American Airlines states previous CEO Doug Parker is likewise retiring as chairman in April
FORT WORTH, Texas — American Airlines stated Thursday that Doug Parker, who served as CEO for more than 8 years priorto stepping down last year, will retire as chairman on April 30.
The brand-new chairman will be Greg Smith, who invested more than 30 years at Boeing consistingof the last 10 as chief monetary officer.
Smith’s tasks expanded throughout his period at Boeing, consistingof working on the business’s effort to return the 737 Max jetliner to service after it was grounded aroundtheworld listbelow 2 fatal crashes. He briefly served as interim CEO after Dennis Muilenburg was ousted in late 2019.
Smith, 56, retired from Boeing in a surprise relocation in early 2021, then signedupwith American’s board in Januar