First Quarter U.S. Airline Earnings Preview
Delta Air Lines kicked off the first-quarter earnings season this week. Edward Russell and Jay Shabat discuss what they expect. Plus, can American Airlines catch up to the pack?
Reading List
- Delta Margin Recovery to Near Pre-Pandemic Levels in Second Quarter
- American Airlines Expects a Good First Quarter, the Second Is an Open Question
- American, Still Less Profitable than Delta and United, Attempts to Catch Up
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