American Airlines loss of $1.7 billion in 1Q
American Airlines parent co. says it lost $1.66 billion in the first quarter, mostly on costs related to its bankruptcy restructuring.
Excluding bankruptcy costs and other special items, AMR lost $248 million, compared to a loss of $405 million a year ago.
American Airlines is the nation's No. 3 airline after United and Delta, boosted revenue by 9.1 percent, to $6.04 billion. Revenue for each mile that passengers fly, a closely watched number in the airline business, grew 10.3 percent, much faster than at Southwest Airlines.
AMR's average fares on American and the American Eagle rose 7.4 percent over a year ago.
Despite higher prices, American was able to fill 79 percent of its seats, up from 77.1 percent a year ago. The number of flights was virtually unchanged.
All airlinescontinue to limit the supply of seats to control costs and drive up fares.
AMR paid $3.24 per gallon for fuel, up from $2.76 per gallon in the first quarter of last year. Its fuel bill rose to $2.17 billion.
AMR has approximately 88,000 employees.
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