Yahoo Finance American Airlines (AAL) Clears Doubts Over Bankruptcy Filing
At a conference held on Wednesday, American Airlines Group AAL informed that it will not file for bankruptcy protection. Reportedly, there were talks that a major U.S. airline might go out of business once the government aid for it expires.
The company’s chief executive officer Doug Parker stated, "Bankruptcy is failure. We're not going to do that." He feels that no airline is likely to “go by the wayside as a result of this crisis."
He further predicted that the U.S. airline industry is likely to shrink by 10-20% in summer 2021 and its rebound would depend on passenger demand and revenues generated.
With easing travel restrictions, American Airlines, carrying a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), is seeing modest increases in passenger numbers. New bookings have been more than the number of cancellations over past few weeks. During the U.S. Memorial Day weekend, the carrier’s aircraft was filled about 56%. The passenger load is encouraging although it reflects a significantly reduced capacity. The carrier is operating only about 20% of its usual schedule compared to a year ago.
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U.S. carriers like Delta Air Lines DAL and United Airlines UAL are also witnessing increases in travel demand. Earlier this month, Delta revealed plans to increase its summer capacity amid signs of improvement in domestic travel demand. The company’s CEO Edward Bastian hopes to add around 200 flights in June and another 200 or 300 in July.
In an SEC filing, United Airlines stated that as of May 18, the airline had witnessed reduction in cancellation rates and a “moderate improvement in demand” in domestic markets as well as some international routes for the remainder of the second quarter of 2020.
Both Delta and United Airlines carry a Zacks Rank #3.
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