American Airlines Group reports record July traffic and capacity

FORT WORTH, TX – American Airlines Group today reported July 2015 and year-to-date traffic results.

FORT WORTH, TX – American Airlines Group today reported July 2015 and year-to-date traffic results.

American Airlines Group’s total revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for the month were a record 21.8 billion, up 4.8 percent versus July 2014. Total capacity was a record 24.9 billion available seat miles (ASMs), up 2.2 percent versus July 2014. Total passenger load factor was 87.3 percent, up 2.2 percentage points versus July 2014.

The Company continues to expect its third quarter 2015 consolidated passenger revenue per available seat mile (PRASM) to be down approximately six to eight percent year-over-year. In addition, the Company continues to expect its third quarter pretax margin excluding special items to be between 16 and 18 percent.

The following summarizes American Airlines Group traffic results for the month and year-to-date ended July 31, 2015 and 2014, consisting of mainline-operated flights, wholly owned regional subsidiaries and operating results from capacity purchase agreements.

American Airlines Group Traffic Results
July Year to Date
2015 2014 Change 2015 2014 Change

Revenue Passenger Miles (000)
Domestic 12,311,374 11,689,581 5.3 % 75,066,344 74,582,262 0.6 %
Atlantic 3,322,743 3,177,521 4.6 % 16,315,605 17,045,633 (4.3) %
Latin America 3,010,488 3,041,993 (1.0) % 18,763,462 19,819,467 (5.3) %
Pacific 939,672 853,652 10.1 % 5,919,756 4,549,634 30.1 %
International 7,272,903 7,073,166 2.8 % 40,998,823 41,414,734 (1.0) %
Mainline 19,584,277 18,762,747 4.4 % 116,065,167 115,996,996 0.1 %
Regional 2,191,846 2,012,437 8.9 % 13,721,610 12,858,353 6.7 %
Total Revenue Passenger Miles 21,776,123 20,775,184 4.8 % 129,786,777 128,855,349 0.7 %

Available Seat Miles (000)
Domestic 13,703,224 13,216,858 3.7 % 87,696,579 86,673,589 1.2 %
Atlantic 3,963,841 3,954,348 0.2 % 21,285,153 21,866,157 (2.7) %
Latin America 3,544,646 3,735,585 (5.1) % 24,032,629 25,755,855 (6.7) %
Pacific 1,084,720 1,017,008 6.7 % 7,055,243 5,458,549 29.3 %
International 8,593,207 8,706,941 (1.3) % 52,373,025 53,080,561 (1.3) %
Mainline 22,296,431 21,923,799 1.7 % 140,069,604 139,754,150 0.2 %
Regional 2,635,239 2,475,066 6.5 % 17,052,676 16,127,459 5.7 %
Total Available Seat Miles 24,931,670 24,398,865 2.2 % 157,122,280 155,881,609 0.8 %

Load Factor (%)
Domestic 89.8 88.4 1.4 pts 85.6 86.0 (0.4) pts
Atlantic 83.8 80.4 3.4 pts 76.7 78.0 (1.3) pts
Latin America 84.9 81.4 3.5 pts 78.1 77.0 1.1 pts
Pacific 86.6 83.9 2.7 pts 83.9 83.3 0.6 pts
International 84.6 81.2 3.4 pts 78.3 78.0 0.3 pts
Mainline 87.8 85.6 2.2 pts 82.9 83.0 (0.1) pts
Regional 83.2 81.3 1.9 pts 80.5 79.7 0.8 pts
Total Load Factor 87.3 85.1 2.2 pts 82.6 82.7 (0.1) pts

Enplanements
Mainline 13,968,670 13,522,395 3.3 % 85,742,920 86,275,952 (0.6) %
Regional 5,064,691 4,695,226 7.9 % 31,683,976 29,957,112 5.8 %
Total Enplanements 19,033,361 18,217,621 4.5 % 117,426,896 116,233,064 1.0 %

System Cargo Ton Miles (000) 190,501 199,407 (4.5) % 1,338,042 1,354,470 (1.2) %

Notes:

1) Canada, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands are included in the domestic results.

2) Latin America numbers include the Caribbean.

3) Regional includes wholly owned subsidiaries and operating results from capacity purchase carriers.

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