"When I crossed swords with him, I felt like I was in a
gunfight and all I had was a knife. I'm proud to call him a friend,
and I wish him the very best."
Source: Gerard Arpey, CEO of AMR Corp., about
Herb Kelleher. Kelleher stepped down as Chairman of Southwest
Airlines on Wednesday... the same day American announced at its
annual meeting in Fort Worth it plans to cut 12 percent of its
flight capacity, thousands of employees will be furloughed, and
passengers will be charged an extra fee for every checked bag.