FORT WORTH, Texas, July 28, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) today reported its second-quarter 2017 results, including these highlights:

• Recorded a second-quarter 2017 pre-tax profit of $1.3 billion, or $1.5 billion excluding net special items,¹ and net profit of $803 million, or $944 million excluding net special items
• Reported second-quarter earnings of $1.63 per diluted share. Diluted earnings per share excluding net special items were $1.92, up 8.5 percent versus 2016
• Reported a 7.2 percent increase in total revenue, to $11.1 billion, and a 5.7 percent increase in total revenue per available seat mile (TRASM)
• Returned $500 million to stockholders in the second quarter through the repurchase of 10.0 million shares for $450 million and dividends of $50 million

“We are making important long-term investments in our product and our team at American Airlines. Our strong revenue growth is a credit to our more than 120,000 team members and evidence that these investments are working,” said Doug Parker, Chairman and CEO. “Looking forward, we are enthusiastic about our prospects for the second half of 2017, as well as 2018 and beyond.”

		GAAP								Non-GAAP1
		2Q17				2Q16				2Q17				2Q16
	Total operating revenues ($ mil)	$	11,105			$	10,363			$	11,105			$	10,363
	Total operating expenses ($ mil)		9,570				8,612				9,367				8,547
	Operating income ($ mil)		1,535				1,751				1,738				1,816
	Pre-tax income ($ mil)		1,291				1,493				1,496				1,594
	Pre-tax margin		11.6	%			14.4	%			13.5	%			15.4	%
	Net income ($ mil)		803				950				944				1,001
	Earnings per diluted share	$	1.63			$	1.68			$	1.92			$	1.77

Revenue and Expenses

Strong passenger demand and improving yields drove a 7.2 percent year-over-year increase in total revenue, to $11.1 billion. Notable areas of passenger yield strength were in the Domestic, Central American and South American, and Caribbean regions. Cargo revenue was up 13.1 percent to $196 million due to a 15.1 percent increase in cargo ton miles. Other revenue was up 11.1 percent to $1.3 billion primarily due to the new co-branded credit card agreements that became effective in the third quarter of 2016. Second-quarter TRASM increased by 5.7 percent, on a 1.4 percent increase in total available seat miles.

Total second-quarter operating expenses were $9.6 billion, up 11.1 percent year-over-year due primarily to a 15.4 percent increase in consolidated fuel expense and a 12.5 percent increase in salaries and benefits resulting from the company’s recent investments in its team members. Total second-quarter cost per available seat mile (CASM) was 13.34 cents, up 9.6 percent. Excluding fuel and special items, total CASM was 10.49 cents, up 6.8 percent.

Commercial Initiatives

American has now expanded Basic Economy into 78 markets, including into Canada. Early results continue to be in-line with initial expectations, with approximately half of American Airlines customers buying up to Main Cabin when given the option between that and Basic Economy. The company expects to roll out Basic Economy across the rest of its domestic network by the end of September.

With an average premium of more than $400, customer adoption of the company’s new Premium Economy product has been strong. These seats are now being installed on American’s Boeing 777-200 aircraft. The company expects to retrofit most of its other widebody aircraft with this highly-differentiated seating choice for international customers by the end of 2018.

As part of its $200 million investment in the luxury travel experience, American debuted its Flagship First Dining experience and newly-renovated Flagship Lounge at New York John F. Kennedy International Airport. In addition, access to Flagship Lounges has been expanded to include Business Class customers traveling on qualifying international and transcontinental flights. Additional Flagship Lounge renovations and Flagship First Dining locations are planned at other hubs.

American Airlines President Robert Isom said, “Our investments in our product and our team are beginning to pay real dividends as we give customers more reasons to fly on American. When combined with new revenue management tools and sales initiatives targeting high yielding corporate customers, we believe our revenue growth potential is strong.

“We expect third-quarter TRASM to increase approximately 0.5 to 2.5 percent year-over-year, which reflects continued improvement in customer demand for corporate and leisure travel. We expect third-quarter pre-tax margin excluding special items to be between 10.0 and 12.0 percent.² We also expect our fourth-quarter TRASM growth to exceed the third quarter’s growth rate,” Isom said.

Capital Investments, Fleet, and Shareholder Returns

American plans to invest $4.1 billion in new aircraft this year as it continues to renew its fleet. During the quarter, the company invested $1.1 billion in aircraft as it took delivery of 16 mainline aircraft and 4 regional aircraft. These new deliveries will replace aircraft that are expected to leave the fleet. In addition, the company expects to invest $1.6 billion in non-aircraft capital expenditures in 2017 focused on integrating the airline, product enhancements, and operational improvements.

Since mid-2014, the company has returned more than $10.7 billion to stockholders primarily through share repurchases and dividends, and reduced the share count by 35 percent to 487.7 million shares. As of June 30, the company had approximately $1.0 billion remaining of its $2.0 billion share repurchase authority.³

The company declared a dividend of $0.10 per share, to be paid on August 28, 2017, to stockholders of record as of August 14, 2017.

Investor Update

For additional financial forecasting detail, please refer to the company’s investor relations update, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K. This filing will be available at aa.com/investorrelations.

Conference Call / Webcast Details

The company will conduct a live audio webcast of its earnings call today at 7:30 a.m. CT, which will be available to the public on a listen-only basis at aa.com/investorrelations. An archive of the webcast will be available on the website through August 28.

Notes

1. In the second quarter, the company recognized $205 million in net special items before the effect of income taxes, principally consisting of merger integration expenses, fleet restructuring expenses driven by the merger and certain one-time charges to adjust the vacation accruals as a result of the salary increases for our pilots and flight attendants. See the accompanying notes in the Financial Tables section of this press release for further explanation, including a reconciliation of all GAAP to non-GAAP financial information.
2. American is unable to reconcile certain forward-looking projections to GAAP as the nature or amount of special items cannot be determined at this time.
3. Share repurchases under the buyback program may be made through a variety of methods, which may include open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, block trades or accelerated share repurchase transactions. Any such repurchases will be made from time to time subject to market and economic conditions, applicable legal requirements and other relevant factors. The program does not obligate the company to repurchase any specific number of shares or continue a dividend for any fixed period, and may be suspended at any time at the company's discretion.

About American Airlines Group

American Airlines and American Eagle offer an average of nearly 6,700 flights per day to nearly 350 destinations in more than 50 countries. American has hubs in Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, and Washington, D.C. American is a founding member of the oneworld^® alliance, whose members serve more than 1,000 destinations with about 14,250 daily flights to over 150 countries. Shares of American Airlines Group Inc. trade on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol AAL. In 2015, its stock joined the S&P 500 index. Connect with American on Twitter @AmericanAir and at Facebook.com/AmericanAirlines.

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American Airlines Group Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In millions, except share and per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
	3 Months Ended June 30,								Percent			6 Months Ended June 30,								Percent
		2017				2016			Change				2017				2016			Change
Operating revenues:
Mainline passenger	$	7,747			$	7,209			7.5			$	14,353			$	13,773			4.2
Regional passenger		1,835				1,786			2.8				3,384				3,309			2.3
Cargo		196				174			13.1				368				336			9.8
Other		1,327				1,194			11.1				2,624				2,380			10.2
Total operating revenues		11,105				10,363			7.2				20,729				19,798			4.7
Operating expenses:
Aircraft fuel and related taxes		1,510				1,314			14.9				2,912				2,343			24.2
Salaries, wages and benefits		3,003				2,670			12.5				5,829				5,322			9.5
Regional expenses:
Fuel		329				279			18.0				648				498			30.0
Other		1,291				1,239			4.3				2,546				2,452			3.8
Maintenance, materials and repairs		495				453			9.4				987				871			13.3
Other rent and landing fees		452				458			(1.2	)			892				879			1.5
Aircraft rent		294				302			(2.8	)			589				609			(3.3	)
Selling expenses		376				334			12.5				694				642			8.0
Depreciation and amortization		418				374			11.5				822				729			12.8
Special items, net		202				62			nm				320				161			99.4
Other		1,200				1,127			6.5				2,354				2,205			6.8
Total operating expenses		9,570				8,612			11.1				18,593				16,711			11.3
Operating income		1,535				1,751			(12.3	)			2,136				3,087			(30.8	)
Nonoperating income (expense):
Interest income		24				16			52.7				45				28			57.7
Interest expense, net		(263	)			(249	)		5.8				(520	)			(488	)		6.6
Other, net		(5	)			(25	)		(80.6	)			(5	)			(17	)		(69.2	)
Total nonoperating expense, net		(244	)			(258	)		(5.5	)			(480	)			(477	)		0.8
Income before income taxes		1,291				1,493			(13.5	)			1,656				2,610			(36.6	)
Income tax provision		488				543			(10.1	)			619				960			(35.6	)
Net income	$	803			$	950			(15.5	)		$	1,037			$	1,650			(37.2	)
Earnings per common share:
Basic	$	1.64			$	1.69						$	2.08			$	2.82
Diluted	$	1.63			$	1.68						$	2.07			$	2.80
Weighted average shares outstanding (in thousands):
Basic		490,818				563,000							497,360				584,622
Diluted		492,965				566,040							500,381				588,764
Note: Percent change may not recalculate due to rounding.

 

American Airlines Group Inc.
Consolidated Operating Statistics
(Unaudited)
		3 Months Ended June 30,								6 Months Ended June 30,
		2017		2016		Change				2017		2016		Change
Mainline
Revenue passenger miles (millions)		53,177		51,927		2.4		%		98,388		98,147		0.2		%
Available seat miles (ASM) (millions)		63,520		62,670		1.4		%		120,083		120,234		(0.1	)	%
Passenger load factor (percent)		83.7		82.9		0.8		pts		81.9		81.6		0.3		pts
Yield (cents)		14.57		13.88		4.9		%		14.59		14.03		4.0		%
Passenger revenue per ASM (cents)		12.20		11.50		6.0		%		11.95		11.46		4.3		%
Passenger enplanements (thousands)		37,767		37,699		0.2		%		71,522		72,246		(1.0	)	%
Departures (thousands)		278		283		(1.7	)	%		541		555		(2.5	)	%
Aircraft at end of period		956		947		1.0		%		956		947		1.0		%
Block hours (thousands)		896		901		(0.5	)	%		1,715		1,746		(1.8	)	%
Average stage length (miles)		1,254		1,241		1.0		%		1,228		1,223		0.4		%
Fuel consumption (gallons in millions)		934		931		0.4		%		1,766		1,786		(1.1	)	%
Average aircraft fuel price including related taxes (dollars per gallon)		1.62		1.41		14.5		%		1.65		1.31		25.7		%
Full-time equivalent employees at end of period		106,100		103,100		2.9		%		106,100		103,100		2.9		%
Operating cost per ASM (cents)		12.51		11.32		10.6		%		12.82		11.45		12.0		%
Operating cost per ASM excluding special items (cents)		12.20		11.22		8.7		%		12.56		11.31		11.0		%
Operating cost per ASM excluding special items and fuel (cents)		9.82		9.12		7.6		%		10.13		9.36		8.2		%
Regional (A)
Revenue passenger miles (millions)		6,387		6,409		(0.3	)	%		12,160		11,959		1.7		%
Available seat miles (millions)		8,223		8,081		1.7		%		16,000		15,581		2.7		%
Passenger load factor (percent)		77.7		79.3		(1.6	)	pts		76.0		76.8		(0.8	)	pts
Yield (cents)		28.74		27.87		3.1		%		27.83		27.67		0.6		%
Passenger revenue per ASM (cents)		22.32		22.10		1.0		%		21.15		21.24		(0.4	)	%
Passenger enplanements (thousands)		14,049		14,252		(1.4	)	%		26,654		26,620		0.1		%
Aircraft at end of period		627		600		4.5		%		627		600		4.5		%
Fuel consumption (gallons in millions)		195		191		1.8		%		377		369		2.2		%
Average aircraft fuel price including related taxes (dollars per gallon)		1.69		1.46		15.9		%		1.72		1.35		27.2		%
Full-time equivalent employees at end of period (B)		22,200		20,400		8.8		%		22,200		20,400		8.8		%
Operating cost per ASM (cents)		19.71		18.78		4.9		%		19.96		18.94		5.4		%
Operating cost per ASM excluding special items (cents)		19.69		18.75		5.0		%		19.94		18.88		5.6		%
Operating cost per ASM excluding special items and fuel (cents)		15.69		15.29		2.6		%		15.89		15.68		1.3		%
Total Mainline & Regional
Revenue passenger miles (millions)		59,564		58,336		2.1		%		110,548		110,106		0.4		%
Available seat miles (millions)		71,743		70,751		1.4		%		136,083		135,815		0.2		%
Cargo ton miles (millions)		701		610		15.1		%		1,321		1,153		14.5		%
Passenger load factor (percent)		83.0		82.5		0.5		pts		81.2		81.1		0.1		pts
Yield (cents)		16.09		15.42		4.3		%		16.04		15.51		3.4		%
Passenger revenue per ASM (cents)		13.36		12.71		5.0		%		13.03		12.58		3.6		%
Total revenue per ASM (cents)		15.48		14.65		5.7		%		15.23		14.58		4.5		%
Cargo yield per ton mile (cents)		27.98		28.48		(1.7	)	%		27.88		29.09		(4.1	)	%
Passenger enplanements (thousands)		51,816		51,951		(0.3	)	%		98,176		98,866		(0.7	)	%
Aircraft at end of period		1,583		1,547		2.3		%		1,583		1,547		2.3		%
Fuel consumption (gallons in millions)		1,129		1,122		0.6		%		2,143		2,155		(0.6	)	%
Average aircraft fuel price including related taxes (dollars per gallon)		1.63		1.42		14.7		%		1.66		1.32		26.0		%
Full-time equivalent employees at end of period (B)		128,300		123,500		3.9		%		128,300		123,500		3.9		%
Operating cost per ASM (cents)		13.34		12.17		9.6		%		13.66		12.30		11.0		%
Operating cost per ASM excluding special items (cents)		13.06		12.08		8.1		%		13.42		12.18		10.2		%
Operating cost per ASM excluding special items and fuel (cents)		10.49		9.83		6.8		%		10.81		10.09		7.1		%
(A) Regional includes wholly owned regional airline subsidiaries and operating results from capacity purchase carriers.
(B) Regional full-time equivalent employees only include our wholly owned regional airline subsidiaries.
Note: Amounts may not recalculate due to rounding.

 

American Airlines Group Inc.
Consolidated Revenue Statistics by Region
(Unaudited)
			3 Months Ended June 30,								6 Months Ended June 30,
			2017		2016		Change				2017		2016		Change
Domestic - Mainline
Revenue passenger miles (millions)			32,779		33,418		(1.9	)	%		62,310		63,808		(2.3	)	%
Available seat miles (ASM) (millions)			38,092		38,701		(1.6	)	%		73,897		75,244		(1.8	)	%
Passenger load factor (percent)			86.1		86.3		(0.2	)	pts		84.3		84.8		(0.5	)	pts
Yield (cents)			15.55		14.47		7.4		%		15.44		14.59		5.8		%
Passenger revenue per ASM (cents)			13.38		12.49		7.1		%		13.02		12.37		5.2		%
Domestic Consolidated - Mainline and
Total Regional (A)
Revenue passenger miles (millions)			39,166		39,826		(1.7	)	%		74,470		75,767		(1.7	)	%
Available seat miles (millions)			46,315		46,782		(1.0	)	%		89,897		90,825		(1.0	)	%
Passenger load factor (percent)			84.6		85.1		(0.5	)	pts		82.8		83.4		(0.6	)	pts
Yield (cents)			17.70		16.63		6.4		%		17.46		16.65		4.8		%
Passenger revenue per ASM (cents)			14.96		14.15		5.7		%		14.46		13.89		4.1		%
Latin America
Revenue passenger miles (millions)			7,592		7,421		2.3		%		15,082		15,476		(2.5	)	%
Available seat miles (millions)			9,739		9,469		2.9		%		19,513		19,949		(2.2	)	%
Passenger load factor (percent)			78.0		78.4		(0.4	)	pts		77.3		77.6		(0.3	)	pts
Yield (cents)			14.64		12.65		15.7		%		14.76		13.24		11.5		%
Passenger revenue per ASM (cents)			11.41		9.91		15.1		%		11.41		10.27		11.1		%
Atlantic
Revenue passenger miles (millions)			8,849		7,879		12.3		%		13,349		12,680		5.3		%
Available seat miles (millions)			10,927		10,677		2.3		%		17,342		17,570		(1.3	)	%
Passenger load factor (percent)			81.0		73.8		7.2		pts		77.0		72.2		4.8		pts
Yield (cents)			13.04		14.34		(9.1	)	%		13.20		14.39		(8.3	)	%
Passenger revenue per ASM (cents)			10.56		10.58		(0.2	)	%		10.16		10.38		(2.2	)	%
Pacific
Revenue passenger miles (millions)			3,957		3,209		23.3		%		7,647		6,183		23.7		%
Available seat miles (millions)			4,762		3,823		24.6		%		9,331		7,471		24.9		%
Passenger load factor (percent)			83.1		83.9		(0.8	)	pts		82.0		82.8		(0.8	)	pts
Yield (cents)			9.75		9.52		2.4		%		9.78		9.60		1.9		%
Passenger revenue per ASM (cents)			8.10		7.99		1.3		%		8.01		7.94		0.9		%
Total International
Revenue passenger miles (millions)			20,398		18,509		10.2		%		36,078		34,339		5.1		%
Available seat miles (millions)			25,428		23,969		6.1		%		46,186		44,990		2.7		%
Passenger load factor (percent)			80.2		77.2		3.0		pts		78.1		76.3		1.8		pts
Yield (cents)			13.00		12.83		1.3		%		13.12		13.01		0.9		%
Passenger revenue per ASM (cents)			10.42		9.90		5.3		%		10.25		9.93		3.3		%
(A) Revenue statistics for all Regional flying are included herein.
Note: Amounts may not recalculate due to rounding.

 

Reconciliation of GAAP Financial Information to Non-GAAP Financial Information
American Airlines Group Inc. (the “Company”) sometimes uses financial measures that are derived from the consolidated financial statements but that are not presented in accordance with GAAP to understand and evaluate its current operating performance and to allow for period-to-period comparisons. The Company believes these non-GAAP financial measures may also provide useful information to investors and others. These non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to similarly titled non-GAAP measures of other companies, and should be considered in addition to and not as a substitute for or superior to, any measure of performance, cash flow or liquidity prepared in accordance with GAAP. The Company is providing a reconciliation of reported non-GAAP financial measures to their comparable financial measures on a GAAP basis. The tables below present the reconciliations of the following GAAP measures to their non-GAAP measure: - Pre-Tax Income (GAAP measure) to Pre-Tax Income Excluding Special Items (non-GAAP measure) - Pre-Tax Margin (GAAP measure) to Pre-Tax Margin Excluding Special Items (non-GAAP measure) - Net Income (GAAP measure) to Net Income Excluding Special Items (non-GAAP measure) - Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share (GAAP measure) to Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share Excluding Special Items (non-GAAP measure) - Operating Income (GAAP measure) to Operating Income Excluding Special Items (non-GAAP measure) Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures to evaluate the Company's current operating performance and to allow for period-to-period comparisons. As special items may vary from period-to-period in nature and amount, the adjustment to exclude special items allows management an additional tool to better understand the Company’s core operating performance. Additionally, the tables below present the reconciliations of mainline, regional and total operating costs (GAAP measure) to mainline, regional and total operating costs excluding special items and fuel (non-GAAP measure). Management uses mainline, regional and total operating costs excluding special items and fuel to evaluate the Company's current operating performance and for period-to-period comparisons. The price of fuel, over which the Company has no control, impacts the comparability of period-to-period financial performance. The adjustment to exclude aircraft fuel and special items allows management an additional tool to better understand and analyze the Company’s non-fuel costs and core operating performance.
				3 Months Ended June 30,								Percent Change			6 Months Ended June 30,								Percent Change
		Reconciliation of Pre-Tax Income Excluding Special Items			2017				2016							2017				2016
				(in millions)											(in millions)
		Pre-tax income as reported		$	1,291			$	1,493						$	1,656			$	2,610
		Pre-tax special items:
		Special items, net (1)			202				62							320				161
		Regional operating special items, net			1				3							4				8
		Nonoperating special items, net (2)			2				36							7				36
		Total pre-tax special items			205				101							331				205
		Pre-tax income excluding special items		$	1,496			$	1,594			-6	%		$	1,987			$	2,815			-29	%
		Calculation of Pre-Tax Margin
		Pre-tax income as reported		$	1,291			$	1,493						$	1,656			$	2,610
		Total operating revenues as reported		$	11,105			$	10,363						$	20,729			$	19,798
		Pre-tax margin			11.6	%			14.4	%						8.0	%			13.2	%
		Calculation of Pre-Tax Margin Excluding Special Items
		Pre-tax income excluding special items		$	1,496			$	1,594						$	1,987			$	2,815
		Total operating revenues as reported		$	11,105			$	10,363						$	20,729			$	19,798
		Pre-tax margin excluding special items			13.5	%			15.4	%						9.6	%			14.2	%
		Reconciliation of Net Income Excluding Special Items
		Net income as reported		$	803			$	950						$	1,037			$	1,650
		Special items:
		Total pre-tax special items (1) (2)			205				101							331				205
		Net tax effect of special items			(64	)			(50	)						(116	)			(89	)
		Net income excluding special items		$	944			$	1,001			-6	%		$	1,252			$	1,766			-29	%
		Reconciliation of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share Excluding		3 Months Ended June 30,											6 Months Ended June 30,
		Special Items			2017				2016							2017				2016
				(in millions, except per share amounts)											(in millions, except per share amounts)
		Net income excluding special items		$	944			$	1,001						$	1,252			$	1,766
		Shares used for computation (in thousands):
		Basic			490,818				563,000							497,360				584,622
		Diluted			492,965				566,040							500,381				588,764
		Earnings per share excluding special items:
		Basic		$	1.92			$	1.78						$	2.52			$	3.02
		Diluted		$	1.92			$	1.77						$	2.50			$	3.00
		Reconciliation of Operating Income Excluding Special Items
		Operating income as reported		$	1,535			$	1,751						$	2,136			$	3,087
		Special items:
		Special items, net (1)			202				62							320				161
		Regional operating special items, net			1				3							4				8
		Operating income excluding special items		$	1,738			$	1,816						$	2,460			$	3,256
		Reconciliation of Operating Cost per ASM Excluding Special		3 Months Ended June 30,											6 Months Ended June 30,
		Items and Fuel - Mainline only			2017				2016							2017				2016
				(in millions)											(in millions)
		Total operating expenses as reported		$	9,570			$	8,612						$	18,593			$	16,711
		Less regional expenses as reported:
		Fuel			(329	)			(279	)						(648	)			(498	)
		Other			(1,291	)			(1,239	)						(2,546	)			(2,452	)
		Total mainline operating expenses as reported			7,950				7,094							15,399				13,761
		Special items, net (1)			(202	)			(62	)						(320	)			(161	)
		Mainline operating expenses, excluding special items			7,748				7,032							15,079				13,600
		Aircraft fuel and related taxes			(1,510	)			(1,314	)						(2,912	)			(2,343	)
		Mainline operating expenses, excluding special items and fuel		$	6,238			$	5,718						$	12,167			$	11,257
				(in cents)											(in cents)
		Mainline operating expenses per ASM as reported			12.51				11.32							12.82				11.45
		Special items, net per ASM (1)			(0.32	)			(0.10	)						(0.27	)			(0.13	)
		Mainline operating expenses per ASM, excluding special items			12.20				11.22							12.56				11.31
		Aircraft fuel and related taxes per ASM			(2.38	)			(2.10	)						(2.42	)			(1.95	)
		Mainline operating expenses per ASM, excluding special items
		and fuel			9.82				9.12							10.13				9.36
		Note: Amounts may not recalculate due to rounding.
		Reconciliation of Operating Cost per ASM Excluding Special		3 Months Ended June 30,											6 Months Ended June 30,
		Items and Fuel - Regional only			2017				2016							2017				2016
				(in millions)											(in millions)
		Total regional operating expenses as reported		$	1,620			$	1,518						$	3,194			$	2,950
		Regional operating special items, net			(1	)			(3	)						(4	)			(8	)
		Regional operating expenses, excluding special items			1,619				1,515							3,190				2,942
		Aircraft fuel and related taxes			(329	)			(279	)						(648	)			(498	)
		Regional operating expenses, excluding special items and fuel		$	1,290			$	1,236						$	2,542			$	2,444
				(in cents)											(in cents)
		Regional operating expenses per ASM as reported			19.71				18.78							19.96				18.94
		Regional operating special items, net per ASM			(0.02	)			(0.03	)						(0.03	)			(0.05	)
		Regional operating expenses per ASM, excluding special items			19.69				18.75							19.94				18.88
		Aircraft fuel and related taxes per ASM			(4.01	)			(3.46	)						(4.05	)			(3.20	)
		Regional operating expenses per ASM, excluding special items and fuel			15.69				15.29							15.89				15.68
		Note: Amounts may not recalculate due to rounding.
		Reconciliation of Operating Cost per ASM Excluding Special		3 Months Ended June 30,											6 Months Ended June 30,
		Items and Fuel - Total Mainline and Regional			2017				2016							2017				2016
				(in millions)											(in millions)
		Total operating expenses as reported		$	9,570			$	8,612						$	18,593			$	16,711
		Special items:
		Special items, net (1)			(202	)			(62	)						(320	)			(161	)
		Regional operating special items, net			(1	)			(3	)						(4	)			(8	)
		Total operating expenses, excluding special items			9,367				8,547							18,269				16,542
		Fuel:
		Aircraft fuel and related taxes - mainline			(1,510	)			(1,314	)						(2,912	)			(2,343	)
		Aircraft fuel and related taxes - regional			(329	)			(279	)						(648	)			(498	)
		Total operating expenses, excluding special items and fuel		$	7,528			$	6,954						$	14,709			$	13,701
				(in cents)											(in cents)
		Total operating expenses per ASM as reported			13.34				12.17							13.66				12.30
		Special items per ASM:
		Special items, net (1)			(0.28	)			(0.09	)						(0.24	)			(0.12	)
		Regional operating special items, net			-				-							-				(0.01	)
		Total operating expenses per ASM, excluding special items			13.06				12.08							13.42				12.18
		Fuel per ASM:
		Aircraft fuel and related taxes - mainline			(2.10	)			(1.86	)						(2.14	)			(1.73	)
		Aircraft fuel and related taxes - regional			(0.46	)			(0.39	)						(0.48	)			(0.37	)
		Total operating expenses per ASM, excluding special items
		and fuel			10.49				9.83							10.81				10.09
		Note: Amounts may not recalculate due to rounding.
		FOOTNOTES:
(1	)	The 2017 second quarter mainline operating special items totaled a net charge of $202 million, which principally included $68 million of merger integration expenses, $48 million of fleet restructuring expenses, $45 million of labor contract expenses principally due to one-time charges to adjust the vacation accruals for pilots and flight attendants as a result of the mid-contract pay rate adjustments and a $38 million net charge resulting from fair value adjustments to bankruptcy obligations. The 2017 six month period mainline operating special items totaled a net charge of $320 million, which principally included $130 million of merger integration expenses, $111 million of fleet restructuring expenses, $45 million for the labor contract expenses described above and a $20 million net charge resulting from fair value adjustments to bankruptcy obligations. The 2016 second quarter mainline operating special items totaled a net charge of $62 million, which principally included $97 million of merger integration expenses and $15 million of fleet restructuring expenses, offset in part by a $56 million net credit resulting from fair value adjustments to bankruptcy obligations. The 2016 six month period mainline operating special items totaled a net charge of $161 million, which principally included $201 million of merger integration expenses and $41 million of fleet restructuring expenses, offset in part by a $61 million net credit resulting from fair value adjustments to bankruptcy obligations. Merger integration expenses included costs related to information technology, professional fees, re-branding of aircraft and airport facilities and training. Additionally, the 2016 period also included merger integration expenses related to alignment of labor union contracts, re-branded uniforms, relocation and severance. Fleet restructuring expenses driven by the merger principally included the acceleration of aircraft depreciation and impairments for aircraft grounded or expected to be grounded earlier than planned.
(2	)	Nonoperating special charges in the 2017 periods primarily consisted of debt issuance and extinguishment costs associated with term loan refinancings. Additionally, the 2016 periods included costs associated with a bond refinancing.

 

American Airlines Group Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In millions)
	June 30, 2017				December 31, 2016
	(unaudited)
Assets
Current assets
Cash	$	386			$	322
Short-term investments		6,500				6,037
Restricted cash and short-term investments		554				638
Accounts receivable, net		1,543				1,594
Aircraft fuel, spare parts and supplies, net		1,206				1,094
Prepaid expenses and other		827				639
Total current assets		11,016				10,324
Operating property and equipment
Flight equipment		39,329				37,028
Ground property and equipment		7,580				7,116
Equipment purchase deposits		1,212				1,209
Total property and equipment, at cost		48,121				45,353
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		(15,128	)			(14,194	)
Total property and equipment, net		32,993				31,159
Other assets
Goodwill		4,091				4,091
Intangibles, net		2,224				2,173
Deferred tax asset		905				1,498
Other assets		2,107				2,029
Total other assets		9,327				9,791
Total assets	$	53,336			$	51,274
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities
Current maturities of long-term debt and capital leases	$	2,334			$	1,855
Accounts payable		1,924				1,592
Accrued salaries and wages		1,295				1,516
Air traffic liability		5,222				3,912
Loyalty program liability		3,014				2,789
Other accrued liabilities		2,323				2,208
Total current liabilities		16,112				13,872
Noncurrent liabilities
Long-term debt and capital leases, net of current maturities		22,525				22,489
Pension and postretirement benefits		7,500				7,842
Other liabilities		3,484				3,286
Total noncurrent liabilities		33,509				33,617
Stockholders' equity
Common stock		5				5
Additional paid-in capital		6,245				7,223
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(5,112	)			(5,083	)
Retained earnings		2,577				1,640
Total stockholders' equity		3,715				3,785
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	53,336			$	51,274

 

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