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American Airlines's top competitors include Frontier Airlines, Sun Country Airlines, Air France KLM, Alaska Air Group, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines.
| Save Comparison |  Frontier Airlines Frontier Airlines (also known as Frontier Group Holdings) is a low-fare airline company that provides passengers with group, charter, and cargo transportation services. |  Sun Country Airlines Sun Country Airlines Holdings is an air carrier specializing in leisure travel, charter, and cargo businesses. |  United Airlines United Airlines Holdings (formerly known as United Continental Holdings) is an airline holding company that primarily operates through its wholly-owned subsidiary, United Airlines. |  Delta Air Lines Delta Air Lines is a company that provides scheduled air transportation for passengers and cargo. | ||||
Founding Date | Founding Date 1930 | Founding Date 1994 | Founding Date 1982 | Founding Date 2004 | Founding Date 1932 | Founding Date 1926 | Founding Date 1967 | Founding Date 1924 |
Type | Type Public | Type Public | Type Public | Type Public | Type Public | Type Public | Type Public | Type Public |
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Locations | Locations Fort Worth, US HQ Phoenix, US | Locations Denver, US HQ | Locations Minneapolis, US HQ | Locations Tremblay-en-France, FR HQ | Locations Seattle, US HQ | Locations Chicago, US HQ | Locations Dallas, US HQ | Locations Atlanta, US HQ |
Employees | Employees 113,20010% increase | Employees 4,9741% decrease | Employees 1,699 | Employees 82,1675% decrease | Employees 21,9979% decrease | Employees 84,10013% increase | Employees 56,5007% decrease | Employees 74,00019% decrease |
Valuation ($) | Valuation ($) 13.6 b | Valuation ($) 3.2 b | Valuation ($) 1.9 b | Valuation ($) 3 b | Valuation ($) 7.2 b | Valuation ($) 15.4 b | Valuation ($) 30 b | Valuation ($) 25.8 b |
Twitter followers | Twitter followers 1.6 m | Twitter followers 123.6 k | Twitter followers 21.9 k | Twitter followers 14.9 k | Twitter followers 380.7 k | Twitter followers 1.1 m | Twitter followers 2.1 m | Twitter followers 1.6 m |
Number of tweets (last 30 days) | Number of tweets (last 30 days) 1 k | Number of tweets (last 30 days) 74 | Number of tweets (last 30 days) 252 | Number of tweets (last 30 days) 6 | Number of tweets (last 30 days) 935 | Number of tweets (last 30 days) 1 k | Number of tweets (last 30 days) 1 k | Number of tweets (last 30 days) 1 k |
Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 1 | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 9.7 | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 0.5 | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 35.7 | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 3.6 | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 2.6 | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 4.3 | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 0.9 |
Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 15.3% | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 100% | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 21.43% | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 100% | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 30.8% | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 10.6% | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 28.8% | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 10.5% |
Alexa Website Rank | Alexa Website Rank 1385 | Alexa Website Rank 8622 | Alexa Website Rank 144894 | Alexa Website Rank 311860 | Alexa Website Rank 8186 | Alexa Website Rank 1662 | Alexa Website Rank 1456 | Alexa Website Rank 1410 |
Employee Rating | Employee Rating N/A | Employee Rating 3.6 | Employee Rating 2.9 | Employee Rating N/A | Employee Rating 3.7 | Employee Rating 4 | Employee Rating 4.5 | Employee Rating N/A |
Financial | ||||||||
Revenue (est.) | Revenue (est.) $17.3b (FY, 2020) | Revenue (est.) $1.3b (FY, 2020) | Revenue (est.) $401.5m (FY, 2020) | Revenue (est.) €27.2b (FY, 2019) | Revenue (est.) $3.6b (FY, 2020) | Revenue (est.) $15.4b (FY, 2020) | Revenue (est.) $9b (FY, 2020) | Revenue (est.) $17.1b (FY, 2020) |
Cost of goods | Cost of goods $22.9b (FY, 2020) | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods €21.5b (FY, 2019) | Cost of goods $4.2b (FY, 2020) | Cost of goods $17.9b (FY, 2020) | Cost of goods $3.1b (FY, 2020) | Cost of goods N/A |
Gross profit | Gross profit ($5.6b) (FY, 2020) | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit €5.7b (FY, 2019) | Gross profit ($627m) (FY, 2020) | Gross profit ($2.5b) (FY, 2020) | Gross profit $6b (FY, 2020) | Gross profit N/A |
Net income | Net income ($8.9b) (FY, 2020) | Net income ($225m) (FY, 2020) | Net income ($3.9m) (FY, 2020) | Net income €293m (FY, 2019) | Net income ($1.3b) (FY, 2020) | Net income ($7.1b) (FY, 2020) | Net income ($3.1b) (FY, 2020) | Net income ($12.4b) (FY, 2020) |
Operating ⚠ | ||||||||
Aircraft Fleet | Aircraft Fleet 1.4 k (Q1, 2021) | Aircraft Fleet 104 (FY, 2020) | Aircraft Fleet 43 (FY, 2020) | Aircraft Fleet 554 (FY, 2019) | Aircraft Fleet 295 (Q1, 2021) | Aircraft Fleet 1.3 k (FY, 2020) | Aircraft Fleet 730 (Q1, 2021) | Aircraft Fleet N/A |
Available Seat Miles | Available Seat Miles 37.8 b (Q1, 2021) | Available Seat Miles 17 b (FY, 2020) | Available Seat Miles 4.3 b (FY, 2020) | Available Seat Miles N/A | Available Seat Miles 10.4 b (Q1, 2021) | Available Seat Miles 30.4 b (Q1, 2021) | Available Seat Miles 23.1 b (Q1, 2021) | Available Seat Miles 66.2 b (Q2, 2017) |
Average Fuel Cost Per Gallon | Average Fuel Cost Per Gallon $1.7 (Q1, 2021) | Average Fuel Cost Per Gallon $2.1 (FY, 2020) | Average Fuel Cost Per Gallon N/A | Average Fuel Cost Per Gallon N/A | Average Fuel Cost Per Gallon N/A | Average Fuel Cost Per Gallon $1.7 (Q1, 2021) | Average Fuel Cost Per Gallon N/A | Average Fuel Cost Per Gallon $1.6 (Q2, 2017) |
Average Stage Length, miles | Average Stage Length, miles N/A | Average Stage Length, miles 999 (FY, 2020) | Average Stage Length, miles N/A | Average Stage Length, miles N/A | Average Stage Length, miles N/A | Average Stage Length, miles 1.3 k (FY, 2020) | Average Stage Length, miles 772 (Q1, 2021) | Average Stage Length, miles N/A |
Cargo Tonne Miles | Cargo Tonne Miles N/A | Cargo Tonne Miles N/A | Cargo Tonne Miles N/A | Cargo Tonne Miles N/A | Cargo Tonne Miles N/A | Cargo Tonne Miles 2.7 k (FY, 2020) | Cargo Tonne Miles N/A | Cargo Tonne Miles 2 b (Y, 2016) |
Cost per Available Seat Mile | Cost per Available Seat Mile N/A | Cost per Available Seat Mile $0.1 (FY, 2020) | Cost per Available Seat Mile $0.1 (FY, 2020) | Cost per Available Seat Mile N/A | Cost per Available Seat Mile N/A | Cost per Available Seat Mile $0.2 (Q1, 2021) | Cost per Available Seat Mile N/A | Cost per Available Seat Mile $0.1 (Q2, 2017) |
Countries | Countries 61 (FY, 2019) | Countries N/A | Countries N/A | Countries 116 (FY, 2018) | Countries N/A | Countries N/A | Countries N/A | Countries N/A |
Daily Flights | Daily Flights 6.8 k (FY, 2019) | Daily Flights N/A | Daily Flights N/A | Daily Flights N/A | Daily Flights 1.3 k (FY, 2019) | Daily Flights 4.9 k (FY, 2019) | Daily Flights N/A | Daily Flights 15 k (Y, 2016) |
Departures | Departures N/A | Departures 88.6 k (FY, 2020) | Departures 24.5 k (FY, 2020) | Departures N/A | Departures N/A | Departures N/A | Departures N/A | Departures N/A |
Destinations | Destinations 365 (FY, 2019) | Destinations N/A | Destinations N/A | Destinations 312 (FY, 2018) | Destinations 115 (FY, 2020) | Destinations N/A | Destinations 107 (FY, 2020) | Destinations 323 (Y, 2016) |
Fuel Consumed, gallons | Fuel Consumed, gallons 608 (Q1, 2021) | Fuel Consumed, gallons 162.2 m (FY, 2020) | Fuel Consumed, gallons N/A | Fuel Consumed, gallons N/A | Fuel Consumed, gallons 126 m (Q1, 2021) | Fuel Consumed, gallons 490 m (Q1, 2021) | Fuel Consumed, gallons 286 m (Q1, 2021) | Fuel Consumed, gallons 1 b (Q2, 2017) |
Mainline Aircraft in Fleet | Mainline Aircraft in Fleet 855 (FY, 2020) | Mainline Aircraft in Fleet N/A | Mainline Aircraft in Fleet N/A | Mainline Aircraft in Fleet N/A | Mainline Aircraft in Fleet 201 (Q1, 2021) | Mainline Aircraft in Fleet 812 (FY, 2020) | Mainline Aircraft in Fleet N/A | Mainline Aircraft in Fleet 847 (Q2, 2017) |
Passenger Load Factor | Passenger Load Factor 0.6 (Q1, 2021) | Passenger Load Factor 0.7 (FY, 2020) | Passenger Load Factor 0.6 (FY, 2020) | Passenger Load Factor N/A | Passenger Load Factor 0.5 (Q1, 2021) | Passenger Load Factor 0.6 (Q1, 2021) | Passenger Load Factor 0.6 (Q1, 2021) | Passenger Load Factor 0.9 (Q2, 2017) |
Passenger Revenue per Available Seat Mile | Passenger Revenue per Available Seat Mile $0.1 (Q1, 2021) | Passenger Revenue per Available Seat Mile N/A | Passenger Revenue per Available Seat Mile N/A | Passenger Revenue per Available Seat Mile N/A | Passenger Revenue per Available Seat Mile N/A | Passenger Revenue per Available Seat Mile $0.1 (Q1, 2021) | Passenger Revenue per Available Seat Mile undefined0.1 (Q1, 2021) | Passenger Revenue per Available Seat Mile N/A |
Passengers | Passengers 95 m (FY, 2020) | Passengers 11.2 m (FY, 2020) | Passengers 1.7 m (FY, 2020) | Passengers 104.2 m (FY, 2019) | Passengers 4.7 m (Q1, 2021) | Passengers 14.7 m (Q1, 2021) | Passengers 14.2 m (Q1, 2021) | Passengers 183.7 m (Y, 2016) |
Revenue Passenger Miles | Revenue Passenger Miles 22.5 b (Q1, 2021) | Revenue Passenger Miles 11.4 b (FY, 2020) | Revenue Passenger Miles 2.3 b (FY, 2020) | Revenue Passenger Miles N/A | Revenue Passenger Miles 5.4 b (Q1, 2021) | Revenue Passenger Miles 17.2 b (Q1, 2021) | Revenue Passenger Miles 14.9 b (Q1, 2021) | Revenue Passenger Miles 57.6 b (Q2, 2017) |
Revenue per Available Seat Mile | Revenue per Available Seat Mile $0.1 (Q1, 2021) | Revenue per Available Seat Mile $0.1 (FY, 2020) | Revenue per Available Seat Mile $0.1 (FY, 2020) | Revenue per Available Seat Mile N/A | Revenue per Available Seat Mile $0.1 (Q1, 2021) | Revenue per Available Seat Mile N/A | Revenue per Available Seat Mile undefined0.1 (Q1, 2021) | Revenue per Available Seat Mile N/A |
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Frontier Airlines
HQ
Denver, US
Employees
4,974↓ 1% decrease
Frontier Airlines (also known as Frontier Group Holdings) is a low-fare airline company that provides passengers with group, charter, and cargo transportation services.
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Minneapolis, US
Employees
1,699
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Air France KLM
HQ
Tremblay-en-France, FR
Employees
82,167↓ 5% decrease
Air France-KLM is an airline company that is engaged in passenger transportation.
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Alaska Air Group
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Seattle, US
Employees
21,997↓ 9% decrease
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