American Eagle Airlines Reports April Traffic

FORT WORTH, Texas, May 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Eagle reported an April load factor of 70.8 percent -- down 3.4 points compared to the same period last year. Traffic decreased 7.6 percent year over year as capacity decreased 3.1 percent.

American Eagle boarded 1.6 million passengers in April.

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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
                                    APRIL
                                           2008          2007      CHANGE
     PASSENGER MILES (000)
       SYSTEM                            681,795       738,246      (7.6)  %
          AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES        635,565       689,469      (7.8)
          EXECUTIVE AIRLINES              46,229        48,777      (5.2)

     SEAT MILES (000)
       SYSTEM                            963,257       994,453      (3.1)  %
          AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES        886,578       920,682      (3.7)
          EXECUTIVE AIRLINES              76,679        73,771       3.9

     LOAD FACTOR
       SYSTEM                               70.8          74.2      (3.4) pts
          AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES           71.7          74.9      (3.2)
          EXECUTIVE AIRLINES                60.3          66.1      (5.8)

     PASSENGERS BOARDED
       SYSTEM                          1,639,040     1,753,958      (6.6)  %
         AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES       1,423,142     1,516,096      (6.1)
         EXECUTIVE AIRLINES              215,898       237,862      (9.2)


                                 YEAR-TO-DATE
                                           2008          2007      CHANGE
     PASSENGER MILES (000)
       SYSTEM                          2,610,075     2,779,886      (6.1)  %
         AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES       2,422,334     2,596,849      (6.7)
         EXECUTIVE AIRLINES              187,740       183,037       2.6

     SEAT MILES (000)
       SYSTEM                          3,750,325     3,940,515      (4.8)  %
         AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES       3,433,104     3,645,123      (5.8)
         EXECUTIVE AIRLINES              317,221       295,392       7.4

     LOAD FACTOR
       SYSTEM                               69.6          70.5      (0.9) pts
         AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES            70.6          71.2      (0.6)
         EXECUTIVE AIRLINES                 59.2          62.0      (2.8)

     PASSENGERS BOARDED
       SYSTEM                          6,290,486     6,623,690      (5.0)  %
         AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES       5,418,301     5,727,797      (5.4)
         EXECUTIVE AIRLINES              872,185       895,893      (2.6)

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