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Robert Crandall

Robert Lloyd "Bob" Crandall (born December 6, 1935, in Westerly, Rhode Island) is an American businessman who is the former president and chairman of American Airlines. Called an industry legend by airline industry observers, Crandall has been the subject of several books and is a member of the Hall of Honor of the Conrad Hilton college.[1]

Robert Crandall

(1935-12-06) December 6, 1935

Westerly, Rhode Island, U.S.

University of Rhode Island
University of Pennsylvania

Former President and CEO of American Airlines (1985-1998)

Early life[edit]

The Great Depression forced Robert Crandall's father to leave Rhode Island to work selling life insurance, which resulted in multiple relocations. Crandall ended up attending 13 schools before his high school graduation.[2] He graduated from the University of Rhode Island, and from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, with an MBA.[3]

Hall of Honor of the college.[1]

Conrad Hilton

award, 1997.

Horatio Alger

for outstanding leadership in the commercial aviation industry, 2001.[14]

Tony Jannus Award

2004.

L. Welch Pogue Award for Lifetime Achievement in Aviation

from the National Aeronautic Association, 2006.

Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy

on C-SPAN

Appearances

PBS NewsHour, May 20, 1998

"Something Special in the Air?"

- A New York Times op-ed by Crandall, Apr 21, 2008

Charge More, Merge Less, Fly Better

DePaul University, Sep 22, 2009

"A Conversation With Robert L. Crandall"

Terry Maxon (Sep 6, 2015). . Dallas Morning News.

"Tales from the Beat: Robert L. Crandall"