American Airlines Reports February Traffic

Paul

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American Airlines, the world's largest airline, reported a February load factor of 75.0 percent - - an increase of 2.8 points compared to the same period last year. Traffic grew by 2.7 percent year over year, while capacity declined by 1.2 percent. Domestic traffic increased by 2.2 percent compared to last year, with 3.5 percent less capacity. International traffic increased by 3.7 percent relative to last year, on a capacity increase of 3.4 percent.

American boarded 7.1 million passengers in February.

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					 AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
				   COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
						  EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
								   FEBRUARY

									   2006			2005		CHANGE
	 REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
	  SYSTEM						9,862,259	   9,604,462		2.7 %
	   D.O.T. DOMESTIC			  6,634,124	   6,492,254		2.2
	   INTERNATIONAL				3,228,135	   3,112,209		3.7
	   ATLANTIC					 1,146,820	   1,109,097		3.4
	   LATIN AMERICA				1,686,607	   1,687,004		0.0
	   PACIFIC						394,708		 316,108	   24.9

	 AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
	  SYSTEM					   13,141,879	  13,299,985	   (1.2) %
	   D.O.T. DOMESTIC			  8,496,060	   8,807,169	   (3.5)
	   INTERNATIONAL				4,645,819	   4,492,817		3.4
	   ATLANTIC					 1,689,266	   1,552,471		8.8
	   LATIN AMERICA				2,380,961	   2,485,753	   (4.2)
	   PACIFIC						575,592		 454,593	   26.6

	 LOAD FACTOR
	  SYSTEM							 75.0%		   72.2 %	  2.8 Pts
	   D.O.T. DOMESTIC				   78.0			73.7		4.3
	   INTERNATIONAL					 69.4			69.2		0.2
	   ATLANTIC						  67.8			71.4	   (3.6)
	   LATIN AMERICA					 70.8			67.8		3.0
	   PACIFIC						   68.5			69.5	   (1.0)

	 PASSENGERS BOARDED			 7,128,622	   6,934,247		2.8 %

	 SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000)	 163,188		 175,116	   (6.8)%



					 AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
				   COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
						  EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
								 YEAR-TO-DATE
								   FEBRUARY

									   2006			2005		CHANGE
	 REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
	  SYSTEM					   20,894,595	  20,170,282		3.6 %
	   D.O.T. DOMESTIC			 13,832,059	  13,441,392		2.9
	   INTERNATIONAL				7,062,536	   6,728,890		5.0
	   ATLANTIC					 2,476,348	   2,364,496		4.7
	   LATIN AMERICA				3,710,169	   3,667,195		1.2
	   PACIFIC						876,018		 697,198	   25.6

	 AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
	  SYSTEM					   27,827,223	  27,710,748		0.4 %
	   D.O.T. DOMESTIC			 17,983,648	  18,300,155	   (1.7)
	   INTERNATIONAL				9,843,576	   9,410,593		4.6
	   ATLANTIC					 3,553,475	   3,253,901		9.2
	   LATIN AMERICA				5,082,689	   5,207,495	   (2.4)
	   PACIFIC					  1,207,411		 949,197	   27.2

	 LOAD FACTOR
	  SYSTEM							 75.0%		   72.7%	   2.3 Pts
	   D.O.T. DOMESTIC				   76.9			73.4		3.5
	   INTERNATIONAL					 71.7			71.5		0.2
	   ATLANTIC						  69.6			72.6	   (3.0)
	   LATIN AMERICA					 72.9			70.4		2.5
	   PACIFIC						   72.5			73.4	   (0.9)

	 PASSENGERS BOARDED			14,927,846	  14,389,100		3.7 %

	 SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000)	 329,371		 344,533	   (4.4)%

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