American Eagle Airlines Reports January Traffic

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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® 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.
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								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)

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