American Airlines Group Reports Record September Traffic, Capacity And Load Factor
American Airlines Group's total revenue passenger miles (RPMs) were 18.1 billion, up 7.2 percent versus September 2014. Total capacity was 21.9 billion available seat miles (ASMs), up 3.7 percent versus September 2014. Total passenger load factor was 82.7 percent, up 2.7 percentage points versusSeptember 2014. The Company's traffic, capacity and load factor were all records for the month of September. 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 expects its third quarter pretax margin excluding special items to be between 17 and 18 percent. For more financial forecasting detail, please refer to the Company's investor relations update also filed this morning on SEC Form 8-K. The following summarizes American Airlines Group traffic results for the month and year-to-date ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, consisting of mainline-operated flights, wholly owned regional subsidiaries and operating results from capacity purchase agreements.
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American Airlines Group Traffic Results |
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September |
Year to Date |
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2015 |
2014 |
Change |
2015 |
2014 |
Change |
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Revenue Passenger Miles (000) |
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Domestic |
10,131,657 |
9,528,903 |
6.3 |
% |
97,013,596 |
95,325,506 |
1.8 |
% |
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Atlantic |
3,021,459 |
2,813,218 |
7.4 |
% |
22,654,133 |
23,060,446 |
(1.8) |
% |
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Latin America |
2,136,065 |
2,029,309 |
5.3 |
% |
23,672,719 |
24,616,594 |
(3.8) |
% |
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Pacific |
879,836 |
706,069 |
24.6 |
% |
7,807,332 |
6,126,608 |
27.4 |
% |
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International |
6,037,360 |
5,548,596 |
8.8 |
% |
54,134,184 |
53,803,648 |
0.6 |
% |
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Mainline |
16,169,017 |
15,077,499 |
7.2 |
% |
151,147,780 |
149,129,154 |
1.4 |
% |
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Regional |
1,897,245 |
1,781,285 |
6.5 |
% |
17,729,206 |
16,600,762 |
6.8 |
% |
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Total Revenue Passenger Miles |
18,066,262 |
16,858,784 |
7.2 |
% |
168,876,986 |
165,729,916 |
1.9 |
% |
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Available Seat Miles (000) |
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Domestic |
11,846,285 |
11,616,696 |
2.0 |
% |
112,875,313 |
111,075,237 |
1.6 |
% |
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Atlantic |
3,829,465 |
3,533,982 |
8.4 |
% |
29,074,734 |
29,340,234 |
(0.9) |
% |
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Latin America |
2,695,645 |
2,630,814 |
2.5 |
% |
30,030,361 |
31,839,465 |
(5.7) |
% |
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Pacific |
1,088,607 |
965,933 |
12.7 |
% |
9,251,344 |
7,426,696 |
24.6 |
% |
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International |
7,613,717 |
7,130,729 |
6.8 |
% |
68,356,439 |
68,606,395 |
(0.4) |
% |
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Mainline |
19,460,002 |
18,747,425 |
3.8 |
% |
181,231,752 |
179,681,632 |
0.9 |
% |
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Regional |
2,395,706 |
2,319,530 |
3.3 |
% |
22,050,471 |
20,921,699 |
5.4 |
% |
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Total Available Seat Miles |
21,855,708 |
21,066,955 |
3.7 |
% |
203,282,223 |
200,603,331 |
1.3 |
% |
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Load Factor (%) |
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Domestic |
85.5 |
82.0 |
3.5 |
pts |
85.9 |
85.8 |
0.1 |
pts |
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Atlantic |
78.9 |
79.6 |
(0.7) |
pts |
77.9 |
78.6 |
(0.7) |
pts |
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Latin America |
79.2 |
77.1 |
2.1 |
pts |
78.8 |
77.3 |
1.5 |
pts |
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Pacific |
80.8 |
73.1 |
7.7 |
pts |
84.4 |
82.5 |
1.9 |
pts |
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International |
79.3 |
77.8 |
1.5 |
pts |
79.2 |
78.4 |
0.8 |
pts |
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Mainline |
83.1 |
80.4 |
2.7 |
pts |
83.4 |
83.0 |
0.4 |
pts |
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Regional |
79.2 |
76.8 |
2.4 |
pts |
80.4 |
79.3 |
1.1 |
pts |
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Total Load Factor |
82.7 |
80.0 |
2.7 |
pts |
83.1 |
82.6 |
0.5 |
pts |
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Enplanements |
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Mainline |
11,576,281 |
11,047,889 |
4.8 |
% |
110,682,930 |
110,269,676 |
0.4 |
% |
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Regional |
4,446,505 |
4,192,973 |
6.0 |
% |
41,032,372 |
38,744,884 |
5.9 |
% |
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Total Enplanements |
16,022,786 |
15,240,862 |
5.1 |
% |
151,715,302 |
149,014,560 |
1.8 |
% |
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System Cargo Ton Miles (000) |
188,182 |
182,593 |
3.1 |
% |
1,716,255 |
1,721,283 |
(0.3) |
% |
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Notes: |
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1) |
Canada, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands are included in the domestic results. |
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2) |
Latin America numbers include the Caribbean. |
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3) |
Regional includes wholly owned subsidiaries and operating results from capacity purchase carriers. |
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About American Airlines Group
American Airlines Group (NASDAQ: AAL) is the holding company for American Airlines and US Airways. Together with regional partners, operating as American Eagle and US Airways Express, the airlines operate an average of nearly 6,700 flights per day to nearly 350 destinations in more than 50 countries. American is a founding member of the oneworld alliance, whose members and members-elect serve nearly 1,000 destinations with 14,250 daily flights to 150 countries.
