American Airlines Earns $476 Million on Record Revenue in 2Q

American Airlines passenger jets prepare for departure, near a terminal at Boston Logan International Airport in Boston on July 21, 2021. Steven Senne/AP Photo

DALLAS—American Airlines earned $476 million in the second quarter on record revenue from summer travelers and said Thursday that it expects to remain profitable in the third quarter.

It was American’s first quarterly profit without government pandemic aid in the COVID-19 era.