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FORT WORTH, Texas
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FORT WORTH, Texas, March 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Eagle reported a February load factor of 65.2 percent - down 3.8 points compared to the same period last year. Traffic decreased 14.1 percent year over year as capacity decreased 9.1 percent.

American Eagle boarded 1.3 million passengers in February.

                                        AMERICAN EAGLE
                             COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY

                                             FEBRUARY
                                             --------
                                         2009         2008      CHANGE
                                         ----         ----      ------
     PASSENGER MILES (000)
        SYSTEM                          522,027     607,684     (14.1) %
            AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES     485,072     564,084     (14.0)
            EXECUTIVE AIRLINES           36,955      43,600     (15.2)

     SEAT MILES (000)
        SYSTEM                          800,520     880,608      (9.1) %
            AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES     728,597     804,443      (9.4)
            EXECUTIVE AIRLINES           71,923      76,165      (5.6)

     LOAD FACTOR
        SYSTEM                             65.2        69.0      (3.8) pts
            AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES        66.6        70.1      (3.5)
            EXECUTIVE AIRLINES             51.4        57.2      (5.9)

     PASSENGERS BOARDED
        SYSTEM                        1,264,964   1,465,903     (13.7) %
            AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES   1,079,391   1,262,178     (14.5)
            EXECUTIVE AIRLINES          185,573     203,725      (8.9)


                                           YEAR-TO-DATE
                                           ------------
                                         2009        2008       CHANGE
                                         ----        ----       ------
     PASSENGER MILES (000)
        SYSTEM                        1,043,953   1,243,125     (16.0) %
            AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES     966,066   1,152,089     (16.1)
            EXECUTIVE AIRLINES           77,888      91,037     (14.4)

     SEAT MILES (000)
        SYSTEM                        1,653,109   1,853,506     (10.8) %
            AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES   1,500,563   1,692,919     (11.4)
            EXECUTIVE AIRLINES          152,546     160,587      (5.0)

     LOAD FACTOR
        SYSTEM                             63.2        67.1      (3.9) pts
            AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES        64.4        68.1      (3.7)
            EXECUTIVE AIRLINES             51.1        56.7      (5.6)

     PASSENGERS BOARDED
        SYSTEM                        2,537,103   2,987,475     (15.1) %
            AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES   2,150,027   2,566,709     (16.2)
            EXECUTIVE AIRLINES          387,076     420,766      (8.0)

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SOURCE: American Eagle Airlines

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