American Airlines is making it harder for elite flyers to receive an upgrade from economy to business class. The new policy affects some of the longest domestic routes, including trips to Hawaii.
American Airlines will stop letting elite frequent flyers jump from coach to business class through free upgrades on some of its longest domestic flights. Elite frequent flyers can still get complimentary upgrades to business class if they bought a premium economy ticket or paid for an upgrade to that class.
A Holocaust remembrance organization has honored American Airlines for easing a passenger's journey to the funeral of a rabbi killed in the December 2025 terrorist attack at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia.
American Airlines' corporate recovery, premium growth and network gains are improving revenue quality, but fuel, labor and debt pressures cloud the outlook.
American Airlines is upgraded to buy, driven by record Q2 revenue of $16.7 billion and resilient demand. Premium unit revenue rose more than 13%, while corporate revenue increased 26% for a fifth consecutive quarter of double-digit growth. Management attributed the full-year guidance reduction primarily to higher expected jet fuel costs, while demand and pricing remained strong.
The Rome-to-Philadelphia flight landed safely in Dublin after an oven was identified as the source of the reported odor, with several people medically evaluated.
AAL trades below historical and sub-industry sales multiples as premium demand and revenue recover, but fuel costs and leverage keep the turnaround case uncertain.
DK, PBF and ALL made it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) momentum stocks list on July 24, 2026.
Anglo American PLC's (LSE:AAL) interim results next Thursday are expected to show stronger copper profitability offset by weaker iron ore pricing and losses from businesses being prepared for sale. The miner's second-quarter production update this week was broadly reassuring, with copper and iron ore output around 1% ahead of expectations, according to Deutsche Bank.
American Airlines (AAL) has become technically an oversold stock now, which implies exhaustion of the heavy selling pressure on it. This, combined with strong agreement among Wall Street analysts in revising earnings estimates higher, indicates a potential trend reversal for the stock in the near term.
AAL highlights Q2 premium revenues, loyalty growth and network gains as its commercial strategy drives progress despite higher fuel costs.
DK, PBF, AAL, HCI and HPP have been added to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) List on July 24, 2026.