American Airlines flight attendants take pictures in front of a plane at Dallas-Fort Worth Airport during an American Airlines and PSA Airlines pilot recruiting event on July 20, 2016. Laura Buckman / American Airlines
Skift Take: Offering up a sacrificial lamb to investors won’t do much to solve American Airlines’ operational issues, which are multifaceted in nature. Perhaps its new executive structure, though, will let it solve its woes more effectively than before. The rest of the U.S. aviation sector is watching.