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Southwest, American Airlines post 1Q loss
Both Southwest and American Airlines reported first-quarter losses Thursday. Demand for travel remains strong, including among business flyers, but airlines are dealing with higher labor costs, and delays in aircraft deliveries are limiting their ability to add more flights.
FORT WORTH, Texas – Problems with the Boeing 787 Dreamliner have forced American Airlines to cut about a dozen routes.
The reductions affect three flights at DFW Airport.
American Airlines Group Inc. airplanes stand at passenger gates at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) near Dallas, Texas, U.S., on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020. (Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The Fort Worth-based carrier said some flights to Hawaii are being eliminated in the winter months.
In the summer months, American Airlines won’t fly to Dublin, Ireland or Rome, Italy.
In March, the airline announced it was ordering 260 new planes, including a significant number of Boeing planes.
But now the company says it will only receive half of the planes it expected to be delivered this year.
The 787 Dreamliner is under federal investigation after a Boeing whistleblower reported safety issues in the plane’s construction.
Dallas-based Southwest Airlines is facing a similar problem. It plans to offset the shortage by retiring fewer planes and cutting flights at four airports.
