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PRNewswire-FirstCall American Eagle reported a February load factor of 69.0 percent -- down 0.4 points compared to the same period last year. Traffic decreased 2.4 percent year over year as capacity decreased 1.9 percent. American Eagle boarded 1.5 million passengers in February. About American Eagle American Eagle operates more than 1,700 daily flights to more than 150 cities throughout the United States, Canada, the Bahamas, Mexico and the Caribbean on behalf of American Airlines. American Airlines is the world's largest airline. American, American Eagle and the AmericanConnection® airlines serve 250 cities in more than 40 countries with more than 4,000 daily flights. The combined network fleet numbers more than 1,000 aircraft. American's award-winning Web site, AA.com, provides users with easy access to check and book fares, plus personalized news, information and travel offers. American Airlines is a founding member of the oneworld® Alliance, which brings together some of the best and biggest names in the airline business, enabling them to offer their customers more services and benefits than any airline can provide on its own. Together, its members serve more than 700 destinations in over 140 countries and territories. American Airlines, Inc. and American Eagle Airlines, Inc. are subsidiaries of AMR Corporation. AmericanAirlines, American Eagle, AmericanConnection, AA.com and AAdvantage are registered trademarks of American Airlines, Inc. . Detailed traffic and capacity data are on the following page.
AMERICAN EAGLE
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
FEBRUARY
2008 2007 CHANGE
PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 607,697 622,853 (2.4)%
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 564,090 581,796 (3.0)
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 43,607 41,056 6.2
SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 880,608 897,635 (1.9)%
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 804,443 829,955 (3.1)
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 76,165 67,680 12.5
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 69.0 69.4 (0.4) pts
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 70.1 70.1 -
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 57.3 60.7 (3.4)
PASSENGERS BOARDED
SYSTEM 1,465,947 1,492,881 (1.8)%
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 1,262,195 1,289,107 (2.1)
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 203,752 203,774 (0.0)
YEAR-TO-DATE
2008 2007 CHANGE
PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 1,243,138 1,284,490 (3.2)%
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 1,152,095 1,198,482 (3.9)
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 91,043 86,007 5.9
SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 1,853,506 1,924,544 (3.7)%
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 1,692,919 1,778,090 (4.8)
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 160,587 146,455 9.6
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 67.1 66.7 0.4 pts
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 68.1 67.4 0.7
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 56.7 58.7 (2.0)
PASSENGERS BOARDED
SYSTEM 2,987,519 3,072,320 (2.8)%
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 2,566,726 2,653,868 (3.3)
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 420,793 418,452 0.6
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First Call Analyst: SOURCE: American Eagle Airlines CONTACT: Andrea Huguely, Corporate Communications of American Airlines, Web site: http://www.aa.com/ |
