American Airlines Leadership Shake-Up as CEO Faces Profit-Gap Pressure
In a staff memo seen by Reuters, American CEO Isom acknowledged a meaningful gap between current performance and the results he says the airline should deliver. Chief Communications Officer Ron DeFeo is stepping down, and Garboden, Gulbranson, Clayton and Neuman will join senior leadership. American expects near break-even results in 2026 after higher jet fuel prices, as flight attendants and the pilots’ union press for change and say a board meeting request was rebuffed.