American Airlines Group Inc (AAL)

[JLS]

Very misleading article ...

The title of the article: American Airlines May Be The First Airline Bankruptcy, But It Will Not Be The Last

Then later in the article, the author writes: United Airlines had already filed for bankruptcy, never being able to recover from the impact of 9-11.

Duh! That contradicts the title of the whole article.

Farther down, the author writes this: Bankruptcy has been a very common occurrence in the airline industry. That also contradicts the title.

Then the author writes this: The only reason AAL has not already filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy, is the prospect of government largess and the admirable tenacity of Doug Parker.

What he wrote above is not an only reason; it's two reasons, the second reason being that Doug Parker has admirable tenacity.

I would suggest that Doug Parker's admirable tenacity (ability to manage and cut costs) could very well be reason enough to avoid bankruptcy.

I could go on and on about the conflicts in that article -- as there are very many -- but I think everyone here gets my point: Lance Brofman, the author of the article, doesn't have enough brain power write coherently, or to blow his own nose without sumultaneously farting.