Forbes suggests that a recipe for faster recovery and adjustment to a “new normalcy” is to look at the simplicity of smaller companies in every sense. I’m not really sure that’s doable in case of American Airlines.
In case someone is interested, here is the full article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/benbaldanza/2020/10/05/layoffs-at-big-airlines-can-lead-to-longer-term-opportunities/#31cdf4eb285e