FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Eagle reported that January traffic increased 9.1 percent year over year as capacity increased 5.1 percent. January load factor was 63.6 percent, an increase of 2.4 points compared to the same period last year. American Eagle boarded 1.4 million passengers in January. Detailed traffic and capacity data are on the following page. AMERICAN EAGLE COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY JANUARY ------- 2010 2009 CHANGE ---- ---- ------ PASSENGER MILES (000) SYSTEM 569,678 521,926 9.1 % AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 529,140 480,994 10.0 EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 40,538 40,932 (1.0) SEAT MILES (000) SYSTEM 895,794 852,589 5.1 % AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 815,198 771,966 5.6 EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 80,596 80,623 (0.0) LOAD FACTOR SYSTEM 63.6 61.2 2.4 pts AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 64.9 62.3 2.6 EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 50.3 50.8 (0.5) PASSENGERS BOARDED SYSTEM 1,395,473 1,272,139 9.7 % AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 1,181,964 1,070,636 10.4 EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 213,509 201,503 6.0 YEAR-TO-DATE ------------ 2010 2009 CHANGE ---- ---- ------ PASSENGER MILES (000) SYSTEM 569,678 521,926 9.1% AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 529,140 480,994 10.0 EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 40,538 40,932 (1.0) SEAT MILES (000) SYSTEM 895,794 852,589 5.1 % AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 815,198 771,966 5.6 EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 80,596 80,623 (0.0) LOAD FACTOR SYSTEM 63.6 61.2 2.4 pts AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 64.9 62.3 2.6 EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 50.3 50.8 (0.5) PASSENGERS BOARDED SYSTEM 1,395,473 1,272,139 9.7 % AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES 1,181,964 1,070,636 10.4 EXECUTIVE AIRLINES 213,509 201,503 6.0 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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