activity. to the extent economies are fragile and i think people think economies are still fragile today then the airline recovery is by definition fragile. as the ceo of the parent company of american airlines we talk about airlines inkay or thes of the economy. richard joining e now after the interview. richard? reporter: the amr american airlines there and the 800 jobs that he is bringing back, he says it s largely because the recovery is ticking up. what they announced today or at least koconsummated because thi deal, we have talked about this years. 14 years. since american and british airways 14 years since american and british airways got engaged. they finally made it to the altar and consummated the deal. their alliance designed to beat