Published on : Thursday, October 9, 2014
American Airlines Group today reported September 2014 and year-to-date traffic results.
American Airlines Group’s total revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for the month were 16.9 billion, down 0.2 percent versus September 2013. Total capacity was 21.1 billion available seat miles (ASMs), up 1.6 percent versus September 2013.
Total passenger load factor was 80.0 percent for the month of September, down 1.5 points versus September 2013.
The Company expects its third quarter 2014 consolidated passenger revenue per available seat mile (PRASM) to be up approximately 0.5 percent to 1.5 percent versus the same period last year. In addition, the Company expects its third quarter 2014 pre-tax margin excluding special items to be between 10 percent and 12 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, 2014 and 2013, consisting of mainline-operated flights, wholly owned regional subsidiaries and operating results from capacity purchase agreements.
The Company believes it is more meaningful to compare year-over-year results for American Airlines and US Airways on a combined basis. Accordingly, the traffic results provided above and in the enclosed table combine the traffic results for all periods presented.
American Airlines Group Traffic Results
September (a) Year to Date (a)
2014 2013 Change 2014 2013 Change
Revenue Passenger Miles (000)
Domestic 9,528,903 9,394,611 1.4 % 95,325,506 93,878,720 1.5 %
Atlantic 2,813,218 3,033,102 (7.2) % 23,060,447 22,935,431 0.5 %
Latin America 2,029,309 2,101,575 (3.4) % 24,616,595 24,302,117 1.3 %
Pacific 706,069 661,428 6.7 % 6,126,608 6,019,786 1.8 %
International 5,548,596 5,796,105 (4.3) % 53,803,650 53,257,334 1.0 %
Mainline 15,077,499 15,190,716 (0.7) % 149,129,156 147,136,054 1.4 %
Regional 1,781,285 1,702,814 4.6 % 16,600,762 16,147,574 2.8 %
Total Revenue Passenger Miles 16,858,784 16,893,530 (0.2) % 165,729,918 163,283,628 1.5 %
Available Seat Miles (000)
Domestic 11,616,696 11,503,061 1.0 % 111,075,236 109,897,374 1.1 %
Atlantic 3,533,982 3,462,500 2.1 % 29,340,234 27,576,969 6.4 %
Latin America 2,630,814 2,657,342 (1.0) % 31,839,463 30,121,500 5.7 %
Pacific 965,933 851,352 13.5 % 7,426,696 7,268,530 2.2 %
International 7,130,729 6,971,194 2.3 % 68,606,393 64,966,999 5.6 %
Mainline 18,747,425 18,474,255 1.5 % 179,681,629 174,864,373 2.8 %
Regional 2,319,530 2,265,565 2.4 % 20,921,700 21,092,682 (0.8) %
Total Available Seat Miles 21,066,955 20,739,820 1.6 % 200,603,329 195,957,055 2.4 %
Load Factor (%)
Domestic 82.0 81.7 0.3 pts 85.8 85.4 0.4 pts
Atlantic 79.6 87.6 (8.0) pts 78.6 83.2 (4.6) pts
Latin America 77.1 79.1 (2.0) pts 77.3 80.7 (3.4) pts
Pacific 73.1 77.7 (4.6) pts 82.5 82.8 (0.3) pts
International 77.8 83.1 (5.3) pts 78.4 82.0 (3.6) pts
Mainline 80.4 82.2 (1.8) pts 83.0 84.1 (1.1) pts
Regional 76.8 75.2 1.6 pts 79.3 76.6 2.7 pts
Total Load Factor 80.0 81.5 (1.5) pts 82.6 83.3 (0.7) pts
Enplanements
Mainline 11,047,889 10,940,400 1.0 % 110,269,676 108,508,943 1.6 %
Regional 4,192,973 3,983,108 5.3 % 38,744,884 37,521,545 3.3 %
Total Enplanements 15,240,862 14,923,508 2.1 % 149,014,560 146,030,488 2.0 %
System Cargo Ton Miles (000) 182,593 178,596 2.2 % 1,721,282 1,600,657 7.5 %
Source:- American Airlines
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