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Fuel prices and weather hits profits for American Airlines' parent

Thursday, 17 January 20083 min read

American Airlines’s parent, AMR Corp, has blamed high fuel prices and weather disruptions for its fourth quarter loss of $69 million.

The airline achieved a profit of $17 million during the same period in 2006.

But revenue was higher during the 2007 fourth quarter, up from $5.4 billion a year ago to $5.68 billion.

For the full year, AMR profit was $504 million on revenue of $22.94 billion. In 2006, profit was $231 million on revenue of $22.56 billion.

By Bev Fearis