Travelers have a lot to expect from American Airlines in 2025: new business class suites, premium salons and a Wi-Fi by satellite connection arrive, as well as a complete recovery of its hubs in Chicago and Philadelphia.
These are just a few elements that the American CEO Robert Isom and other leaders stressed Thursday at the conference call on the results of the fourth quarter of the airline. The prospects are generally brilliant with, as isom, “a robust demand in all areas” says for air transport.
But even these positive words and these modest profits in the fourth quarter and throughout the year 2024 were not enough to appease investors. The forecast by American of a loss in the first quarter – historically the lowest quarter of the calendar year for American airlines – has dropped the title of the airline almost 9% to 17.03 dollars per share THURSDAY.
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“I really have the impression that we have all the pieces of the puzzle in place to really take off,” said Isom. “Now, we have work to do to put it all in place, sell and tell better our story, but we are the greatest on the best market in the world, here in the United States.”
Here are five key points to remember from the call to the results of American.
American will launch his new flagship follows
American plans to introduce his new seats in Flagship business class following the new Airbus A321XLR and Boeing 787-9 aircraft later this year, ISOM said. The consequences are part of a larger investment in premium offers which includes new seats in premium economy class and other outcry on board.
Unveiled for the first time in 2022 as part of the development of high -end travel demand, in particular high -end leisure, following the pandemic, the new flagship suites were supposed to enter into service in 2024. However, The numerous supply chain problems that continue to torment the aerospace industry have delayed their commissioning. Beginnings this year.
The new seats and cabins will also be installed later on the largest American plane, the Boeing 777-300ER. ISOM did not propose a updated calendar for the renovations that had previously had to start at the end of 2024.
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As part of the improvement of the cabins, American will remove the Flagship First product which he currently offers on his small fleet of Airbus A321 transcontinental high -end – the A321T – which fly between New York and Los Angeles and San Francisco, as well as only on the 777-300ER. . The airline has no date for the last FLAGSHIP FIRST flight.
Philadelphia will have a flagship living room
American plans to open a new flagship fair this summer to its HUB from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), said ISOM. The show will be located in the A-West terminal used by American flights from American and accessible only to travelers reserved in the first-haul first class or in business class, as well as certain frequent elite travelers.
The show comes as well that American reconstructs his PHIDALPHIE bridge. He will add new non-stop stops to Edinburgh and Milan from the airport this summer, which, associated with other increases in international capacity, will result in more long-haul flights and seats from Philadelphia during the period Failure from June to August for the first time since summer 2019, according to scheduled data from the Cirium Diio aeronautical analysis company.
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The American will complete his post-pandemic recovery
Philadelphia is not the only American hub ready to experience a complete recovery this year. The airline plans to concentrate its capacity growth “to a figure” in 2025, as said on Thursday the financial director Devon May, on the recovery of its northern hubs, especially at O’Hare International Airport (Ord ) of Chicago and in Philadelphia.
This recovery will be driven by the return of regional planes which were unused at the start of the pandemic, and supplemented by the delivery of 40 to 50 new planes in 2025, said May.
“It is not a secret that we had to rebuild our network,” said Isom. “I am delighted that in 2025, our regional fleet is fully deployed, and this will allow us to better fill some of the hubs which, frankly, are ready and ready to support the network.”
In 2024, thefts in the American hubs of Chicago and Philadelphia decreased by approximately a quarter compared to five years earlier, according to data from Cirium Diio.
High speed Wi-Fi arrives on American regional planes
American plans to start and finish the installation of a new Wi-Fi with high speed satellite on its regional jets with two classes in 2025. This includes the Embraer E170 and E175, as well as the CRJ-700 and -900 of the Fleet of American Eagle. .
“We really want our customers to have access to Wi-Fi, by satellite, on everything they fly,” said Isom.
The American monoclasses regional aircraft fleet-Embraer ERJ-145-will not benefit from new high-speed flight connectivity.
Questioned by Wall Street analysts to find out if American reconsidering his position on on-board entertainment screens, ISOM said that the airline would improve its long-haul-on-board entertainment offer, including the A321XLR and the 787, But had no intention of offering the popular entertainment option on its national fuselage fleet.
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Optimism for improvements in air traffic control
“It is imperative that we were continuing to invest in air traffic control,” said Isom when asked for his point of view on the new Trump administration in Washington. “There is a lot of growth that we hope in industry, but we cannot (simply) continue to block more planes in the sky.”
“President Trump and the administration recognize the importance of industry for trade,” he added.
Even if ISOM has not specified what investments should look like in air traffic control, President Donald Trump has already supported the proposals aimed at privatizing the air traffic control system. Investments could also include “Nextgen” upgrades, long discussed and very delayed, which include modern flight tracking systems based on GPS.
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