FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct. 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- American Airlines
Group Inc. (NASDAQ: AAL) today appointed two new officers to its
leadership team.
Loral Blinde, Vice President – People and Employee
Services
Loral Blinde joins American Airlines as Vice
President – People and Employee Services from the Seabury Group. He
has more than 30 years of human resources experience, which
includes time at Northwest Airlines, AirTran Airways and later
Southwest Airlines. He will oversee employee services for
American's domestic operations including employee relations,
compensation, travel services and training.
Blinde served as Senior Vice President – Human Resources and
Administration for AirTran Airways for more than 10 years and has
led various human resource functions including employee relations,
labor relations, recruiting, leadership training, benefits and
compliance. He earned a bachelor's degree, a master's degree
in Industrial Relations and a Juris Doctor, all from the
University of Iowa.
Bruce Wark, Vice President and
Deputy General Counsel
Bruce
Wark has been promoted to Vice President and Deputy General
Counsel and will oversee all intellectual property, commercial
litigation and antitrust matters for the airline. Wark has managed
American's interests in the areas of antitrust and international
competition, intellectual property and other regulatory affairs. He
was a key contributor to American's successful resolution of claims
brought by the United States Department of Justice opposing the
merger with US Airways, and has negotiated antitrust clearance for
several international joint ventures.
Wark began his career with American in 1993 and has exceled in
the areas of litigation and regulatory matters, most recently
serving as Associate General Counsel. He earned a Juris Doctor from
Georgetown University Law Center, where
he graduated with honors, and a bachelor's degree from the
University of Denver, where he
graduated summa cum laude.
"Loral and Bruce represent exactly what we are looking for in
our leadership team at American Airlines – a passion for serving
our people and outstanding business acumen," said Doug Parker, chairman and CEO of American
Airlines. "They are both committed to restoring American to the
greatest airline in the world, and we're thrilled to have them as
part of our team."
American Airlines and US Airways merged in December 2013 to become the world's largest
airline. They are combining operations at nine hubs, and have
already merged significant parts of their cargo operations as well
as corporate support functions. In 2015, the company expects to
combine the American Airlines AAdvantage and US Airways Dividend
Miles programs into a single frequent flyer program and to achieve
a single operating certificate from the Federal Aviation
Administration.
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. Members of both programs can redeem miles
for tickets as well as upgrades to First Class and Business Class.
In addition, AAdvantage members can redeem miles for vacation
packages, car rentals, hotel stays and retail products. 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. Connect with American on Twitter
@AmericanAir and at Facebook.com/AmericanAirlines and follow US
Airways on Twitter @USAirways.
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