American Airlines Reports December Traffic

January 4, 2007

FORT WORTH, Texas – American Airlines, the world's largest airline, reported a December load factor of 79.1 percent – an increase of 0.2 points compared to the same period last year. Traffic decreased 1.1 percent year over year as capacity decreased 1.3 percent.

Domestic traffic decreased 1.9 percent year over year on 2.2 percent less capacity. International traffic increased by 0.4 percent relative to last year on a capacity increase of 0.3 percent.

American boarded 8.1 million passengers in December.

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AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION

 

COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY

 

EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December

 

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

CHANGE

REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

SYSTEM

11,358,168

 

11,488,135

 

-1.1

%

 

 

D.O.T. DOMESTIC

7,404,010

 

7,550,780

 

-1.9

 

 

INTERNATIONAL

3,954,158

 

3,937,355

 

0.4

 

 

ATLANTIC

1,470,668

 

1,491,796

 

-1.4

 

 

LATIN AMERICA

2,016,725

 

1,945,802

 

3.6

 

 

PACIFIC

466,765

 

499,757

 

-6.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SYSTEM

14,351,787

 

14,542,723

 

-1.3

%

 

 

D.O.T. DOMESTIC

9,222,723

 

9,427,070

 

-2.2

 

 

INTERNATIONAL

5,129,064

 

5,115,653

 

0.3

 

 

ATLANTIC

1,894,650

 

1,879,799

 

0.8

 

 

LATIN AMERICA

2,660,036

 

2,594,325

 

2.5

 

 

PACIFIC

574,378

 

641,530

 

-10.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOAD FACTOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SYSTEM

79.1

%

78.9

%

0.2

Pts

 

 

D.O.T. DOMESTIC

80.2

80.0

0.2

 

 

INTERNATIONAL

77.0

76.9

0.1

 

 

ATLANTIC

77.6

79.3

-1.7

 

 

LATIN AMERICA

75.8

75.0

0.8

 

 

PACIFIC

81.2

77.9

3.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PASSENGERS BOARDED

8,062,524

 

8,174,897

 

-1.4

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000)

190,566

 

185,799

 

2.6

%


AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION

COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY

EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

YEAR-TO-DATE December

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

CHANGE

REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

SYSTEM

139,400,045

 

138,227,228

 

0.8

%

 

 

D.O.T. DOMESTIC

91,018,959

 

91,876,600

 

-0.9

 

 

INTERNATIONAL

48,381,087

 

46,350,628

 

4.4

 

 

ATLANTIC

19,980,454

 

19,524,989

 

2.3

 

 

LATIN AMERICA

22,044,204

 

21,407,936

 

3.0

 

 

PACIFIC

6,356,429

 

5,417,703

 

17.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SYSTEM

173,947,863

 

175,921,537

 

-1.1

%

 

 

D.O.T. DOMESTIC

111,373,355

 

115,075,861

 

-3.2

 

 

INTERNATIONAL

62,574,507

 

60,845,676

 

2.8

 

 

ATLANTIC

25,066,305

 

23,850,649

 

5.1

 

 

LATIN AMERICA

29,345,920

 

29,997,987

 

-2.2

 

 

PACIFIC

8,162,282

 

6,997,040

 

16.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOAD FACTOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SYSTEM

80.1

%

78.5

%

1.6

Pts

 

 

D.O.T. DOMESTIC

81.7

79.8

1.9

 

 

INTERNATIONAL

77.3

76.1

1.2

 

 

ATLANTIC

79.7

81.8

-2.1

 

 

LATIN AMERICA

75.1

71.3

3.8

 

 

PACIFIC

77.8

77.4

0.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PASSENGERS BOARDED

98,139,388

 

98,037,715

 

0.1

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000)

2,223,942

 

2,209,141

 

0.7

%