trip, and now United wants to take that to $130 round trip for those bags...
Short Interest Rising in Tesoro; Shorts Covering Airline Positions
Jessica Johnson submits: The refiner Tesoro TSO slid 6.9% to $17.28 Tuesday, as crude oil fell as much as$8 a barrel as hurricane Gustav faded - before recovering later in the day. Coal companies were particularly hard hit as well. Short interest has been building up in Tesoro for...
Why Airline Stocks Are So Often Bad Investments
Saj Karsan submits: Warren Buffett is quoted as saying that the airline business in the US “has made no money.” Thanks to a forgettable investment Buffett had made in US Air LCC, he even went so far as to suggest a capitalist should have shot down the Wright brothers during...
Watching the Airline Stocks
Trader Mark submits: The darlings of the market just a few weeks ago, the airline stocks are now down 25-40% in a matter of 2 weeks from their peaks. These make for excellent hedges if you think oil is headed to sub $100 but even with a $10 spike in...
Time To Ban CEOs and Senators from Derivatives Markets
Mark Longo submits: Originally written on 7/18/2008 Pandering and Ignorance Not Limited to WashingtonWe've all witnessed the growing frenzy over derivatives speculation in Washington (see "The Rage Against Derivatives Speculators Is Unfounded" for more information). Senators and congressman have made a number of alarming appearances on the Sunday morning...
The Airlines' Recent Death Defying Actions
Robert Herbst submits: Not long ago, daily media stories were predicting which major airline would be the first in line to fail. Las Vegas type odds were given to a list of inevitable airline bankruptcies. There should be no argument the US airline industry is facing unprecedented challenges as they...
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American Airlines announces appointment of Doug Herring
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD American Airlines (NYSE:AMR) has announced the appointment of Doug Herring as vice president of operations for finance and strategic planning. Herring will be responsible for the financial activities related to their airline's operations function and will oversee strategic planning activities....
Markdown Optimization Best Practices is Focus of DemandTec and AMR Research Webinar Scheduled for December 2, 2008
SAN CARLOS, Calif., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DemandTec, Inc. , a leading provider of on-demand optimization solutions for retailers and consumer products manufacturers, will host a webinar titled Discover Markdown Optimization Best Practices for this Holiday Season and Beyond at 8:00 AM PST, 11:00 AM EST on December 2,...
PR Newswire Summary of Technology Copy, Nov. 24, 2008
Following is a summary of high technology news releases transmitted today by PR Newswire. The full text of these releases is available at the PR Newswire for Journalists, http://media.prnewswire.com/. AQM037 11/24/2008 00:01 r f CA-DemandTec-Office SAN CARLOS Office Depot Renews With DemandTec for Strategic Pricing ...
TSA and American Airlines introduce electronic boarding passes at LAX
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The US Transportation Security Administration TSA and American Airlines (NYSE:AMR) have announced the launch of a Paperless Boarding Pass pilot programme at Los Angeles International Airport LAX. The programme will enable passengers to receive their boarding passes electronically, through mobile...
No Strike: SEIU Withdraws Strike Notice and IAEP Relinquishes Claim of Representation of AMR Las Vegas Workforce
LAS VEGAS -- In what the company said can only be characterized as a complete about-face, the Service Employees International Union SEIU, in light of filings submitted by American Medical Response AMR with the National Labor Relations Board NLRB earlier this week, withdrew its notice of intent to strike. In...
TSA and American Airlines introduce electronic boarding passes at LAX
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-21 November 2008-TSA and American Airlines introduce electronic boarding passes at LAXC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com The US Transportation Security Administration TSA and American Airlines (NYSE:AMR) have announced the launch of a Paperless Boarding Pass pilot programme at Los Angeles International Airport LAX. The programme will...
oneworld announces new chairman of governing board
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Airline alliance oneworld has announced that Gerard Arpey, American Airlines' chairman and chief executive, has been nominated as chairman to the governing board of oneworld. In his new position, Arpey succeeds Geoff Dixon, chief executive officer of Qantas, who has...
AMR Research Study Finds Supply Chain Technology Market Will Grow 7% Annually to $9.2B in 2012
BOSTON, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- AMR Research today released a study that estimates the supply chain management SCM applications market will grow 7% annually for the next five years, despite the gloomy economic conditions of 2008. Now a $6.5B market, AMR Research forecasts steady growth will bring the...
Badger Meter, Inc. and Itron, Inc. Extend Alliance - Distribution Agreement
MILWAUKEE -- Badger Meter, Inc. (NYSE: BMI) today announced it has extended its alliance and distribution agreement with Itron, Inc. (Nasdaq: ITRI) of Spokane, Wash., through February 2011. The two-year contract extension permits Badger Meter to continue marketing Itron automatic meter reading AMR technologies to water utilities throughout North America....
AMRI Announces Agreement with Teva Pharmaceuticals and Barr Laboratories to Settle Litigation in ALLEGRA® and ALLEGRA®D-12 U.S. Patent Dispute
Litigation Against Additional Generic Manufacturers to Proceed ALBANY, N.Y. -- Albany Molecular Research, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMRI) and its wholly owned subsidiary, AMR Technology, Inc., announced that a settlement regarding U.S. patent infringement litigation involving ALLEGRA([R])and ALLEGRA([R])D-12has been reached among them, Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC, Teva Pharmaceuticals,...
Over $10 Million of CSL Behring's Privigen Was Sold in the U.S. During the Third Quarter of 2008
Baxter Sold More Grams of IVIG to Hospitals Than Any Other Company, According To New Data from Arlington Medical Resources MALVERN, Pa., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Arlington Medical Resources AMR, a provider of premier market intelligence for the pharmaceutical and diagnostic imaging industries, finds that over $10...
Former CEO of the Walt Disney Company Michael Eisner to Deliver Keynote Address at AMR Research's Supply Chain Executive Conference
Event will take place at The Phoenician Resort, Scottsdale, Ariz., May 27-29, 2009 BOSTON, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, AMR Research announced that Michael Eisner, former CEO of the Walt Disney Company (1984-2005), will keynote its 2009 Supply Chain Executive Conference, which will take place on May...
RTCoA Debuts First Wi-Fi Based Smart Thermostat Powered by GainSpan
NEW YORK and SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Radio Thermostat Company of America RTCoA today unveiled its first Wi-Fi based programmable communicating thermostat, the CT80, based on GainSpan's GS1010 SoC System on Chip device. Designed specially for energy management (AMR/AMI) and home automation applications, the thermostat can connect...
Lost in a maze with no way out
Byline: John Gibson UNITED stand today condemned by their own incompetence. Never has so much been owed by so few to so many! A team representing thousands upon thousands of loyal but physically drained Geordies was unable to: BEAT a side of no pedigree...
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- Incorporated: 1982
- CEO: Mr. Gerard J. Arpey
AMR is engaged in the airline industry. Through its principal subsidiary, American Airlines, Inc. (American), Co. conducts and provides scheduled passenger airline. As of Dec 31 2007, American provided scheduled jet service to approximately 170 destinations throughout North America, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe and Asia. In addition, AMR Eagle Holding Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Co., owns two regional airlines which do business as American Eagle Airlines, Inc. and Executive Airlines, Inc. As of Dec 31 2007, Co.'s owned and leased aircraft in operation included 294 AMR Eagle Aircrafts.
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AMR Corp. Company Info
Board of Directors
Mr. Gerard J. Arpey
Chairman
Mr. Ray M. Robinson
Dr. Judith Rodin
Mr. Matthew K. Rose
Mr. Roger T. Staubach
Mr. John W. Bachmann
Mr. David L. Boren
Mr. Armando M. Codina
Mr. Rajat K. Gupta
Mr. Alberto Ibargüen
Ms. Ann McLaughlin Korologos
Mr. Michael A. Miles
Mr. Philip J. Purcell
Contact Information
4333 Amon Carter Blvd.
Fort Worth, TX
817 963-1234