Excise Tax Refund Reduces American First Quarter Loss

American managed to keep its first-quarter net loss of $162 million at about the same level as last year, but only because of a $69 million excise tax refund dating back to 1996. Without this special item, the airline would have recorded a $230 million loss. Although the company is still deep in the...

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