FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) _ American Airlines Group Inc. (AAL) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $319 million.

The Fort Worth, Texas-based company said it had net income of 69 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to $1.04 per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 10 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.02 per share.

The world's largest airline posted revenue of $10.94 billion in the period, missing Street forecasts. Eleven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $11.01 billion.

American Airlines expects full-year earnings in the range of $5.50 to $7.50 per share.

American Airlines shares have declined slightly more than 1 per cent since the beginning of the year. The stock has decreased 46 per cent in the last 12 months.

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