American Airlines says it has lost $164 million in October with $72 million of that related to bankruptcy expenses leaving $92 million related to its operations.  The company says that about $40 million of that is related to Superstorm Sandy and another $45 million was due to the recent operational troubles it experienced in October.

Every airline is reporting losses from Superstorm Sandy and $40 million does kind of pass the gut check.  However, I think attributing $45 million in losses to recent troubles in October is a bit . . . convenient.  And it certainly doesn’t take responsibility for those problems.  Let’s be mindful of the fact that the airline and union went back to the negotiating table in early October and operations regained sanity.

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