American Airlines competitorsClear all
American Airlines's top competitors include Spirit Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Sun Country Airlines, Air France KLM, Alaska Air Group, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines.
 Spirit Airlines Spirit Airlines (formerly known as Clippert Trucking Company) is an ultra-low-cost carrier. |  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. |  Southwest Airlines Southwest Airlines is a company that operates a passenger airline that provides scheduled air transportation. |  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 1980 | Founding Date 1994 | Founding Date 1982 | Founding Date 2004 | Founding Date 1932 | Founding Date 1926 | Founding Date 1967 | Founding Date 1925 |
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 Miramar, US HQ | 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 Dallas, US | Locations Atlanta, US HQ |
Employees | Employees 127,0003% increase | Employees 9,82312% increase | Employees 4,9741% decrease | Employees 1,699 | Employees 82,1675% decrease | Employees 21,9979% decrease | Employees 84,1001% decrease | Employees 55,1002% decrease | Employees 83,00012% increase |
Valuation ($) | Valuation ($) 10.5 b | Valuation ($) 2.1 b | Valuation ($) 2.1 b | Valuation ($) 1.4 b | Valuation ($) 2.6 b | Valuation ($) 5.8 b | Valuation ($) 14.5 b | Valuation ($) 25.2 b | Valuation ($) 24.7 b |
Twitter followers | Twitter followers 1.6 m | Twitter followers 122.7 k | Twitter followers 130.2 k | Twitter followers 22.8 k | Twitter followers 17.3 k | Twitter followers 392.1 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) 936 | Number of tweets (last 30 days) 237 | Number of tweets (last 30 days) 121 | Number of tweets (last 30 days) 6 | Number of tweets (last 30 days) 885 | Number of tweets (last 30 days) 999 | 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) 0.3 | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 1.8 | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 2.8 | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 37.7 | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 5.5 | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 1.8 | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 4.3 | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 0.7 |
Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 12.1% | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 10.04% | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 27% | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 14.88% | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 83.33% | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 27.68% | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 14.01% | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 28.8% | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 11% |
Alexa Website Rank | Alexa Website Rank 913 | Alexa Website Rank 5685 | Alexa Website Rank 7878 | Alexa Website Rank 100273 | Alexa Website Rank 357255 | Alexa Website Rank 4764 | Alexa Website Rank 706 | Alexa Website Rank 755 | Alexa Website Rank 1063 |
Employee Rating | Employee Rating N/A | Employee Rating 3.7 | Employee Rating 3.4 | Employee Rating 3 | Employee Rating 4.1 | Employee Rating 4 | Employee Rating N/A | Employee Rating 4.2 | Employee Rating N/A |
Financial | |||||||||
Revenue (est.) | Revenue (est.) $29.9b (FY, 2021) | Revenue (est.) $3.2b (FY, 2021) | 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.) $24.6b (FY, 2021) | Revenue (est.) $15.8b (FY, 2021) | Revenue (est.) $29.9b (FY, 2021) |
Cost of goods | Cost of goods $31.8b (FY, 2021) | Cost of goods N/A | 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 $9.2b (FY, 2021) | Cost of goods $4.8b (FY, 2021) | Cost of goods N/A |
Gross profit | Gross profit ($1.9b) (FY, 2021) | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit €5.7b (FY, 2019) | Gross profit ($627m) (FY, 2020) | Gross profit $15.4b (FY, 2021) | Gross profit $11b (FY, 2021) | Gross profit N/A |
Net income | Net income ($2b) (FY, 2021) | Net income ($472.6m) (FY, 2021) | Net income ($225m) (FY, 2020) | Net income ($3.9m) (FY, 2020) | Net income €293m (FY, 2019) | Net income ($1.3b) (FY, 2020) | Net income ($2b) (FY, 2021) | Net income $977m (FY, 2021) | Net income $280m (FY, 2021) |
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Aircraft Fleet | Aircraft Fleet 1.4 k (Q1, 2021) | Aircraft Fleet 168 (Q3, 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 11.1 b (Q3, 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 $0 (Q3, 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 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 |
Block Hours | Block Hours N/A | Block Hours 143.6 k (Q2, 2021) | Block Hours N/A | Block Hours 72.4 k (FY, 2020) | Block Hours N/A | Block Hours N/A | Block Hours N/A | Block Hours N/A | Block Hours 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 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 (Q3, 2021) | 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 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 600 (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 59.4 k (Q3, 2021) | 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 78 (FY, 2020) | 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 121.1 m (Q3, 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 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 0.8 (Q3, 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 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 8.3 m (Q3, 2021) | 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 8.6 b (Q3, 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 (Q3, 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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Spirit Airlines
HQ
Miramar, US
Employees
9,823↑ 12% increase
Spirit Airlines (formerly known as Clippert Trucking Company) is an ultra-low-cost carrier.
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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.
View companySun Country Airlines
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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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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