AMR Corporation : American Eagle Airlines Reports December Traffic

/ -- American Eagle reported a December traffic increase of 8.8 percent year-over-year as capacity increased 9.0 percent. December load factor was 72.2 percent, a decrease of 0.2 points compared to the same period last year.

American Eagle boarded more than 1.6 million passengers in December.

Detailed traffic and capacity data follows.

AMERICAN EAGLE COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
DECEMBER
			2011		2010		CHANGE
PASSENGER MILES (000)
	SYSTEM		811,437		745,971		8.8	%
		AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES	771,916		697,834		10.6
		EXECUTIVE AIRLINES	39,541		48,137		(17.9)
SEAT MILES (000)
	SYSTEM		1,124,551		1,031,338		9.0	%
		AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES	1,057,491		948,200		11.5
		EXECUTIVE AIRLINES	67,060		83,138		(19.3)
LOAD FACTOR
	SYSTEM		72.2*		72.3*		(0.2)*	pts
		AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES	73.0		73.6		(0.6)
		EXECUTIVE AIRLINES	59.0		57.9		1.1
PASSENGERS BOARDED
	SYSTEM		1,635,485		1,582,163		3.4	%
		AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES	1,422,918		1,340,398		6.2
		EXECUTIVE AIRLINES	212,567		241,765		(12.1)

*December 2011 load factor numbers rounded to nearest tenth of a point.

YEAR-TO-DATE
			2011	2010	CHANGE
PASSENGER MILES (000)
	SYSTEM		9,615,656	8,516,198	12.9	%
		AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES	9,106,652	7,985,412	14.0
		EXECUTIVE AIRLINES	509,004	530,786	(4.1)
SEAT MILES (000)
	SYSTEM		13,130,041	11,751,323	11.7	%
		AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES	12,241,476	10,802,254	13.3
		EXECUTIVE AIRLINES	888,565	949,069	(6.4)
LOAD FACTOR
	SYSTEM		73.2*	72.5*	0.8*	pts
		AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES	74.4	73.9	0.5
		EXECUTIVE AIRLINES	57.3	55.9	1.4
PASSENGERS BOARDED
	SYSTEM		19,973,602	19,036,309	4.9	%
		AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES	17,347,561	16,246,194	6.8
		EXECUTIVE AIRLINES	2,626,041	2,790,115	(5.9)

*2011 Year-To-Date load factor numbers rounded to nearest tenth of a point.

About American Eagle
American Eagle - named Best Regional Airline in North America by the 2011 World Airline Awards - operates more than 1,500 daily flights to over 170 cities throughout the United States, Canada, the Bahamas, Mexico and the Caribbean on behalf of American Airlines. American, American Eagle and the AmericanConnection® carrier serve 260 airports in 50 countries and territories with, on average, more than 3,300 daily flights. The combined network fleet numbers more than 900 aircraft. American's award-winning website, 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® 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 and members-elect serve approximately 900 destinations with more than 10,000 daily flights to 149 countries and territories. American Airlines, Inc. and American Eagle Airlines, Inc. are subsidiaries of AMR Corporation. AmericanAirlines, American Eagle, AmericanConnection, AA.com and AAdvantage are registered trademarks of American Airlines, Inc. AMR Corporation common stock trades under the symbol "AAMRQ" on the OTCQB marketplace, operated by OTC Markets Group.

AMR Corporation, and certain of its United States-based subsidiaries, including American Airlines, Inc. and AMR Eagle Holding Corporation, on Nov. 29 filed voluntary petitions for Chapter 11 reorganization in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. More information about the Chapter 11 filing is available on the Internet at .

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