American Airlines CEO on Tackling the New Travel Patterns
Photo Credit: American Airlines CEO Robert Isom speaking on stage at Skift Aviation Forum in Dallas, TX, November 2022. Skift
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Thanksgiving should be a breeze, operationally speaking, CEO Robert Isom said at Skift Aviation Forum on Wednesday. Where the future of aviation gets interesting is adapting to new flying habits of leisure and business passengers.
The world’s biggest airline is ready for Thanksgiving, having already battled through several hurricanes in recent months.
American Airlines CEO Robert Isom played down any potential pressure points that could emerge during the upcoming vacation. In the longer term, the challenge may be identifying new flying habits as corporate travel blurs even further with leisure.
Speaking at Skift Aviation Forum, held at the Statler Hotel in downtown Dallas, Isom was quizzed on stage on whether American was ready — with just a week to go.
“Look, we've had three hurricanes
