People who claim to be free-market capitalists are always happy to get a taxpayer funded bailout.

Here are some links showing the buyback and bailout numbers: For the 2001 bailout, see https://edition.cnn.com/2001/US/09/21/rec.congress.airline.deal/

For the $45 billion stock buyback, see https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/mar/18/america-airlines-bailout-shareholders-coronavirus

or this, which puts the buyback at $47 billion. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/airlines-and-boeing-want-a-bailout-but-look-how-much-theyve-spent-on-stock-buybacks-2020-03-18

I have no doubt that People will win the fight against the coronavirus Pandemic, but People will suffer some heavy blows before they finally triumph. Some of the blows will be inflicted by the pandemic, but others will be inflicted by leaders who are incompetent, uncaring, callous.