First Quarter 2020 U.S. Airline Financial Data

U.S. scheduled passenger airlines reported a first-quarter 2020 after-tax net loss of $5.2 billion and a pre-tax operating loss of $4.6 billion.

The first-quarter losses follow 27 consecutive quarterly after-tax net profits and 35 consecutive quarterly pre-tax operating profits.

U.S. airline financial reports are filed quarterly with the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). See the tables that accompany this release on the BTS website for additional first-quarter 2020 (Tables 1-6) financial results.

Airline Financials 1Q 2020 Tables

Figure 3. International U.S. Scheduled Service Passenger Airlines Quarterly After Tax Net Profit, 1Q 2020

Figure 2. Domestic U.S. Scheduled Service Passenger Airlines Quarterly After Tax Net Profit, 1Q 2020

Figure 1. Systemwide U.S. Scheduled Service Passenger Airlines Quarterly After Tax Net Profit, 1Q 2020

U.S. Airlines Cargo, April 2020 (Preliminary)

March 2020 Airline Traffic Tables

Table B. Unadjusted Reported Passenger Enplanements Compared to Previous Time Periods, March 2020

Table A. Seasonally Adjusted Reported Passenger Enplanements Compared to Previous Time Periods, March 2020

Figure 1. Monthly Passengers on U.S. Scheduled Airlines (Domestic + International), Seasonally Adjusted, Mar 2017 - Mar 2020