American Eagle Airlines Reports March Traffic

April 4, 2012

FORT WORTH, Texas, April 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- American Eagle reported a March traffic increase of 6.0 percent year-over-year as capacity decreased 0.9 percent. March load factor was 75.9 percent, an increase of 5.0 points (rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent) compared to the same period last year.  

American Eagle boarded almost 1.7 million passengers in March.

Detailed traffic and capacity data follows.

AMERICAN EAGLE

COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY

MARCH



2012

2011

CHANGE

PASSENGER MILES (000)





SYSTEM

836,848

789,589

6.0

%


AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES

815,310

742,829

9.8


EXECUTIVE AIRLINES

21,538

46,761

(53.9)









SEAT MILES (000)





SYSTEM

1,102,174

1,112,628

(0.9)

%


AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES

1,066,543

1,028,561

3.7


EXECUTIVE AIRLINES

35,632

84,067

(57.6)









LOAD FACTOR





SYSTEM

75.9

71.0

5.0*

pts


AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES

76.4

72.2

4.2


EXECUTIVE AIRLINES

60.4

55.6

4.8









PASSENGERS BOARDED





SYSTEM

1,679,207

1.667,459

0.7

%


AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES

1,563,807

1,425,481

9.7


EXECUTIVE AIRLINES

115,400

241.978

(52.3)

*March 2012 load factor change number rounded to nearest tenth of a point.



YEAR-TO-DATE



2012

2011

CHANGE

PASSENGER MILES (000)




SYSTEM

2,308,083

2,076,344

11.2

%


AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES

2,230.750

1,949,329

14.4


EXECUTIVE AIRLINES

77,333

127,016

(39.1)







SEAT MILES (000)




SYSTEM

3,245,158

3,069,929

5.7

%


AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES

3,109,355

2,830,508

9.9


EXECUTIVE AIRLINES

135,803

239,422

(43.3)







LOAD FACTOR




SYSTEM

71.1

67.6

3.5

pts


AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES

71.7

68.9

2.9*


EXECUTIVE AIRLINES

56.9

53.1

3.9*







PASSENGERS BOARDED




SYSTEM

4,653,421

4,403,500

5.7

%


AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES

4,239,123

3,741,897

13.3


EXECUTIVE AIRLINES

414,298

661,603

(37.4)

*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.

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SOURCE American Eagle

Ed Martelle, Corporate Communications, 817-967-1577, mediarelations@aa.com