American Airlines reports May 2014 and year-to-date traffic results

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FORT WORTH, TX – American Airlines Group today reported May 2014 and year-to-date traffic results.

FORT WORTH, TX – American Airlines Group today reported May 2014 and year-to-date traffic results.

American Airlines Group’s total revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for the month were 19.2 billion, up 2.1 percent versus May 2013. Total capacity was 22.9 billion available seat miles (ASMs), up 2.4 percent versus May 2013. Total passenger load factor was 84.0 percent for the month of May, down 0.3 points versus May 2013.

Based on two months of actual data and one month of forecast, the Company expects its second quarter 2014 consolidated passenger revenue per available seat mile (PRASM) to be up approximately 5 percent to 7 percent versus the same period last year.

The following summarizes American Airlines Group traffic results for the month and year-to-date ended May 31, 2014 and 2013, consisting of mainline-operated flights, wholly owned regional subsidiaries and operating results from capacity purchase agreements.

The Company believes it is more meaningful to compare year-over-year results for American Airlines and US Airways on a combined basis. Accordingly, the traffic results provided above and in the enclosed table combine the traffic results for AMR Corporation and US Airways Group for all periods presented.

American Airlines Group Traffic Results

May (a)

Year to Date (a)

2014
2013
Change

2014
2013
Change

Revenue Passenger Miles (000)

Domestic

10,973,275
10,794,427
1.7
%
51,662,066
50,625,870
2.0
%

Atlantic

2,882,454
2,834,705
1.7
%
10,654,907
10,226,665
4.2
%

Latin America

2,712,419
2,559,461
6.0
%
14,069,250
13,564,733
3.7
%

Pacific

661,372
725,346
(8.8)
%
2,914,212
3,045,429
(4.3)
%

International

6,256,245
6,119,512
2.2
%
27,638,369
26,836,827
3.0
%

Mainline

17,229,520
16,913,939
1.9
%
79,300,435
77,462,697
2.4
%

Regional

1,973,689
1,903,178
3.7
%
8,903,192
8,683,881
2.5
%

Total Revenue Passenger Miles
19,203,209
18,817,117
2.1
%
88,203,627
86,146,578
2.4
%

Available Seat Miles (000)

Domestic

12,567,024
12,481,290
0.7
%
60,721,056
60,015,280
1.2
%

Atlantic

3,606,605
3,382,445
6.6
%
14,107,386
13,126,988
7.5
%

Latin America

3,556,897
3,173,015
12.1
%
18,426,181
17,039,999
8.1
%

Pacific

754,107
857,607
(12.1)
%
3,553,824
3,802,600
(6.5)
%

International

7,917,609
7,413,067
6.8
%
36,087,391
33,969,587
6.2
%

Mainline

20,484,633
19,894,357
3.0
%
96,808,447
93,984,867
3.0
%

Regional

2,388,121
2,432,477
(1.8)
%
11,298,689
11,535,494
(2.1)
%

Total Available Seat Miles
22,872,754
22,326,834
2.4
%
108,107,136
105,520,361
2.5
%

Load Factor (%)

Domestic

87.3
86.5
0.8
pts
85.1
84.4
0.7
pts

Atlantic

79.9
83.8
(3.9)
pts
75.5
77.9
(2.4)
pts

Latin America

76.3
80.7
(4.4)
pts
76.4
79.6
(3.2)
pts

Pacific

87.7
84.6
3.1
pts
82.0
80.1
1.9
pts

International

79.0
82.6
(3.6)
pts
76.6
79.0
(2.4)
pts

Mainline

84.1
85.0
(0.9)
pts
81.9
82.4
(0.5)
pts

Regional

82.6
78.2
4.4
pts
78.8
75.3
3.5
pts

Total Load Factor

84.0
84.3
(0.3)
pts
81.6
81.6

pts

Enplanements

Mainline

12,721,839
12,436,220
2.3
%
59,787,346
58,661,519
1.9
%

Regional

4,625,805
4,437,038
4.3
%
20,717,345
20,256,844
2.3
%

Total Enplanements

17,347,644
16,873,258
2.8
%
80,504,691
78,918,363
2.0
%

System Cargo Ton Miles (000)
204,983
192,629
6.4
%
961,645
867,688
10.8
%

(a)
Represents the combined traffic results of American and US Airways.

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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