American Eagle Airlines Reports February Traffic

March 2, 2007

FORT WORTH, Texas – American Eagle Airlines reported systemwide traffic for February decreased 2.3 percent from February 2006, on a capacity decrease of 1.5 percent. System load factor was 69.4 percent, down 0.6 points year over year.

American Eagle boarded 1.49 million passengers in February, down 1.9 percent from February 2006.

About American Eagle
American Eagle operates more than 1,800 daily flights to more than 160 cities throughout the United States, Canada, the Bahamas, Mexico and the Caribbean on behalf of American Airlines. American Airlines is the world's largest airline. American, American Eagle and the AmericanConnection® airlines serve 250 cities in more than 40 countries with more than 4,000 daily flights. The combined network fleet numbers more than 1,000 aircraft. American's award-winning Web site, 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 serve more than 600 destinations in over 135 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. (NYSE: AMR).

Detailed traffic and capacity data are on the following page.


AMERICAN EAGLE

COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY

FEBRUARY

 

 

 

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

CHANGE

 

PASSENGER MILES (000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SYSTEM

 

 

 

622,791

 

637,628

 

(2.3)

%

 

 

AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES

581,779

 

595,637

 

(2.3)

 

 

 

EXECUTIVE AIRLINES

41,011

 

41,991

 

(2.3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEAT MILES (000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SYSTEM

 

 

 

897,634

 

911,224

 

(1.5)

%

 

 

AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES

829,954

 

841,360

 

(1.4)

 

 

 

EXECUTIVE AIRLINES

67,680

 

69,864

 

(3.4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOAD FACTOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SYSTEM

 

 

 

69.4

 

70.0

 

(0.6)

pts

 

 

AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES

70.1

 

70.8

 

(0.7)

 

 

 

EXECUTIVE AIRLINES

60.6

 

60.1

 

0.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PASSENGERS BOARDED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SYSTEM

 

 

 

1,492,712

 

1,521,519

 

(1.9)

%

 

 

AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES

1,289,061

 

1,321,539

 

(2.5)

 

 

 

EXECUTIVE AIRLINES

203,651

 

199,980

 

1.8

 

 

YEAR-TO-DATE

 

 

 

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

CHANGE

 

PASSENGER MILES (000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SYSTEM

 

 

 

1,284,427

 

1,307,339

 

(1.8)

%

 

 

AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES

1,198,465

 

1,218,421

 

(1.6)

 

 

 

EXECUTIVE AIRLINES

85,962

 

88,918

 

(3.3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEAT MILES (000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SYSTEM

 

 

 

1,924,544

 

1,924,010

 

0.0

%

 

 

AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES

1,778,089

 

1,772,607

 

0.3

 

 

 

EXECUTIVE AIRLINES

146,455

 

151,403

 

(3.3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOAD FACTOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SYSTEM

 

 

 

66.7

 

67.9

 

(1.2)

pts

 

 

AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES

67.4

 

68.7

 

(1.3)

 

 

 

EXECUTIVE AIRLINES

58.7

 

58.7

 

0.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PASSENGERS BOARDED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SYSTEM

 

 

 

3,072,151

 

3,114,944

 

(1.4)

%

 

 

AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES

2,653,822

 

2,696,096

 

(1.6)

 

 

 

EXECUTIVE AIRLINES

418,329

 

418,848

 

(0.1)