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FOR RELEASE: Thursday, July 22, 2021 AMERICAN AIRLINES REPORTS SECOND-QUARTER 2021 FINANCIAL RESULTS
Record liquidity and confidence in recovery drive accelerated deleveraging
FORT WORTH, Texas –– American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ: AAL) today reported its second-quarter 2021 financial results, including:
•Second-quarter net profit of $19 million, or $0.03 per diluted share. Excluding net special items1, second-quarter net loss of $1.1 billion, or ($1.69) per share.
•Second-quarter revenue of $7.5 billion, up 87% sequentially from the first quarter of 2021.
•Ended the second quarter with approximately $21.3 billion of total available liquidity, a record for the Company.
•Accelerated the deleveraging process with prepayment of $950 million spare parts term loan.
•Company plans to pay down approximately $15 billion of debt by the end of 2025.
“We have taken a number of steps to solidify our business through our Green Flag Plan and it shows in our second-quarter results,” said American’s Chairman and CEO Doug Parker. “We have reshaped our network, simplified our fleet and made our cost structure more efficient, all to create an airline that will outperform competitors and deliver for customers. The green flag has dropped and we are ready thanks to the tremendous efforts and dedication of the American Airlines team.”
American is committed to strengthening its business and returning to profitability by focusing on its three strategic objectives: Create a world-class customer experience, make culture a competitive advantage and build American to thrive forever.
To create a world-class customer experience, American:
•Plans to operate more than 150 new routes this summer, including several new destinations and greater connectivity in Miami, Austin, Texas, and Orlando, Florida. During the summer season, American expects to fly more than 90% of its domestic seat capacity and 80% of its international seat capacity, in each case as compared to 2019.
•Scheduled 10 new domestic and four new international destinations from Austin for this fall as a result of increased customer demand. American and its partners will offer the most options in Austin this fall, with nearly 100 peak day departures.
The following information was filed by American Airlines Group Inc. (AAL) on Thursday, July 22, 2021 as an 8K 2.02 statement, which is an earnings press release pertaining to results of operations and financial condition. It may be helpful to assess the quality of management by comparing the information in the press release to the information in the accompanying 10-Q Quarterly Report statement of earnings and operation as management may choose to highlight particular information in the press release.