American Airlines Reports October Traffic

FORT WORTH, Texas, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Airlines, the world's largest airline, reported an October load factor of 77.5 percent -- an increase of 0.4 points compared to the same period last year. Traffic increased 2.3 percent year over year as capacity increased 1.8 percent.

Domestic traffic increased 0.4 percent year over year on 0.1 percent more capacity. International traffic increased by 6.1 percent relative to last year on a capacity increase of 4.7 percent.

American boarded 7.9 million passengers in October. About 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 4,000 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 600 destinations in over 135 countries and territories. American Airlines, Inc. and American Eagle Airlines, Inc. are subsidiaries of AMR Corporation . AmericanAirlines, American Eagle, the AmericanConnection(R) airlines, AA.com and AAdvantage are registered trademarks of American Airlines, Inc.

Detailed traffic and capacity data are on the following page. AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES October 2006 2005 CHANGE REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000) SYSTEM 11,123,904 10,873,711 2.3% D.O.T. DOMESTIC 7,311,960 7,281,381 0.4 INTERNATIONAL 3,811,944 3,592,329 6.1 ATLANTIC 1,654,830 1,648,053 0.4 LATIN AMERICA 1,602,034 1,490,412 7.5 PACIFIC 555,080 453,864 22.3 AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000) SYSTEM 14,340,644 14,092,167 1.8% D.O.T. DOMESTIC 9,148,825 9,135,557 0.1 INTERNATIONAL 5,191,819 4,956,610 4.7 ATLANTIC 2,234,678 2,145,054 4.2 LATIN AMERICA 2,229,972 2,182,386 2.2 PACIFIC 727,169 629,170 15.6 LOAD FACTOR SYSTEM 77.5% 77.1% 0.4 Pts D.O.T. DOMESTIC 79.9 79.7 0.2 INTERNATIONAL 73.4 72.4 1.0 ATLANTIC 74.0 76.8 -2.8 LATIN AMERICA 71.8 68.2 3.6 PACIFIC 76.3 72.1 4.2 PASSENGERS BOARDED 7,850,370 7,716,273 1.7% SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 199,897 197,827 1.0% AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES YEAR-TO-DATE October 2006 2005 CHANGE REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000) SYSTEM 117,332,891 115,910,504 1.2% D.O.T. DOMESTIC 76,458,773 76,940,451 -0.6 INTERNATIONAL 40,874,118 38,970,053 4.9 ATLANTIC 17,116,238 16,619,774 3.0 LATIN AMERICA 18,308,787 17,866,666 2.5 PACIFIC 5,449,093 4,483,612 21.5 AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000) SYSTEM 146,165,969 147,434,321 -0.9% D.O.T. DOMESTIC 93,393,765 96,458,774 -3.2 INTERNATIONAL 52,772,204 50,975,547 3.5 ATLANTIC 21,321,995 20,169,500 5.7 LATIN AMERICA 24,425,072 25,061,464 -2.5 PACIFIC 7,025,138 5,744,583 22.3 LOAD FACTOR SYSTEM 80.2% 78.6% 1.6 Pts D.O.T. DOMESTIC 81.8 79.7 2.1 INTERNATIONAL 77.4 76.4 1.0 ATLANTIC 80.2 82.4 -2.2 LATIN AMERICA 74.9 71.2 3.7 PACIFIC 77.5 78.0 -0.5 PASSENGERS BOARDED 82,376,603 82,013,782 0.4% SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 1,840,104 1,834,040 0.3%