American Airlines says MAX grounding hit 2Q profits

American Airlines said yesterday the grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX reduced second-quarter earnings by $185 million even as the company raised a key revenue benchmark because of strong consumer demand. American, which has 24 of the MAX planes in its portfolio, previously estimat

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Published 11 July 2019, 8:00 · Updated 21:26

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American Airlines says MAX grounding hit 2Q profits

American, which has 24 of the MAX planes in its portfolio, previously estimated that the grounding would hit 2019 earnings by $350 million.

The carrier has extended its grounding to September 3 due to uncertainty over when the plane will be returned to service after two deadly crashes.

American Airlines says MAX grounding hit 2Q profits

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