Robert Crandall

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Robert Crandall is an American airline executive best known for leading American Airlines through deregulation and pioneering innovations such as frequent-flyer programs and yield management.

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instanceOf airline executive
business executive
human
academicDegree Bachelor’s degree in history
MBA
activeInPeriod late 20th century
boardMemberOf Aircell (Gogo Inflight) NERFINISHED
American Express NERFINISHED
Anixter International NERFINISHED
Celestica Inc. NERFINISHED
Halliburton Company NERFINISHED
i2 Technologies NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
educatedAt University of Rhode Island NERFINISHED
Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
employer AMR Corporation NERFINISHED
American Airlines NERFINISHED
Bloomingdale’s NERFINISHED
Eastman Kodak Company NERFINISHED
TWA NERFINISHED
familyName Crandall NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork airline management
transportation business
givenName Robert
implemented AAdvantage frequent-flyer program at American Airlines NERFINISHED
yield management systems at American Airlines
industry airline industry
aviation
knownFor aggressive cost management at American Airlines
hub-and-spoke network development at American Airlines
innovations in airline pricing
languageSpoken English
name Robert Lloyd Crandall NERFINISHED
nationality American
notableFor developing the AAdvantage frequent-flyer program
leading American Airlines through U.S. airline deregulation
pioneering frequent-flyer programs in the airline industry
pioneering yield management in commercial aviation
notableWork development of modern airline revenue management practices
occupation airline executive
business executive
positionHeld Chairman of AMR Corporation
Chairman of American Airlines
Chief Executive Officer of American Airlines
President of American Airlines
residence United States of America

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Tony Jannus Award notableRecipient Robert Crandall