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American Airlines Reports First-Quarter 2024 Financial Results
FORT WORTH, Texas, April 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ: AAL) today reported its first-quarter 2024 financial results,
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[{"type":"text","content":"FORT WORTH, Texas, April 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ: AAL) today reported its first-quarter 2024 financial results, including: Record first-quarter revenue of approximately $12.6 billion.First-quarter net loss of $312 million, or ($0.48) per diluted share. Excluding net special items1, first-quarter net loss of $226 million, or ($0.34) per diluted share.Achieved best-ever first-quarter completion factor. Generated operating cash flow of $2.2 billion and free cash flow2 of $1.4 billion in the first quarter. Reduced total debt3 by nearly $950 million in the first quarter. The company is now more than 80% of the way to its 2025 total debt reduction goal. “The American Airlines team continues to build a reliable, efficient and resilient airline,” said American’s CEO Robert Isom. “While we aren’t satisfied with our first-quarter financial results, we have a strong foundation in place, and we remain on track to deliver on our full-year financial targets. Our team is running a fantastic operation, driving revenue through our commercial initiatives, efficiently managing costs, and producing free cash flow to further strengthen our balance sheet.” Operational performanceAmerican is running the best operation in its history because of a steadfast commitment to operational excellence and strong collaboration across the entire airline. The company produced its best-ever first-quarter completion factor and improved its mishandled baggage rate year over year. American achieved these results despite air traffic control challenges and significant weather events across its network during the quarter. Financial performanceAmerican produced results within previously guided ranges for each of its operating metrics despite a significant increase in the cost of fuel in the quarter. The company generated record first-quarter revenue of approximately $12.6 billion and a GAAP operating margin of 0.1%. Excluding the impact of net special items1, American produced an operating margin of 0.6% in the first quarter. Balance sheetStrengthening the balance sheet remains a top priority for American. In the first quarter, the company reduced total debt3 by nearly $950 million and has now achieved more than $12 billion, or over 80%, of its goal of reducing total debt3 by $15 billion by the end of 2025. Guidance and investor u...