American Eagle Airlines Reports February Traffic
FORT WORTH, Texas, March 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- American Eagle reported a February traffic increase of 18.9 percent year-over-year as capacity increased 14.0 percent. February load factor was 70.2 percent, an increase of 2.9 points compared to the same period last year.
American Eagle boarded almost 1.5 million passengers in February.
Detailed traffic and capacity data follows.
| AMERICAN EAGLE COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY |
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| FEBRUARY |
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2012 |
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2011 |
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CHANGE |
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| PASSENGER MILES (000) |
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SYSTEM |
719,130 |
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604,730 |
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18.9 |
% |
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AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES |
699,323 |
|
567,258 |
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23.3 |
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EXECUTIVE AIRLINES |
19,807 |
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37,471 |
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(47.1) |
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| SEAT MILES (000) |
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SYSTEM |
1,024,176 |
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898,019 |
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14.0 |
% |
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AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES |
990,905 |
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826,483 |
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19.9 |
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EXECUTIVE AIRLINES |
33,272 |
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71,536 |
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(53.5) |
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| LOAD FACTOR |
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SYSTEM |
70.2 |
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67.3 |
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2.9 |
pts |
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AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES |
70.6 |
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68.6 |
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1.9* |
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EXECUTIVE AIRLINES |
59.5 |
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52.4 |
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7.1 |
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| PASSENGERS BOARDED |
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SYSTEM |
1,458,806 |
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1.288,746 |
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13.2 |
% |
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AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES |
1,353,109 |
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1,090,143 |
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24.1 |
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EXECUTIVE AIRLINES |
105,697 |
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198.603 |
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(46.8) |
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*February 2012 load factor change number rounded to nearest tenth of a point.
| YEAR-TO-DATE |
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2012 |
2011 |
CHANGE |
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| PASSENGER MILES (000) |
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SYSTEM |
1,471,160 |
1,286,755 |
14.3 |
% |
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AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES |
1,415.401 |
1,206,500 |
17.3 |
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EXECUTIVE AIRLINES |
55,759 |
80,255 |
(30.5) |
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| SEAT MILES (000) |
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SYSTEM |
2,142,973 |
1,957,302 |
9.5 |
% |
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AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES |
2,042,801 |
1,801,947 |
13.4 |
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EXECUTIVE AIRLINES |
100,172 |
155,355 |
(35.5) |
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| LOAD FACTOR |
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SYSTEM |
68.7 |
65.7 |
2.9* |
pts |
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AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES |
69.3 |
67.0 |
2.3 |
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EXECUTIVE AIRLINES |
55.7 |
51.7 |
4.0 |
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| PASSENGERS BOARDED |
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SYSTEM |
2,973,931 |
2,736,041 |
8.7 |
% |
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AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES |
2,675,138 |
2,316,416 |
15.5 |
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EXECUTIVE AIRLINES |
298,793 |
419,625 |
(28.8) |
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*2012 Year-To-Date load factor change number rounded to nearest tenth of a point.
About American Eagle
American Eagle – named Best Regional Airline in North America by the 2011 World Airline Awards – operates more than 1,500 daily flights to over 170 cities throughout the United States, Canada, the Bahamas, Mexico and the Caribbean on behalf of American Airlines. American, American Eagle and the AmericanConnection® carrier serve 260 airports in 50 countries and territories with, on average, more than 3,300 daily flights. The combined network fleet numbers more than 900 aircraft. American's award-winning website, 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 and members-elect serve approximately 900 destinations with more than 10,000 daily flights to 149 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. AMR Corporation common stock trades under the symbol "AAMRQ" on the OTCQB marketplace, operated by OTC Markets Group.
AMR Corporation, and certain of its United States-based subsidiaries, including American Airlines, Inc. and AMR Eagle Holding Corporation, on Nov. 29 filed voluntary petitions for Chapter 11 reorganization in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. More information about the Chapter 11 filing is available on the Internet at http://aa.com/restructuring.
Current AMR Corp. news releases can be accessed at http://www.aa.com
SOURCE American Eagle
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