FORT WORTH, Texas, June 3 TX-Am-Eagle-May-Traff
FORT WORTH, Texas, June 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Eagle
reported a May load factor of 73.1 percent -- down 2.4 points compared to the
same period last year. Traffic decreased 9.5 percent year over year as
capacity decreased 6.5 percent.
American Eagle boarded 1.7 million passengers in May.
About American Eagle
American Eagle operates over 1,700 daily flights to more than 150 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(R) airlines serve 250
cities in over 40 countries with more than 3,900 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(R) 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 700 destinations in over 140 countries
and territories. American Airlines, Inc. and American Eagle Airlines, Inc.
are subsidiaries of AMR Corporation. American Airlines, American Eagle,
AmericanConnection, AA.com, We know why you fly 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
MAY
2008 2007 CHANGE
PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 726,584 802,674 (9.5) %
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES678,487 755,365(10.2)
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 48,09747,308 1.7
SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 994,061 1,063,152 (6.5) %
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES913,951 986,170 (7.3)
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 80,11076,982 4.1
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 73.1 75.5 (2.4) pts
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 74.2 76.6 (2.4)
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES60.0 61.5 (1.5)
PASSENGERS BOARDED
SYSTEM 1,744,159 1,903,326 (8.4) %
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 1,522,533 1,673,303 (9.0)
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 221,626 230,023 (3.7)
YEAR-TO-DATE
2008 2007 CHANGE
PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 3,336,694 3,582,559 (6.9) %
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 3,100,822 3,352,214 (7.5)
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 235,872 230,345 2.4
SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 4,744,386 5,003,667 (5.2) %
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 4,347,056 4,631,293 (6.1)
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 397,331 372,374 6.7
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 70.3 71.6 (1.3) pts
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 71.3 72.4 (1.1)
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES59.4 61.9 (2.5)
PASSENGERS BOARDED
SYSTEM 8,034,791 8,527,016 (5.8) %
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 6,940,834 7,401,100 (6.2)
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 1,093,957 1,125,916 (2.8)
Current AMR Corp. news releases can be accessed via the Internet. The address
is http://www.aa.com
SOURCE American Eagle Airlines
