American Airlines shares sink after Q2 profit forecast cut, drags other airlines

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American Airlines shares were down nearly 8% in premarket trading on Wednesday, dragging peers Delta Air, Southwest Airlines and United Airlines, which all...

- Shares of American Airlines slumped on Wednesday after the carrier cut its profit forecast for the current quarter, citing weakening pricing power despite expectations for record travel demand in the summer season.

The carrier has made a strategic shift away from lucrative corporate travel in a bid to grow its market share in smaller markets. However, excess capacity in such markets has been hurting its pricing power."It is clearer now that the strategy has not gone as planned," Jefferies analysts wrote in a note while downgrading the stock to "hold".

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