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Politics : Formerly About Applied Materials
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To: StanX Long who wrote (55402)11/13/2001 4:59:57 AM
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November 13, 2001

THE AIRLINE

Crash Inflicts Heavy Blow on Prospects of American

By LAURENCE ZUCKERMAN

nytimes.com

Before Flight 587 fell from the sky yesterday, American Airlines was seen as one of the carriers best positioned to weather the drastic downturn that followed September's terrorist attacks. But now American could find itself in much deeper trouble, experts said yesterday.

"The question in my mind is whether this now makes it harder for American to recover relative to the rest of the industry," said David Newkirk, the head of the travel industry consulting practice at Booz Allen & Hamilton.

Donald J. Carty, the chief executive of American's parent, the AMR Corporation (news/quote), seemed to telegraph that message in his public comments yesterday.
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