Eagle’s Garton Tackles ‘Challenges’ on Multiple Fronts
Dan Garton
Dan Garton

By the time American Eagle president Dan Garton spoke with AIN in late March, he had just presented his labor groups with a restructuring plan that called for a 5-percent reduction in the number of employees to achieve the cost savings the company would need to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The timing of the interview would indeed prove impeccable, as Garton could finally address some of the questions on the minds of so many since AMR, American Airlines and American Eagle all declared insolvency last November 29.