Top 10 Airline Stocks Benefiting From The Air Travel Boom

3. American Airlines (NASDAQ:AAL)

American Airlines is overhauling its fleet in 2025. It will receive the Airbus A321XLR jet this year and use it on its premium transcontinental and transatlantic routes. The jet will help the company improve its operations by flying to European markets in winter when the demand is low and rotating with the widebody jets for flights to Europe and Latin America.

The company also boats an exclusive Cobrand credit card partnership with Citibank. With this new deal, the airline won’t have to deal with Barclays anymore. Barclays was one of the partners in its previous credit card program together with Citibank. This will help the company get a better share of profits than before. The financial benefits of this deal may not become apparent in 2025 but the new relationship will gradually come into effect over the course of the year.

While high debt and lower earnings than its peers are a cause for concern, we believe it is priced into the stock as it is valued lower than the likes of Delta, Southwest, and United Airlines.