Nora Linville
Director, Women's Sales & Marketing, American Airlines
Nora L. Linville was named Director of Women's Sales and Marketing
at American Airlines in March 2006. She is responsible for leading
the company's efforts to target the women's consumer market and
ultimately increase brand awareness.
In her first year as leader of the Women's Sales and Marketing team,
American launched AA.com/women, a convenient on-line resource
specifically designed for its female customers.
Linville previously served as Manager of Corporate and Travel Agency
Sales where she was responsible for formulating policies and procedures
and promoting the travel agency and corporate travel department
distribution channels. She also represented American Airlines on
industry panels and task forces to develop recommendations for forward
strategy.
Since joining the company in 1986 as a reservations supervisor,
Linville has held numerous positions of increasing responsibility
in several departments including reservations, human resources and
passenger sales.
During her twenty years with American, Linville participated in
the review and change of non-refundable fare rules at American Airlines
to allow customers to cancel and reuse their tickets. She also developed
and implemented streamlined ticketing procedures for American Airlines
Travel Agent promotional fares.
Linville earned the designation of Certified Travel Counselor (CTC),
the travel agent industry's highest standard of professional knowledge
and commitment. She was profiled in the Travel Institute's Leading
Women in Travel feature and served on the National Business Travel
Association (NBTA) Aviation Committee as well as the Airlines Reporting
Corporation Joint Advisory Board.
Linville currently serves as a member of the Women's Leadership
Exchange Multicultural Advisory Board, the eWomenNetwork Foundation
Advisory Council, and the Enterprising Women Magazine National Advisory
Board.
A native of Illinois, Linville attended the University of Illinois
and Wheaton College. She resides in Bedford, Texas.
|