S&P raises American Airlines' outlook to stable

[Hatu]

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Standard & Poor's Ratings Services on Monday raised the outlook on AMR Corp. /quotes/comstock/13*!amr/quotes/nls/amr (AMR 7.73, -0.16, -2.03%) and its subsidiary, American Airlines Inc., to stable from negative while affirming the two companies' B-corporate credit ratings. "Our affirmation and outlook revision are based on AMR's improving operating performance, which has strengthened its credit ratios," said S&P credit analyst Betsy Snyder in a statement

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[PhatSappy]

I agree with the S&P. American can show flatlined costs other than fuel. All profits can be absorbed into servicing debts on the fleet modernization.

And, the employees? Docile.

 

[FrequentFlierCA]

How do you figure that's the case? AA is hardly 'hiding' profit when it just posted one in plain sight.

Got your tin foil hat ready?