American Airlines reports Apr-2012 traffic
AMR Reports April 2012 Revenue And Traffic Results
AMR Corporation, the parent company of American Airlines Inc., today reported April 2012 consolidated revenue and traffic results for its principal subsidiary, American Airlines, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, AMR Eagle Holding Corporation.
April's consolidated passenger revenue per available seat mile (PRASM) increased an estimated 11.6 percent compared to the prior year period, driven by high load factors and a strong yield environment.
The Company reported an April consolidated load factor of 82.9 percent, an increase of 2.5 points versus the same period last year. Consolidated traffic and capacity were lower by 0.2 percent and 3.2 percent year-over-year, respectively.
International traffic increased 1.8 percent relative to last year, on 2.8 percent lower capacity, resulting in an international load factor of 81.7 percent, an increase of 3.7 points versus April of last year.
Domestic load factor was 84.8 percent, an increase of 1.6 points year-over-year. Domestic capacity and traffic were 4.1 percent and 2.2 percent lower year-over-year, respectively.
The Company's Results Are Detailed Below:
AMR PRELIMINARY RESULTS SUMMARY
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April 2012 consolidated year-over-year PRASM change |
11.6% |
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April 2011 consolidated PRASM (cents/asm) |
11.76 |
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April 2012 consolidated fuel price including effective hedges & taxes (dollars/gallon) |
$3.40 |
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AMR TRAFFIC SUMMARY |
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EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES |
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APRIL |
Year-to-Date |
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2012 |
2011 |
Change |
2012 |
2011 |
Change |
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REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000) |
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Domestic |
6,252,873 |
6,396,011 |
(2.2) |
% |
24,259,605 |
24,238,292 |
0.1 |
% |
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International |
4,107,766 |
4,034,890 |
1.8 |
16,050,238 |
15,348,923 |
4.6 |
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Atlantic |
1,568,274 |
1,611,120 |
(2.7) |
5,042,581 |
4,949,434 |
1.9 |
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1,944,566 |
1,923,311 |
1.1 |
8,648,516 |
8,370,136 |
3.3 |
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Pacific |
594,926 |
500,458 |
18.9 |
2,359,141 |
2,029,353 |
16.3 |
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Mainline |
10,360,639 |
10,430,900 |
(0.7) |
40,309,843 |
39,587,215 |
1.8 |
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Regional |
853,880 |
807,460 |
5.7 |
3,223,347 |
2,941,188 |
9.6 |
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Consolidated |
11,214,519 |
11,238,361 |
(0.2) |
43,533,190 |
42,528,404 |
2.4 |
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AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000) |
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Domestic |
7,370,984 |
7,686,644 |
(4.1) |
% |
29,816,734 |
30,466,123 |
(2.1) |
% |
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International |
5,027,418 |
5,170,340 |
(2.8) |
20,482,564 |
20,228,680 |
1.3 |
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Atlantic |
1,887,108 |
2,071,002 |
(8.9) |
6,609,762 |
7,035,782 |
(6.1) |
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2,389,497 |
2,391,868 |
(0.1) |
10,851,264 |
10,455,762 |
3.8 |
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Pacific |
750,813 |
707,470 |
6.1 |
3,021,538 |
2,737,136 |
10.4 |
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Mainline |
12,398,403 |
12,856,984 |
(3.6) |
50,299,298 |
50,694,803 |
(0.8) |
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Regional |
1,130,261 |
1,114,589 |
1.4 |
4,459,505 |
4,266,073 |
4.5 |
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Consolidated |
13,528,664 |
13,971,574 |
(3.2) |
54,758,802 |
54,960,876 |
(0.4) |
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LOAD FACTOR |
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Domestic |
84.8 |
83.2 |
1.6 |
Pts |
81.4 |
79.6 |
1.8 |
Pts |
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International |
81.7 |
78.0 |
3.7 |
78.4 |
75.9 |
2.5 |
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Atlantic |
83.1 |
77.8 |
5.3 |
76.3 |
70.3 |
5.9 |
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81.4 |
80.4 |
1.0 |
79.7 |
80.1 |
(0.4) |
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Pacific |
79.2 |
70.7 |
8.5 |
78.1 |
74.1 |
3.9 |
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Mainline |
83.6 |
81.1 |
2.4 |
80.1 |
78.1 |
2.1 |
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Regional |
75.5 |
72.4 |
3.1 |
72.3 |
68.9 |
3.3 |
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Consolidated |
82.9 |
80.4 |
2.5 |
79.5 |
77.4 |
2.1 |
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PASSENGERS BOARDED |
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Mainline |
7,129,069 |
7,121,256 |
0.1 |
% |
27,920,313 |
27,229,377 |
2.5 |
% |
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Regional |
1,804,277 |
1,740,786 |
3.6 |
6,735,534 |
6,411,285 |
5.1 |
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Consolidated |
8,933,346 |
8,862,042 |
0.8 |
34,655,847 |
33,640,662 |
3.0 |
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SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) |
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Total |
151,878 |
153,343 |
(1.0) |
% |
596,708 |
592,397 |
0.7 |
% |
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