FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- American Airlines reported an August load factor of 85.3 percent, an increase of 0.7 points versus the same period last year. Capacity decreased 1.2 percent, while traffic was 0.4 percent lower year-over-year.
International traffic increased by 3.0 percent on a capacity increase of 1.1 percent, resulting in an increase in international load factor of 1.5 points versus August of last year. Domestic load factor increased 0.2 points year-over-year, as capacity and traffic decreased by 2.8 and 2.6 percent year-over-year respectively. American boarded 7.6 million passengers in August.
Detailed traffic and capacity are attached.
AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION |
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COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY |
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EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES |
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August |
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2011 |
2010 |
CHANGE |
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REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000) |
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SYSTEM |
11,464,063 |
11,507,879 |
-0.4 |
% |
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D.O.T. DOMESTIC |
6,789,667 |
6,967,569 |
-2.6 |
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INTERNATIONAL |
4,674,396 |
4,540,310 |
3.0 |
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ATLANTIC |
1,943,662 |
1,895,834 |
2.5 |
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LATIN AMERICA |
2,031,057 |
2,078,050 |
-2.3 |
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PACIFIC |
699,677 |
566,426 |
23.5 |
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AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000) |
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SYSTEM |
13,445,622 |
13,607,271 |
-1.2 |
% |
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D.O.T. DOMESTIC |
7,883,235 |
8,106,382 |
-2.8 |
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INTERNATIONAL |
5,562,387 |
5,500,889 |
1.1 |
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ATLANTIC |
2,233,527 |
2,256,780 |
-1.0 |
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LATIN AMERICA |
2,481,823 |
2,560,923 |
-3.1 |
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PACIFIC |
847,037 |
683,187 |
24.0 |
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LOAD FACTOR |
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SYSTEM |
85.3 |
% |
84.6 |
% |
0.7 |
Pts |
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D.O.T. DOMESTIC |
86.1 |
86.0 |
0.2 |
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INTERNATIONAL |
84.0 |
82.5 |
1.5 |
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ATLANTIC |
87.0 |
84.0 |
3.0 |
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LATIN AMERICA |
81.8 |
81.1 |
0.7 |
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PACIFIC |
82.6 |
82.9 |
-0.3 |
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PASSENGERS BOARDED |
7,645,257 |
7,714,143 |
-0.9 |
% |
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SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) |
142,151 |
156,615 |
-9.2 |
% |
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AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION |
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COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY |
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EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES |
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YEAR-TO-DATE August |
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2011 |
2010 |
CHANGE |
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REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000) |
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SYSTEM |
85,573,990 |
84,386,909 |
1.4 |
% |
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D.O.T. DOMESTIC |
51,609,901 |
52,231,072 |
-1.2 |
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INTERNATIONAL |
33,964,089 |
32,155,836 |
5.6 |
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ATLANTIC |
12,774,609 |
12,578,179 |
1.6 |
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LATIN AMERICA |
16,517,821 |
15,559,039 |
6.2 |
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PACIFIC |
4,671,659 |
4,018,618 |
16.3 |
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AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000) |
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SYSTEM |
104,379,041 |
102,609,911 |
1.7 |
% |
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D.O.T. DOMESTIC |
61,917,519 |
62,495,552 |
-0.9 |
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INTERNATIONAL |
42,461,522 |
40,114,359 |
5.9 |
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ATLANTIC |
16,085,437 |
15,574,307 |
3.3 |
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LATIN AMERICA |
20,378,307 |
19,764,767 |
3.1 |
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PACIFIC |
5,997,778 |
4,775,285 |
25.6 |
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LOAD FACTOR |
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SYSTEM |
82.0 |
% |
82.2 |
% |
-0.3 |
Pts |
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D.O.T. DOMESTIC |
83.4 |
83.6 |
-0.2 |
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INTERNATIONAL |
80.0 |
80.2 |
-0.2 |
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ATLANTIC |
79.4 |
80.8 |
-1.3 |
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LATIN AMERICA |
81.1 |
78.7 |
2.3 |
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PACIFIC |
77.9 |
84.2 |
-6.3 |
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PASSENGERS BOARDED |
58,137,372 |
58,127,469 |
0 |
% |
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SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) |
1,193,421 |
1,244,543 |
-4.1 |
% |
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Current AMR Corp. (NYSE: AMR) releases can be accessed on the Internet.
The address is http://www.aa.com/
SOURCE American Airlines
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