American Airlines reported total revenue of $14.1 billion in its second quarter, the highest quarterly revenue in the airline’s history, as international travel demand spiked this year.
That’s a 4.7% increase year-over-year for the Fort Worth-based airline. Passenger revenues accumulated from air transportation accounted for $13 billion, $197 million in cargo revenue and $880 million in other revenues that include the AAdvantage affinity car program, produced the record quarter.
The carrier also drove in a $1.3 billion profit in the second quarter, factoring in airfare sales for the summer.
