Airlines will dominate the US earnings calendar this week and following Delta Air Lines’ impressive results last Wednesday, hopes are high that the industry can return to profit in a post-pandemic world. United Airlines will be the first to report on Tuesday after the close of trading, while American Airlines and Southwest Airlines will both announce their results before Wall Street’s opening bell on Thursday.

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US airlines will grab the earnings spotlight over the next week as they reveal the financial cost of the COVID-19 pandemic on their first quarter performance. Southwest Airlines will announce its results on Thursday before the market close, followed by American Airlines on Friday, also before the market close. United Airlines, which was due to release its earnings on Tuesday, has postponed its announcement to April 28. That has left the honours of being the first major carrier to post its virus