But industry consultants say no other company has followed his example.
Just how much detail will be announced is not clear, according to industry consultants.
Industry consultants say many plants are selling at 10 percent of current construction costs.
"This is a very solid company," said one industry consultant, who did not want to be identified.
Still, many analysts and industry consultants said that any deal would be difficult to achieve.
"It is a little surprising," said one industry consultant who asked not to be identified.
He used his expertise to become a $1,000-a-day industry consultant and to run an exercise equipment company.
It was started in 1994 by concrete professionals and industry consultants.
Its latest version, System 10, came out earlier this year, and already many industry consultants see a need for an upgrade.
Industry consultants estimated that American had agreed to pay about $90 million per aircraft.
