PRNewswire-FirstCall
FORT WORTH, Texas
American Eagle reported a November load factor of 67.3 percent -- down 4.8 points compared to the same period last year. Traffic decreased 21.5 percent year over year as capacity decreased 15.9 percent.
American Eagle boarded 1.4 million passengers in November.
AMERICAN EAGLE
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
NOVEMBER
2008 2007 CHANGE
PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 568,115 723,642 (21.5)%
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 525,149 677,122 (22.4)
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 42,967 46,520 (7.6)
SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 844,194 1,004,150 (15.9)%
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 768,012 927,486 (17.2)
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 76,182 76,664 (0.6)
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 67.3 72.1 (4.8)pts
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 68.4 73.0 (4.6)
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 56.4 60.7 (4.3)
PASSENGERS BOARDED
SYSTEM 1,386,844 1,742,754 (20.4)%
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 1,180,796 1,523,091 (22.5)
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 206,048 219,663 (6.2)
YEAR-TO-DATE
2008 2007 CHANGE
PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 7,337,165 8,234,345 (10.9)%
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 6,840,335 7,717,958 (11.4)
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 496,830 516,387 (3.8)
SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 10,454,575 11,165,459 (6.4)%
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 9,613,778 10,330,423 (6.9)
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 840,797 835,036 0.7
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 70.2 73.7 (3.5)pts
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 71.2 74.7 (3.5)
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 59.1 61.8 (2.7)
PASSENGERS BOARDED
SYSTEM 17,681,712 19,615,465 (9.9)%
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 15,355,225 17,132,753 (10.4)
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 2,326,487 2,482,712 (6.3)
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First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact: rick.wilbins@aa.com
SOURCE: American Eagle Airlines
CONTACT: Andrea Huguely, Corporate Communications, Fort Worth, Texas, of
American Eagle Airlines, +1-817-967-1577, corp.comm@aa.com
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