FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Eagle reported an August load factor of 72.7 percent - an increase of 3.0 points compared to the same period last year. Traffic decreased 3.1 percent year over year as capacity decreased 7.2 percent. American Eagle boarded nearly 1.7 million passengers in August. Detailed traffic and capacity data are on the following page. AMERICAN EAGLE COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY AUGUST ------ 2009 2008 CHANGE ---- ---- ------ PASSENGER MILES (000) SYSTEM 682,151 704,302 (3.1) % AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 631,735 655,887 (3.7) EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 50,416 48,414 4.1 SEAT MILES (000) SYSTEM 938,175 1,010,759 (7.2) % AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 857,656 932,474 (8.0) EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 80,519 78,284 2.9 LOAD FACTOR SYSTEM 72.7 69.7 3.0 pts AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 73.7 70.3 3.3 EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 62.6 61.8 0.8 PASSENGERS BOARDED SYSTEM 1,675,800 1,683,661 (0.5) % AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 1,427,804 1,463,712 (2.5) EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 247,996 219,949 12.8 ------------------ ------- ------- ---- YEAR-TO-DATE ------------ 2009 2008 CHANGE ---- ---- ------ PASSENGER MILES (000) SYSTEM 5,126,438 5,539,761 (7.5) % AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 4,751,460 5,158,198 (7.9) EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 374,978 381,563 (1.7) SEAT MILES (000) SYSTEM 7,139,404 7,778,361 (8.2) % AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 6,503,146 7,145,913 (9.0) EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 636,258 632,448 0.6 LOAD FACTOR SYSTEM 71.8 71.2 0.6 pts AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 73.1 72.2 0.9 EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 58.9 60.3 (1.4) PASSENGERS BOARDED SYSTEM 12,426,612 13,310,794 (6.6) % AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 10,566,710 11,542,156 (8.5) EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 1,859,902 1,768,638 5.2 ------------------ --------- --------- --- DATASOURCE: American Eagle Airlines CONTACT: Andrea Huguely, Corporate Communications, Fort Worth, Texas, of American Eagle Airlines, +1-817-967-1577, Web Site: http://www.aa.com/

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