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October 23, 2020

Domestic airlines note uptick in passengers as losses keep piling up

  • American Airlines says it will defer delivery of 18 Boeing jets to conserve cash.
    • By DAVID KOENIG
    AP Airlines Writer

    DALLAS — Airlines are piling up billions of dollars in additional losses as the pandemic chokes off air travel, but a recent uptick in passengers, however modest, has provided some hope.

    American Airlines on Thursday reported a loss of $2.4 billion and Southwest Airlines lost $1.16 billion in the third quarter, typically a very strong period of air travel that includes most of the summer vacation season. Revenue plunged at both airlines.


     
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