The executive moves we are announcing today will strengthen American for the long-term future and reflect well on the depth of the Company's management team.

This airline is grateful for his extensive contributions and we will miss his friendship and support. We extend our deepest sympathies to the Casey family on its personal loss.

However, the economics of our business continued to deteriorate. We barely escaped bankruptcy a year ago, and in the aftermath of that escape we had to make some even tougher decisions.

At American Airlines, we have built a business around the love of travel that has lasted three quarters of a century. And I'm pretty sure we're just getting started.

I think in just about any business the low cost competitor is always going to have an advantage.

But I don't think the popularity of flying has diminished a bit.

We have, unlike many of our competitors, continued to meet our various financial obligations.

We need to take excellent care of our customers, and do so at a profit.

A lot of people don’t do well simply because they major in minor things.

When the power of love overtakes all other power then we will find the true peace on earth.

..my music isn't just music- its medicine.

Cultivate the habit of defining, refining, redefining and redeeming your opportunities. Failure is a temporal event, not a permanent trademark.

We need solitude, because when we're alone, we're free from obligations, we don't need to put on a show, and we can hear our own thoughts.

I need you to protect me from being lonely. Don't fight for me. Be with me.That's what I need."-Bianca to Lucas

When people say, 'She's got everything', I've got one answer - I haven't had tomorrow.

I do go back to Brazil once a year. I miss my family.

The great men of a nation reach out to all mankind. They are unifying, not divisive; internationally conciliating and still great nationally.

A scatterbrain is one who never has an unspoken thought.