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American Airlines CEO Robert Isom warned that persistently high fuel prices could force the airline to adjust capacity in the late fourth quarter. Despite strong demand and revenue gains, the latest jump in fuel prices is testing the extent to which higher costs can be offset. Isom expressed confidence in the company's third-quarter revenue growth forecast of 16% to 19%, describing the recent revenue improvement as unlike anything he had seen in his career, except for post-COVID-19 recoveries and the September 11 attacks.

American Airlines' CFO, Devon May, noted that fourth-quarter fuel prices have risen approximately $1 per gallon since July, when the company issued its guidance. This increase has added about $1 billion to the carrier's fuel costs, with every 1-cent change in fuel prices affecting American's quarterly costs by roughly $10 million.

The airline plans to continue adjusting capacity later in the fourth quarter due to the fuel price rise, which has had the biggest impact on the fourth-quarter outlook. May stated that the carrier would monitor fuel prices over the next few weeks and provide fourth-quarter guidance when reporting earnings.