Gerald Gitner

Gerald L. "Gerry" Gitner is an American former aviationexecutive who occupied high-level positions at Trans World Airlines (TWA), Pan American World Airways (Pan Am), People Express Airlines, and other major airlines. He has also served as chairman and director for several aviation-related and non-aviation-related companies.

Gitner is best known for his time as the CEO of TWA in the late '90s during which time he increased fleet numbers, renewed the fleet, improved the company's debt structure, won two J.D. Power and Associates awards, and ultimately facilitated the 2001 sale of the company to American Airlines.