American Airlines Group Reports February 2015 Traffic Results

FORT WORTH, Texas, March 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — American Airlines Group (NASDAQ: AAL) today reported February 2015 traffic results.

American Airlines Group’s total revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for the month were 15.0 billion, down 0.7 percent versus February 2014. Total capacity was 18.9 billion available seat miles (ASMs), down 1.8 percent versus February 2014. Total passenger load factor was 79.3 percent for the month of February, up 0.9 percentage points versus February 2014.

Based on two months of actual data and one month of forecast, the Company continues to expect its first quarter 2015 consolidated passenger revenue per available seat mile (PRASM) to be down approximately two to four percent and its first quarter pretax margin excluding special items to be approximately 12 to 14 percent.