Doug Parker: Pilots Should Be Paid Well

Parker at CAPA May 2026

Former American Airlines CEO Doug Parker at the CAPA Leader Summit Americas in Charleston, S.C.

Credit: Karen Walker
CHARLESTON, South Carolina—The model for U.S. ULCCs is “absolutely broken” because the majors figured out how to compete with their costs and fares and did a good job, former American Airlines CEO Doug Parker believes. Parker, who spoke on a panel at the CAPA Leader Summit Americas in Charleston...
Karen Walker

Karen Walker is Air Transport World Editor-in-Chief and Aviation Week Group Air Transport Editor-in-Chief. She joined ATW in 2011 and oversees the editorial content and direction of ATW, Routes and Aviation Week Group air transport content.

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