{"id":105592,"date":"2021-01-28T23:54:26","date_gmt":"2021-01-28T23:54:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=105592"},"modified":"2021-01-29T00:04:07","modified_gmt":"2021-01-29T00:04:07","slug":"american-airlines-posts-record-loss-of-8-885-billion-in-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2021\/01\/american-airlines-posts-record-loss-of-8-885-billion-in-2020.html","title":{"rendered":"American Airlines posts record loss of $8.885 billion in 2020."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>American Airlines<\/strong> reported Thursday that it posted historic losses of $8.885 billion in 2020, after reporting more than $1.6 billion in profit a year earlier, due to the heavy impact of the pandemic on its operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>See also: <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/en\/2021\/01\/american-airlines-extends-agreement-with-the-u-s-treasury-to-receive-assistance.html\"><em>American Airlines extends agreement with the U.S. Treasury to receive assistance.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In operating terms, the airline lost 10.421 billion dollars, after closing 2019 with a profit of 3.065 billion, which shows the seriousness of the crisis faced by what until a year ago was a healthy business, EFE reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>American has had to deal in 2020 with a drop in revenues of just over 62%, from 45,768 million to the 17,337 million dollars with which it closed 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>See also: <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/en\/2021\/01\/american-airlines-changes-policies-on-emotional-support-animals.html\"><em>American Airlines changes policies on emotional support animals.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the airline has presented savings that have allowed investors to show optimism after today&#8217;s results presentation and despite the fact that the end of the pandemic&#8217;s impact on air traffic is not yet in sight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It also announced that it has $14.3 billion in liquidity to continue 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