American Eagle Airlines Reports Increasing Air Traffic

American Eagle Airlines Reports Increasing Air Traffic

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(R) 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.