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American Airlines AMR is the parent company of American Airlines and American Eagle and represents a poor investment opportunity for many reasons. AMR lost 761 million dollars in 2004 with more bad news expected. AMR and the airline industry in general are affected by two negative industry dynamics, high fuel costs on the supply side and low revenue yields on the demand side (Chakravorty, 2005). Jet fuel accounts for twelve to fourteen percent of airlines' operating costs and is the industry's second-biggest expense after labor. Crude oil prices have risen eleven percent since the start of 2005. Further, airline...

The low-cost model of carriers such as Southwest Airlines and JetBlue are also putting price pressures on the industry. Less revenue and higher costs can only mean less profit for AMR.
On a more positive note, American Airlines is still this nation's largest airline. On the threat of bankruptcy, it was able to get unions to agree to just over $1.6 billion in annual concessions in 2003 that included pay cuts and layoffs for pilots, ground workers…

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Airlines: New thinking, please. (2004, May 3). BusinessWeek online. Retrieved January 31, 2005 from Web site: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/04_18/b3881144_mz029.htm

American Airlines unions approve concessions deal. (2003, April 15). USA Today. Retrieved January 31, 2005 from Web site: http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2003/2003-04-15-amr-vote2.htm

Chakravorty, J. (2005, January 4). Airlines shares fall as oil prices rise. Retrieved January 31, 2005 from Web site: http://yahoo.reuters.com/financeQuoteCompanyNewsArticle.jhtml?duid=mtfh69917_2005-01-24_19-48-44_n24162794_newsml

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