Earnings Sentiment

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Bullish Statements during Earnings call

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And I feel great about where we stand going forward
And we know that we deliver great value to our customers
It's -- as I said, it's a tremendous opportunity, and it's something that we're very focused on
Devon, if you want to put a finer point to it? But I think it's a tremendous opportunity for American going forward
It's a great way to really deliver benefits and sell seats
All of those, we feel really good about
We feel really good about achieving that
You and Meghan have done a fantastic job in that regard
Now we're finally through all the integration and pandemic and recovery from the pandemic, and American has really positioned well
Mark Streeter Devon, great progress on the balance sheet, exceeded probably everyone's expectations
And whether it's how we've structured our airline to take advantage of the opportunities ahead of us, how we're responding to customer demand, I feel great about where we're headed
And so, two years while hitting just about every number and delivering on every front is something that I feel like is a pretty good track record
So, I feel good about the demand environment
But look, we are at a point now where total industry revenues have certainly accelerated and come back and exceeded where we were in 2019, probably haven't kept quite up with inflation, but we feel really good about where we stand overall
And while you may have seen some changes to our sales force, I feel really good about what I see in terms of cost of sale, and I also feel really good about how we've been able to hang on to our share as well
And it bodes well for those of us that are in a business that, look, serves this need
Our customers do better, we do better, everybody that we're associated with do better when we invest in modern retailing and servicing technology
If we were to return, and this is -- this potential upside to that historical relationship, there's great benefit to American Airlines in that
Now, against that demand backdrop that we feel really good about, and hopefully, there's some additional upside, there's constraints to supply
At the end of the day, the carriers that have the capacity that can deliver in a strong demand environment, I think, are going to win
We feel really good about where we are
And so in this environment where demand has returned and capacity is something that American has really delivered well on over the last couple of years, we feel really confident
But there is -- I'm very pleased with where we stand right now
And I'm really proud of us being aggressive in taking some bold moves
And look, I think that it bodes well for American overall
I feel really great about where we are
So, I feel really good about where we stand
And that, as you sum it all up, bodes well for American and it bodes well for those that invest in us
Demand is strong
So, we feel great about this
       

Bearish Statements during earnings call

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We've had regional pilot production issues
And in terms of comparisons versus OAs, we feel that we're at a considerable disadvantage where we're at versus Delta today
as we went through the pandemic, we all suffered with start-up issues as we built back
But we knew that because of the damage caused during the pandemic, and we borrowed a lot of money, we had a lot of issues in terms of rebound, we knew that we had to prove ourselves to the marketplace
And so, there's also an issue with making sure that we have the people power to do the work
And there's also been people shortages as well
I bring these up not so much to say, "Look, there's a problem out there." I really bring it up to say, "Hey, look, in a supply and demand business, I think that there are going to be continued restrictions on the supply side of the equation
So, some simple numbers here or easy numbers to understand here, our growth rate for full-time employees is much less than the capacity growth
We all know that the airlines have actually had to reduce the amount of traffic that we're putting into New York airspace today
And against this backdrop of others struggling and trying to find their way and having big aircraft orders out there, we're not
Engine issues surround the industry and are going to require a lot of maintenance expense going forward
So, I stand by what I thought for a moment was a mistake
And those constraints in the business today are really around things that we're all really well aware of
So, we're dealing with air traffic control shortages right now
As we take a look forward, I think the real issue at hand is that we've got to continue to deliver
It's -- the aircraft manufacturers haven't been able to really deliver on schedule
And for a long time, we've had issues with getting our -- all of our intermediaries to a point where we can service and sell what we really think is best for our customers and ultimately for American Airlines
We know that business travel is not all the way back yet
But it's not just shortages there
The market's response to Investor Day was, I don't know, lackluster for lack of a better term, and it's only been a week
   

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