FORT WORTH, Texas, Nov. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- American Eagle reported an October traffic increase of 6.2 percent year over year as capacity increased 6.4 percent. October load factor was 75.3 percent, a decrease of 0.1 points compared to the same period last year.
American Eagle boarded nearly 1.8 million passengers in October.
Detailed traffic and capacity data follows.
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AMERICAN EAGLE
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
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OCTOBER
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2011
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2010
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CHANGE
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PASSENGER MILES (000)
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SYSTEM
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854,696
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804,509
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6.2
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%
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AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES
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815,274
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759,912
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7.3
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EXECUTIVE AIRLINES
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39,423
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44,597
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(11.6)
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SEAT MILES (000)
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SYSTEM
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1,135,525
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1,066,744
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6.4
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%
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AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES
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1,067,962
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989,395
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7.9
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EXECUTIVE AIRLINES
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67,563
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77,349
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(12.7)
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LOAD FACTOR
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SYSTEM
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75.3
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75.4
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(0.1)
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pts
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AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES
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76.3
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76.8
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(0.5)
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EXECUTIVE AIRLINES
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58.3
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57.7
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0.7
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PASSENGERS BOARDED
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SYSTEM
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1,776,604
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1,732,313
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2.6
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%
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AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES
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1,575,301
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1,499,368
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5.1
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EXECUTIVE AIRLINES
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201,303
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232,945
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(13.6)
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YEAR-TO-DATE
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2011
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2010
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CHANGE
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PASSENGER MILES (000)
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SYSTEM
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8,000,922
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7,020,764
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14.0
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%
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AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES
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7,570,980
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6,584,104
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15.0
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EXECUTIVE AIRLINES
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429,941
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436,660
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(1.5)
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SEAT MILES (000)
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SYSTEM
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10,918,329
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9,692,592
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12.6
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%
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AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES
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10,161,928
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8,904,386
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14.1
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EXECUTIVE AIRLINES
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756,400
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788,207
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(4.0)
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LOAD FACTOR
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SYSTEM
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73.3
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72.4
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0.8
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pts
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AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES
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74.5
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73.9
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0.6
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EXECUTIVE AIRLINES
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56.8
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55.4
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1.4
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PASSENGERS BOARDED
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SYSTEM
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16,683,356
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15,838,462
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5.3
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%
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AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES
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14,478,069
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13,527,798
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7.0
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EXECUTIVE AIRLINES
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2,205,287
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2,310,664
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(4.6)
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Current AMR Corp. releases can be accessed on the Internet.
The address is http://www.aa.com/
SOURCE American Eagle
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