American Eagle Airlines Reports March Traffic

FORT WORTH, Texas, April 2, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Eagle reported a March load factor of 73.4 percent -- down 0.7 points compared to the same period last year. Traffic decreased 9.5 percent year over year as capacity decreased 8.6 percent.

American Eagle boarded 1.7 million passengers in March.

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American Eagle operates over 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 over 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(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, We know why you fly 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
                                    MARCH
                                        2008            2007       CHANGE
     PASSENGER MILES (000)
       SYSTEM                          685,088         757,150       (9.5) %
         AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES       634,676         708,897      (10.5)
         EXECUTIVE AIRLINES             50,413          48,252        4.5

     SEAT MILES (000)
       SYSTEM                          933,562       1,021,518       (8.6) %
         AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES       853,607         946,351       (9.8)
         EXECUTIVE AIRLINES             79,955          75,167        6.4

     LOAD FACTOR
       SYSTEM                             73.4            74.1       (0.7) pts
         AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES          74.4            74.9       (0.5)
         EXECUTIVE AIRLINES               63.1            64.2       (1.1)

     PASSENGERS BOARDED
       SYSTEM                        1,663,750       1,797,412       (7.4) %
         AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES     1,428,459       1,557,833       (8.3)
         EXECUTIVE AIRLINES            235,291         239,579       (1.8)



                                 YEAR-TO-DATE
                                        2008            2007        CHANGE
     PASSENGER MILES (000)
       SYSTEM                        1,928,214       2,041,639       (5.6) %
         AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES     1,786,765       1,907,380       (6.3)
         EXECUTIVE AIRLINES            141,449         134,260        5.4

     SEAT MILES (000)
       SYSTEM                        2,787,068       2,946,063       (5.4) %
         AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES     2,546,526       2,724,441       (6.5)
         EXECUTIVE AIRLINES            240,542         221,622        8.5

     LOAD FACTOR
       SYSTEM                             69.2            69.3       (0.1) pts
         AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES          70.2            70.0        0.2
         EXECUTIVE AIRLINES               58.8            60.6       (1.8)

     PASSENGERS BOARDED
       SYSTEM                        4,651,225       4,869,732       (4.5) %
         AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES     3,995,168       4,211,701       (5.1)
         EXECUTIVE AIRLINES            656,057         658,031       (0.3)


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