American Airlines President Robert Isom, left, speaks during the Fort Worth Chamber’s annual meeting at the Cowtown Coliseum, Wednesday, March 27, 2024, in Fort Worth.CEO Robert Isom said Wednesday that travel demand is stronger than ever, but the industry still has a long way to go when it comes to recruiting talent and maintaining its supply chain.
At the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce annual meeting, Isom told attendees that coming out of a pandemic, people want to connect and still travel, a trend that isn’t going away anytime soon.“People want to visit Fort Worth,” Isom said. “I’ve been very pleased to see the rebound and traffic... I think that bodes well for the future. I know that demand is going to be there.
American Airlines President Robert Isom, left, speaks during the Fort Worth Chamber’s annual meeting at the Cowtown Coliseum, Wednesday, March 27, 2024, in Fort Worth, as Steve Montgomery, president and CEO of the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce, listens.He didn’t mention Boeing during his fireside chat, a plane maker that has had many safety problems over the last several years, most recently brought to the limelight by a fuselage panel that blew out of an airborne 737 Max in January.
American Airlines President Robert Isom, on the screen, speaks during the Fort Worth Chamber’s annual meeting at the Cowtown Coliseum, Wednesday, March 27, 2024, in Fort Worth.A captain flying on a commercial airline’s largest aircraft can bring home an average of $348,252 a year, based on recent pilot contracts that passed over the last year.U.S.