Southwest beat Q3 estimates Wednesday. American Airlines topped views Thursday, raised its EPS guidance. Alaska Air reports Friday.

American Airlines narrows Q3 loss, beats revenue estimates, and raises full-year earnings outlook, sending its stock higher.

Shares of American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ: AAL) gained 5% on Thursday after the company announced better-than-expected third-quarter 2025 financial results and offered strong forward guidance.

An analysis conducted by Wolfe Research showed that LUV was the third most preferred stock among “long ideas”. 19% of the investors they interviewed voted LUV as their third favorite airline stock. Meanwhile, both companies topped Wolfe’s list of “short ideas”.

Major indices closed higher on Thursday after Donald Trump confirmed his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping would take place.

American Airlines has named Oneworld airline alliance CEO Nathaniel Pieper as its new chief commercial officer, effective Nov. 3, American CEO Robert Isom announced during a Thursday morning earnings call.

Dow Jones futures fell 0.25%, S&P 500 dipped 0.03%, and Nasdaq futures slipped 0.01% early Thursday as US-China trade tensions spooked investors. Tesla dropped 3.04% after mixed earnings, while IBM plunged 7.