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PRNewswire-FirstCall American Eagle reported a March load factor of 73.4 percent -- down 0.7 points compared to the same period last year. Traffic decreased 9.5 percent year over year as capacity decreased 8.6 percent. American Eagle boarded 1.7 million passengers in March. About American Eagle American Eagle operates over 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 over 40 countries with more than 3,900 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, We know why you fly 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
MARCH
2008 2007 CHANGE
PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 685,088 757,150 (9.5) %
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 634,676 708,897 (10.5)
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 50,413 48,252 4.5
SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 933,562 1,021,518 (8.6) %
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 853,607 946,351 (9.8)
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 79,955 75,167 6.4
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 73.4 74.1 (0.7) pts
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 74.4 74.9 (0.5)
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 63.1 64.2 (1.1)
PASSENGERS BOARDED
SYSTEM 1,663,750 1,797,412 (7.4) %
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 1,428,459 1,557,833 (8.3)
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 235,291 239,579 (1.8)
YEAR-TO-DATE
2008 2007 CHANGE
PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 1,928,214 2,041,639 (5.6) %
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 1,786,765 1,907,380 (6.3)
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 141,449 134,260 5.4
SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 2,787,068 2,946,063 (5.4) %
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 2,546,526 2,724,441 (6.5)
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 240,542 221,622 8.5
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 69.2 69.3 (0.1) pts
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 70.2 70.0 0.2
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 58.8 60.6 (1.8)
PASSENGERS BOARDED
SYSTEM 4,651,225 4,869,732 (4.5) %
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 3,995,168 4,211,701 (5.1)
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 656,057 658,031 (0.3)
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First Call Analyst: SOURCE: American Eagle Airlines CONTACT: Andrea Huguely, Corporate Communications of American Eagle Web site: http://www.aa.com/ |
