FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Eagle
Airlines reported systemwide traffic for January increased 28.3 percent from
January 2005, on a capacity increase of 19.0 percent. System load factor was
66.1 percent, up 4.7 points year over year.
American Eagle boarded 1.6 million passengers in January, up 13.8 percent
from January 2005.
About American Eagle
American Eagle is the largest U.S. regional airline, operating more than
1,700 daily flights to more than 140 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 AmericanConnection(R) serve 250 cities in more than 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(SM)
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 more than 135 countries and territories.
American Airlines, Inc. and American Eagle Airlines, Inc. are subsidiaries of
AMR Corporation (NYSE: AMR). AmericanAirlines, American Eagle,
AmericanConnection, AA.com and AAdvantage are registered trademarks of
American Airlines, Inc.
Detailed traffic and capacity data are on the following pages.
AMERICAN EAGLE
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
JANUARY
2006 2005 CHANGE
PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 669,677 522,127 28.3%
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 622,772 473,959 31.4
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 46,905 48,168 (2.6)
SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 1,012,768 850,964 19.0%
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 931,230 767,149 21.4
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 81,539 83,814 (2.7)
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 66.1 61.4 4.7 pts
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 66.9 61.8 5.1
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 57.5 57.5 ---
PASSENGERS BOARDED
SYSTEM 1,593,317 1,400,391 13.8%
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 1,374,527 1,171,196 17.4
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 218,790 229,195 (4.5)
YEAR-TO-DATE
2006 2005 CHANGE
PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 669,677 522,127 28.3%
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 622,772 473,959 31.4
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 46,905 48,168 (2.6)
SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 1,012,768 850,964 19.0%
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 931,230 767,149 21.4
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 81,539 83,814 (2.7)
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 66.1 61.4 4.7 pts
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 66.9 61.8 5.1
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 57.5 57.5 ---
PASSENGERS BOARDED
SYSTEM 1,593,317 1,400,391 13.8%
AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 1,374,527 1,171,196 17.4
EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 218,790 229,195 (4.5)
Current AMR Corp. news releases can be accessed via the Internet.
The address is http://www.aa.com
SOURCE American Eagle Airlines, Inc.
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Related links:
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CONTACT:
Dave Jackson, Corporate Communications of
American Eagle Airlines, Inc., +1-817-967-1577, or
corp.comm@aa.com
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