American Airlines said today it expects its first-quarter revenue to plunge about 62% compared with the same time in 2019.
It said it expects to post a loss of about $2.7 billion to $2.8 billion, excluding the gains from a payroll support programme.
The company had previously forecast a decline of between 60% and 65%.
Earlier in the quarter, the airline reached an agreement with Boeing to defer delivery of 18 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft to 2023 and 2024 from the previous target of 2021-2022, and convert five 787-8 aircraft to 787-9 aircraft.
American Airlines now expects its average daily cash burn rate for the quarter to be about $27m a day compared to its previous forecast of $30m.
Excluding about $8m per day of regular debt principal and cash severance payments made, the company's cash burn rate turned positive in March, American Airlines said in a regulatory filing.
It expects to end the first quarter with nearly $17.3 billion in total available liquidity.
