FORT WORTH, Texas, July 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- American
Airlines today promoted Don Casey to
Senior Vice President - Revenue Management, responsible for all of
American's passenger pricing and yield management activity for the
worldwide network of approximately 6,700 daily flights and more
than $40 billion in annual
revenue.
"Don has done a phenomenal job leading our revenue management
team during the early months of integrating of our airlines, and
his team is already providing real results and beginning to deliver
on the revenue benefits we anticipated with the merger," said
Scott Kirby, president – American
Airlines. "His experience at American over the past 14 years
will help us make the world's largest airline the most
profitable."
Casey will continue to oversee the pricing of fare and
merchandising products, inventory management, upgrades, frequent
flyer redemption, the revenue management activities for joint
business agreements and the development of industry-leading revenue
management tools and systems.
Casey previously served as Vice President – Revenue
Management. He joined American in 2000 as managing director
of capacity planning and led the company's Alliances team during
the first major expansion of oneworld and the successful
application to gain antitrust immunity with partners British
Airways and Iberia. His work has been recognized with a Laurels
Award from Aviation Week & Space Technology for outstanding
contributions to the field of commercial transportation. Prior to
joining American, he was senior vice president of planning at
Canadian Airlines.
About American Airlines Group
American Airlines Group (NASDAQ: AAL) is the holding company for
American Airlines and US Airways. Together with wholly owned and
third-party regional carriers operating as American Eagle and US
Airways Express, the airlines operate an average of nearly 6,700
flights per day to 339 destinations in 54 countries from its hubs
in Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas/Fort
Worth, Los Angeles,
Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix and Washington, D.C. The American Airlines
AAdvantage and US Airways Dividend Miles programs allow members to
earn miles for travel, vacation packages, car rentals, hotel stays
and everyday purchases. American is a founding member of the
oneworld alliance, whose members and members-elect serve nearly
1,000 destinations with 14,250 daily flights to 150 countries.
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