FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Eagle reported an August load factor of 69.7 percent -- down 7.3 points compared to the same period last year. Traffic decreased 13.6 percent year over year as capacity decreased 4.5 percent.
American Eagle boarded nearly 1.7 million passengers in August. 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 serves over 240 cities in 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(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. AmericanAirlines, American Eagle, AmericanConnection, AA.com We know why you fly and AAdvantage are registered trademarks of American Airlines, Inc. .
AMERICAN EAGLE COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY AUGUST 2008 2007 CHANGE PASSENGER MILES (000) SYSTEM 704,179 815,384 (13.6) % AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 655,883 762,705 (14.0) EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 48,296 52,679 (8.3) SEAT MILES (000) SYSTEM 1,010,728 1,058,608 (4.5) % AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 932,466 978,969 (4.8) EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 78,262 79,640 (1.7) LOAD FACTOR SYSTEM 69.7 77.0 (7.3) pts AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 70.3 77.9 (7.6) EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 61.7 66.1 (4.4) PASSENGERS BOARDED SYSTEM 1,683,215 1,929,342 (12.8) % AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 1,463,684 1,682,527 (13.0) EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 219,531 246,815 (11.1) YEAR-TO-DATE 2008 2007 CHANGE PASSENGER MILES (000) SYSTEM 5,539,638 6,041,639 (8.3) % AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 5,158,187 5,654,752 (8.8) EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 381,451 386,887 (1.4) SEAT MILES (000) SYSTEM 7,778,331 8,117,705 (4.2) % AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 7,145,905 7,506,707 (4.8) EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 632,426 610,998 3.5 LOAD FACTOR SYSTEM 71.2 74.4 (3.2) pts AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 72.2 75.3 (3.1) EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 60.3 63.3 (3.0) PASSENGERS BOARDED SYSTEM 13,310,348 14,359,997 (7.3) % AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 11,542,128 12,478,968 (7.5) EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 1,768,220 1,881,029 (6.0) Current AMR Corp. news releases can be accessed via the Internet. The address is http://www.aa.com/
