American Airlines competitorsClear all
American Airlines's top competitors include Frontier Airlines, Sun Country Airlines, Air France KLM, Alaska Air Group, JetBlue Airways, 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. |  Air France KLM Air France-KLM, together with its subsidiaries, provides passenger transportation services on scheduled flights. |  JetBlue Airways JetBlue Airways Corporation is a passenger airline company that operates on point-to-point routes. |  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 1933 | Founding Date 1932 | Founding Date 1999 | 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 | 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 Long Island City, US HQ | Locations Chicago, US HQ | Locations Dallas, US HQ | Locations Atlanta, US HQ |
Employees | Employees 110,5003% increase | Employees 4,9741% decrease | Employees 1,699 | Employees 86,1382% increase | Employees 24,1343% increase | Employees 18,5354% increase | Employees 91,8004% decrease | Employees 60,800 | Employees 91,2243% increase |
Valuation ($) | Valuation ($) 14.1 b | Valuation ($) 4.4 b | Valuation ($) 2.3 b | Valuation ($) 2.4 b | Valuation ($) 8.4 b | Valuation ($) 6.2 b | Valuation ($) 17.7 b | Valuation ($) 36.5 b | Valuation ($) 29.5 b |
Twitter followers | Twitter followers 1.6 m | Twitter followers 123.6 k | Twitter followers 21.8 k | Twitter followers 14.4 k | Twitter followers 381.3 k | Twitter followers 1.9 m | 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) 87 | Number of tweets (last 30 days) 80 | Number of tweets (last 30 days) 13 | Number of tweets (last 30 days) 925 | Number of tweets (last 30 days) 933 | Number of tweets (last 30 days) 941 | 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) 0.2 | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 10 | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 0.9 | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 31.1 | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 2.3 | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 5.3 | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 4.8 | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 1.8 | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 1.4 |
Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 13.5% | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 97.7% | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 26.25% | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 100% | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 42.16% | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 15.65% | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 15.52% | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 26.3% | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 9.9% |
Alexa Website Rank | Alexa Website Rank 1385 | Alexa Website Rank N/A | Alexa Website Rank 144894 | Alexa Website Rank 311860 | Alexa Website Rank 8186 | Alexa Website Rank 9651 | Alexa Website Rank 1662 | Alexa Website Rank 1456 | Alexa Website Rank 1410 |
Employee Rating | Employee Rating N/A | Employee Rating 3.6 | Employee Rating 3.2 | Employee Rating N/A | Employee Rating 3.7 | Employee Rating 4.2 | Employee Rating 4 | Employee Rating 4.6 | Employee Rating N/A |
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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.) $3b (FY, 2020) | Revenue (est.) $15.4b (FY, 2020) | Revenue (est.) $9b (FY, 2020) | Revenue (est.) $17.1b (FY, 2020) |
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 ($1.4b) (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 1.5 k (Q1, 2020) | Aircraft Fleet 104 (FY, 2020) | Aircraft Fleet 43 (FY, 2020) | Aircraft Fleet 554 (FY, 2019) | Aircraft Fleet 299 (Q2, 2017) | Aircraft Fleet 264 (Q3, 2020) | Aircraft Fleet 1.4 k (FY, 2019) | Aircraft Fleet 687 (Q3, 2017) | Aircraft Fleet N/A |
Available Seat Miles | Available Seat Miles 62.1 b (Q1, 2020) | Available Seat Miles 17 b (FY, 2020) | Available Seat Miles 4.3 b (FY, 2020) | Available Seat Miles N/A | Available Seat Miles 15.6 b (Q2, 2017) | Available Seat Miles 6.9 b (Q3, 2020) | Available Seat Miles 285 b (FY, 2019) | Available Seat Miles 39.1 b (Q3, 2017) | Available Seat Miles 66.2 b (Q2, 2017) |
Average Fuel Cost Per Gallon | Average Fuel Cost Per Gallon $1.8 (Q1, 2020) | 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 $1.2 (Q3, 2020) | Average Fuel Cost Per Gallon $2.1 (FY, 2019) | 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 (Q3, 2020) | Average Stage Length, miles 1.5 k (FY, 2019) | Average Stage Length, miles N/A | 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 N/A | Cargo Tonne Miles 3.3 k (FY, 2019) | 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 $0.1 (Q3, 2020) | Cost per Available Seat Mile $0.1 (FY, 2019) | Cost per Available Seat Mile $0.1 (Q3, 2017) | 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 | 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 1.2 k (FY, 2016) | Daily Flights 1 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 32.1 k (Q3, 2020) | 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 118 (FY, 2016) | Destinations 99 (FY, 2019) | Destinations N/A | Destinations 101 (FY, 2016) | Destinations 323 (Y, 2016) |
Fuel Consumed, gallons | Fuel Consumed, gallons 972 m (Q1, 2020) | Fuel Consumed, gallons 162.2 m (FY, 2020) | Fuel Consumed, gallons N/A | Fuel Consumed, gallons N/A | Fuel Consumed, gallons 201 m (Q2, 2017) | Fuel Consumed, gallons 83 (Q3, 2020) | Fuel Consumed, gallons 4.3 b (FY, 2019) | Fuel Consumed, gallons 521 m (Q3, 2017) | Fuel Consumed, gallons 1 b (Q2, 2017) |
Mainline Aircraft in Fleet | Mainline Aircraft in Fleet 942 (FY, 2019) | Mainline Aircraft in Fleet N/A | Mainline Aircraft in Fleet N/A | Mainline Aircraft in Fleet N/A | Mainline Aircraft in Fleet 221 (Q2, 2017) | Mainline Aircraft in Fleet N/A | Mainline Aircraft in Fleet 777 (FY, 2019) | Mainline Aircraft in Fleet N/A | Mainline Aircraft in Fleet 847 (Q2, 2017) |
Passenger Load Factor, percent | Passenger Load Factor, percent 0.7 (Q1, 2020) | Passenger Load Factor, percent 0.7 (FY, 2020) | Passenger Load Factor, percent 0.6 (FY, 2020) | Passenger Load Factor, percent N/A | Passenger Load Factor, percent 0.9 (Q2, 2017) | Passenger Load Factor, percent 0.4 (Q3, 2020) | Passenger Load Factor, percent 0.8 (FY, 2019) | Passenger Load Factor, percent 0.8 (Q3, 2017) | Passenger Load Factor, percent 0.9 (Q2, 2017) |
Passenger Revenue per Available Seat Mile | Passenger Revenue per Available Seat Mile $0.1 (Q1, 2020) | 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 (Q2, 2017) | Passenger Revenue per Available Seat Mile N/A | Passenger Revenue per Available Seat Mile $0.1 (FY, 2019) | Passenger Revenue per Available Seat Mile $0.1 (Q3, 2017) | Passenger Revenue per Available Seat Mile N/A |
Passengers | Passengers 215 m (FY, 2019) | Passengers 11.2 m (FY, 2020) | Passengers 1.7 m (FY, 2020) | Passengers 104.2 m (FY, 2019) | Passengers 11.4 m (Q2, 2017) | Passengers 2.2 m (Q3, 2020) | Passengers 162.4 m (FY, 2019) | Passengers 24.7 m (Q1, 2020) | Passengers 183.7 m (Y, 2016) |
Revenue Passenger Miles | Revenue Passenger Miles 45.2 b (Q1, 2020) | Revenue Passenger Miles 11.4 b (FY, 2020) | Revenue Passenger Miles 2.3 b (FY, 2020) | Revenue Passenger Miles N/A | Revenue Passenger Miles 13.6 b (Q2, 2017) | Revenue Passenger Miles 2.9 b (Q3, 2020) | Revenue Passenger Miles 239.4 b (FY, 2019) | Revenue Passenger Miles 33.1 b (Q3, 2017) | Revenue Passenger Miles 57.6 b (Q2, 2017) |
Revenue per Available Seat Mile | Revenue per Available Seat Mile $0.1 (Q1, 2020) | 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 (Q2, 2017) | Revenue per Available Seat Mile $0.7 (Q3, 2020) | Revenue per Available Seat Mile N/A | Revenue per Available Seat Mile $0.1 (Q3, 2017) | 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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HQ
Minneapolis, US
Employees
1,699
Sun Country Airlines Holdings is an air carrier specializing in leisure travel, charter, and cargo businesses.
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HQ
Tremblay-en-France, FR
Employees
86,138↑ 2% increase
Air France-KLM, together with its subsidiaries, provides passenger transportation services on scheduled flights.
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Alaska Air Group
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Seattle, US
Employees
24,134↑ 3% increase
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