American Eagle Airlines Reports February Traffic

FORT WORTH, Texas, March 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Eagle reported a February load factor of 69.0 percent -- down 0.4 points compared to the same period last year. Traffic decreased 2.4 percent year over year as capacity decreased 1.9 percent.

American Eagle boarded 1.5 million passengers in February.

About American Eagle

American Eagle operates more than 1,700 daily flights to more than 150 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 the AmericanConnection(R) airlines serve 250 cities in more than 40 countries with more than 4,000 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(R) 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 700 destinations in over 140 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. NYSE: AMR.

    Detailed traffic and capacity data are on the following page.



                                  AMERICAN EAGLE
                     COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
                                    FEBRUARY
                                     2008             2007       CHANGE

    PASSENGER MILES (000)
      SYSTEM                       607,697          622,853       (2.4)%
        AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES    564,090          581,796       (3.0)
        EXECUTIVE AIRLINES          43,607           41,056        6.2

    SEAT MILES (000)
      SYSTEM                       880,608          897,635       (1.9)%
        AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES    804,443          829,955       (3.1)
        EXECUTIVE AIRLINES          76,165           67,680       12.5

    LOAD FACTOR
      SYSTEM                          69.0             69.4       (0.4) pts
        AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES       70.1             70.1          -
        EXECUTIVE AIRLINES            57.3             60.7       (3.4)

    PASSENGERS BOARDED
      SYSTEM                     1,465,947        1,492,881       (1.8)%
        AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES  1,262,195        1,289,107       (2.1)
        EXECUTIVE AIRLINES         203,752          203,774       (0.0)



                                  YEAR-TO-DATE
                                    2008            2007         CHANGE

    PASSENGER MILES (000)
      SYSTEM                     1,243,138       1,284,490        (3.2)%
        AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES  1,152,095       1,198,482        (3.9)
        EXECUTIVE AIRLINES          91,043          86,007         5.9

    SEAT MILES (000)
      SYSTEM                     1,853,506       1,924,544        (3.7)%
        AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES  1,692,919       1,778,090        (4.8)
        EXECUTIVE  AIRLINES        160,587         146,455         9.6

    LOAD FACTOR
      SYSTEM                          67.1            66.7         0.4 pts
        AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES       68.1            67.4         0.7
        EXECUTIVE AIRLINES            56.7            58.7        (2.0)

    PASSENGERS BOARDED
      SYSTEM                     2,987,519       3,072,320        (2.8)%
        AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES  2,566,726       2,653,868        (3.3)
        EXECUTIVE AIRLINES         420,793         418,452         0.6


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