If we look at stock returns, United Airlines, with 13% returns this year, has fared better than American Airlines, up 0%, and the broader S&P 500 index, up 11%.
Trefis expects American Airlines (NYSE:AAL) Average Occupancy Rate - which is the percentage of seats occupied by revenue-paying passengers in a flight - in the U.S. to increase from levels of about 64% in 2020 to about 74% in 2021 and 79% in 2022.