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Robert Lloyd "Bob" Crandall (born December 6, 1935 in Westerly, Rhode Island) 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. ==Life== Robert Crandall was raised in New York City. He graduated from the University of Rhode Island, and from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, with an MBA.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=University of Houston )〕 In 1966, he joined TWA, where he worked for six years. In 1972, he left to become a senior financial officer at Bloomingdale's Department Stores, but he returned to the airline industry in 1973, as senior financial vice president of American.〔 Before the passing of the 1978 Airline Deregulation Act, Crandall was one of the act's loudest opponents. In 1982, he had a famous conversation with Braniff CEO Howard D. Putnam, in which he told Putnam that if Braniff raised their prices, American would too. Crandall has publicly expressed embarrassment over that conversation. That same year, Crandall became American's president. In 1985, Crandall succeeded Albert Casey as American's chairman and CEO. During the latter period of Crandall's tenure as CEO, investor concern over airline bankruptcies and falling stock prices caused Crandall to remind his employees about the dangers of investing in airline stocks. Known for his candor, Crandall later told an interviewer, "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.'" Crandall noted that since the airline deregulation of the 1970s, some 150 airlines had gone out of business. "A lot of people came into the airline business. Most of them promptly exited, minus their money," he said.〔Greenberg, Peter, ''Inside American Airlines: A Week in the Life'', CNBC Documentary Feature, October 18, 2006〕〔Roeder, David, ''Stock Seer Sees No Reason Dow Won't Continue Steady Growth'', sub. ''Fear of Flying'', Chicago Sun-Times, October 22, 2006〕 In 1997, Crandall received the Horatio Alger award. In 1998, he retired from American and he went on to work as director of many other companies, including Celestica, Haliburton, and Anixter. He is the 2001 recipient of the ''Tony Jannus Award'' for outstanding leadership in the commercial aviation industry.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Tony Jannus Society ) 〕 Crandall is credited with creating the first frequent flyer program in the airline industry, the AAdvantage program, as well as pioneering modern reservations systems through the creation of Sabre. He is also credited with pioneering yield management. Crandall also serves as a senior adviser and sits on the board of AirCell, an in-flight telephony company which won the larger of two licenses for air-ground data service that provide in-flight broadband service. Since airline deregulation in 1978, a number of factors which define the airline industry in the USA have plummeted. Subsequently, by 2010, every major airline had filed for bankruptcy at least once, except American Airlines. When asked to comment on the situation in June 2008, Crandall stated, :: Finally, on November 29, 2011, AMR Corporation (American Airlines Holding Company) joined the rest and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. In 2015, American Airlines completed a merger with US Airways, the last remaining legacy carriers to do so. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Robert Crandall」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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