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AAL vs VLRS
Side-by-side comparison of American Airlines Group Inc. (AAL) and Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion S.A.B. de C.V. (VLRS): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both AAL and VLRS operate in Air Freight/Delivery Services (Consumer Discretionary), so they compete in similar markets.
- AAL is the larger of the two at $9.23B, about 11.1x VLRS ($828.5M).
- AAL has been more active in the news (4 items in the past 4 weeks vs 3 for VLRS).
- AAL has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 23 for VLRS).
- Company
- American Airlines Group Inc.
- Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion S.A.B. de C.V.
- Price
- -
- -
- Market cap
- $9.23B
- $828.5M
- 1M return
- -
- -
- 1Y return
- -
- -
- Industry
- Air Freight/Delivery Services
- Air Freight/Delivery Services
- Exchange
- NASDAQ
- NYSE
- IPO
- 2013
- News (4w)
- 4
- 3
- Recent ratings
- 25
- 23
American Airlines Group Inc.
American Airlines Group Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a network air carrier. The company provides scheduled air transportation services for passengers and cargo through its hubs in Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, and Washington, D.C., as well as through partner gateways in London, Madrid, Seattle/Tacoma, Sydney, and Tokyo. As of December 31, 2020, it operated a mainline fleet of 855 aircraft. The company was formerly known as AMR Corporation and changed its name to American Airlines Group Inc. in December 2013. American Airlines Group Inc. was founded in 1930 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.
Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion S.A.B. de C.V.
Controladora Vuela CompañÃa de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V., through its subsidiaries, Concesionaria Vuela CompañÃa de Aviación, S.A.P.I. de C.V., provides air transportation services for passengers, cargo, and mail in Mexico and internationally. The company operates approximately 410 daily flights on routes connecting 43 cities in Mexico, 22 cities in the United States, and 3 cities in Central America. As of December 31, 2020, it operated through a fleet of 86 aircraft. The company also offers merchandising, recruitment and payroll, travel agency, and loyalty program services. Controladora Vuela CompañÃa de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico.
Latest AAL
- UATP Names dLocal as Newest Payment Processing Partner for UATP One
- American Airlines and Infinium announce commercial passenger flight powered by eSAF
- Vice Chair Johnson Stephen L sold $916,668 worth of shares (60,000 units at $15.28), decreasing direct ownership by 3% to 1,938,357 units (SEC Form 4) (for withholding tax)
- American Airlines and Citi Elevate Premium Travel With Enhanced Citi / AAdvantage Executive World Legend Mastercard
- SVP Corporate Controller Owens Angela sold $611,623 worth of shares (40,077 units at $15.26), decreasing direct ownership by 18% to 178,799 units (SEC Form 4)
- Vice Chair Johnson Stephen L sold $1,345,308 worth of shares (90,000 units at $14.95), decreasing direct ownership by 4% to 1,998,357 units (SEC Form 4) (tax withholding)
- SVP Corporate Controller Owens Angela sold $601,017 worth of shares (39,168 units at $15.34), decreasing direct ownership by 15% to 218,876 units (SEC Form 4)
- SEC Form 424B5 filed by American Airlines Group Inc.
- SEC Form 424B5 filed by American Airlines Group Inc.
- SEC Form 424B5 filed by American Airlines Group Inc.
Latest VLRS
- SEC Form 6-K filed by Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion S.A.B. de C.V.
- SEC Form 6-K filed by Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion S.A.B. de C.V.
- Volaris Reports July 2026 Traffic Results: Load Factor of 88%
- SEC Form 6-K filed by Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion S.A.B. de C.V.
- Volaris Announces the Release of the 2025 Integrated Annual Report
- Director Maldonado Yanez Ricardo converted options into 229,034 units of Series A shares of common stock, increasing direct ownership by 130% to 405,712 units (SEC Form 4)
- New insider Maldonado Yanez Ricardo claimed ownership of 176,678 units of Series A shares of common stock (SEC Form 3)
- SEC Form 6-K filed by Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion S.A.B. de C.V.
- SEC Form 6-K filed by Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion S.A.B. de C.V.
- Jefferies initiated coverage on Volaris Aviation with a new price target