American Airlines Group (NASDAQ: AAL) today reported December 2013 traffic results for both American Airlines and US Airways.
American’s consolidated passenger revenue per available seat mile (PRASM) for the month of December increased approximately 9 percent versus the same period last year. American’s consolidated revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for the month were 11.9 billion, up 5.0 percent versus December 2012. Consolidated capacity was 14.2 billion available seat miles (ASMs), up 1.1 percent versus December 2012. Consolidated passenger load factor was 83.3 percent for the month of December, up 3.1 points versus December 2012.
US Airways’ consolidated passenger revenue per available seat mile (PRASM) for the month of December increased approximately 12 percent versus the same period last year. US Airways’ consolidated revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for the month were 6.3 billion, up 7.0 percent versus December 2012. Consolidated capacity was 7.4 billion available seat miles (ASMs), up 3.6 percent versus December 2012. Consolidated passenger load factor was 84.7 percent for the month of December, up 2.7 points versus December 2012.
The following summarizes American Airlines and US Airways traffic results for the month and full-year ended December 2013 and 2012, consisting of mainline-operated flights, wholly-owned regional subsidiaries, and operating results from capacity purchase agreements.
American Traffic Results |
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December |
Year to Date |
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2013 |
2012 |
Change |
2013 |
2012 |
Change |
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Revenue Passenger Miles (000) |
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Domestic |
6,292,855 |
6,210,656 |
1.3 |
% |
75,222,452 |
75,206,608 |
– |
% |
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Atlantic |
1,465,682 |
1,279,990 |
14.5 |
% |
18,507,004 |
18,453,435 |
0.3 |
% |
||
Latin America |
2,605,114 |
2,361,372 |
10.3 |
% |
26,800,334 |
25,219,881 |
6.3 |
% |
||
Pacific |
609,028 |
619,746 |
(1.7) |
% |
7,882,915 |
7,526,130 |
4.7 |
% |
||
International |
4,679,824 |
4,261,108 |
9.8 |
% |
53,190,253 |
51,199,446 |
3.9 |
% |
||
Mainline |
10,972,679 |
10,471,764 |
4.8 |
% |
128,412,705 |
126,406,054 |
1.6 |
% |
||
Regional |
889,280 |
830,101 |
7.1 |
% |
10,464,675 |
10,213,998 |
2.5 |
% |
||
Total Revenue Passenger Miles |
11,861,959 |
11,301,865 |
5.0 |
% |
138,877,380 |
136,620,052 |
1.7 |
% |
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Available Seat Miles (000) |
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Domestic |
7,429,325 |
7,608,991 |
(2.4) |
% |
89,267,884 |
89,853,411 |
(0.7) |
% |
||
Atlantic |
1,753,495 |
1,536,702 |
14.1 |
% |
22,084,539 |
22,273,368 |
(0.8) |
% |
||
Latin America |
3,234,118 |
3,077,742 |
5.1 |
% |
33,546,424 |
31,365,357 |
7.0 |
% |
||
Pacific |
704,779 |
759,022 |
(7.1) |
% |
9,600,509 |
9,136,268 |
5.1 |
% |
||
International |
5,692,392 |
5,373,466 |
5.9 |
% |
65,231,472 |
62,774,993 |
3.9 |
% |
||
Mainline |
13,121,717 |
12,982,457 |
1.1 |
% |
154,499,356 |
152,628,404 |
1.2 |
% |
||
Regional |
1,126,494 |
1,115,195 |
1.0 |
% |
13,840,611 |
13,595,449 |
1.8 |
% |
||
Total Available Seat Miles |
14,248,211 |
14,097,652 |
1.1 |
% |
168,339,967 |
166,223,853 |
1.3 |
% |
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Load Factor (%) |
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Domestic |
84.7 |
81.6 |
3.1 |
pts |
84.3 |
83.7 |
0.6 |
pts |
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Atlantic |
83.6 |
83.3 |
0.3 |
pts |
83.8 |
82.8 |
1.0 |
pts |
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Latin America |
80.6 |
76.7 |
3.9 |
pts |
79.9 |
80.4 |
(0.5) |
pts |
||
Pacific |
86.4 |
81.7 |
4.7 |
pts |
82.1 |
82.4 |
(0.3) |
pts |
||
International |
82.2 |
79.3 |
2.9 |
pts |
81.5 |
81.6 |
(0.1) |
pts |
||
Mainline |
83.6 |
80.7 |
2.9 |
pts |
83.1 |
82.8 |
0.3 |
pts |
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Regional |
78.9 |
74.4 |
4.5 |
pts |
75.6 |
75.1 |
0.5 |
pts |
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Total Load Factor |
83.3 |
80.2 |
3.1 |
pts |
82.5 |
82.2 |
0.3 |
pts |
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Enplanements |
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Mainline |
7,347,502 |
7,220,907 |
1.8 |
% |
87,001,722 |
86,464,899 |
0.6 |
% |
||
Regional |
1,804,011 |
1,732,897 |
4.1 |
% |
21,733,693 |
21,488,120 |
1.1 |
% |
||
Total Enplanements |
9,151,513 |
8,953,804 |
2.2 |
% |
108,735,415 |
107,953,019 |
0.7 |
% |
||
System Cargo Ton Miles (000) |
168,853 |
149,505 |
12.9 |
% |
1,836,546 |
1,761,430 |
4.3 |
% |
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Notes: |
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1) |
Canada, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands are included in the domestic results. |
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2) |
Latin America numbers include the Caribbean. |
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3) |
Regional includes wholly owned subsidiaries and operating results from capacity purchase carriers. |
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4) |
Beginning with the June 2013 traffic release, data includes charter services. |
US Airways Traffic Results |
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December |
Year to Date |
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2013 |
2012 |
Change |
2013 |
2012 |
Change |
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Revenue Passenger Miles (000) |
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Domestic |
4,224,334 |
3,887,511 |
8.7 |
% |
49,053,852 |
46,661,682 |
5.1 |
% |
||
Atlantic |
648,858 |
650,433 |
(0.2) |
% |
11,177,988 |
10,740,555 |
4.1 |
% |
||
Latin America |
491,330 |
433,224 |
13.4 |
% |
5,381,231 |
5,032,860 |
6.9 |
% |
||
Pacific |
– |
– |
– |
% |
– |
– |
– |
% |
||
International |
1,140,188 |
1,083,657 |
5.2 |
% |
16,559,219 |
15,773,415 |
5.0 |
% |
||
Mainline |
5,364,522 |
4,971,168 |
7.9 |
% |
65,613,071 |
62,435,097 |
5.1 |
% |
||
Regional |
920,983 |
901,970 |
2.1 |
% |
11,049,600 |
10,882,735 |
1.5 |
% |
||
Total Revenue Passenger Miles |
6,285,505 |
5,873,138 |
7.0 |
% |
76,662,671 |
73,317,832 |
4.6 |
% |
||
Available Seat Miles (000) |
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Domestic |
4,818,098 |
4,588,645 |
5.0 |
% |
56,956,308 |
54,508,332 |
4.5 |
% |
||
Atlantic |
848,104 |
849,256 |
(0.1) |
% |
13,882,310 |
13,604,210 |
2.0 |
% |
||
Latin America |
598,966 |
547,321 |
9.4 |
% |
6,534,887 |
6,098,561 |
7.2 |
% |
||
Pacific |
– |
– |
– |
% |
– |
– |
– |
% |
||
International |
1,447,070 |
1,396,577 |
3.6 |
% |
20,417,197 |
19,702,771 |
3.6 |
% |
||
Mainline |
6,265,168 |
5,985,222 |
4.7 |
% |
77,373,505 |
74,211,103 |
4.3 |
% |
||
Regional |
1,152,724 |
1,173,264 |
(1.8) |
% |
14,200,264 |
14,213,848 |
(0.1) |
% |
||
Total Available Seat Miles |
7,417,892 |
7,158,486 |
3.6 |
% |
91,573,769 |
88,424,951 |
3.6 |
% |
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Load Factor (%) |
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Domestic |
87.7 |
84.7 |
3.0 |
pts |
86.1 |
85.6 |
0.5 |
pts |
||
Atlantic |
76.5 |
76.6 |
(0.1) |
pts |
80.5 |
79.0 |
1.5 |
pts |
||
Latin America |
82.0 |
79.2 |
2.8 |
pts |
82.3 |
82.5 |
(0.2) |
pts |
||
Pacific |
– |
– |
– |
pts |
– |
– |
– |
pts |
||
International |
78.8 |
77.6 |
1.2 |
pts |
81.1 |
80.1 |
1.0 |
pts |
||
Mainline |
85.6 |
83.1 |
2.5 |
pts |
84.8 |
84.1 |
0.7 |
pts |
||
Regional |
79.9 |
76.9 |
3.0 |
pts |
77.8 |
76.6 |
1.2 |
pts |
||
Total Load Factor |
84.7 |
82.0 |
2.7 |
pts |
83.7 |
82.9 |
0.8 |
pts |
||
Enplanements |
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Mainline |
4,798,226 |
4,400,918 |
9.0 |
% |
56,745,758 |
54,276,800 |
4.5 |
% |
||
Regional |
2,359,156 |
2,300,856 |
2.5 |
% |
28,258,652 |
28,269,320 |
– |
% |
||
Total Enplanements |
7,157,382 |
6,701,774 |
6.8 |
% |
85,004,410 |
82,546,120 |
3.0 |
% |
||
System Cargo Ton Miles (000) |
31,413 |
32,917 |
(4.6) |
% |
370,136 |
344,426 |
7.5 |
% |
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Notes: |
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1) |
Canada, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands are included in the domestic results. |
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2) |
Latin America numbers include the Caribbean. |
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3) |
Regional includes wholly owned subsidiaries and operating results from capacity purchase carriers. |
Combined American and US Airways Traffic Results |
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December |
Year to Date |
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2013 |
2012 |
Change |
2013 |
2012 |
Change |
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Revenue Passenger Miles (000) |
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Domestic |
10,517,189 |
10,098,167 |
4.1 |
% |
124,276,304 |
121,868,290 |
2.0 |
% |
|||
Atlantic |
2,114,540 |
1,930,423 |
9.5 |
% |
29,684,992 |
29,193,990 |
1.7 |
% |
|||
Latin America |
3,096,444 |
2,794,596 |
10.8 |
% |
32,181,565 |
30,252,741 |
6.4 |
% |
|||
Pacific |
609,028 |
619,746 |
(1.7) |
% |
7,882,915 |
7,526,130 |
4.7 |
% |
|||
International |
5,820,012 |
5,344,765 |
8.9 |
% |
69,749,472 |
66,972,861 |
4.1 |
% |
|||
Mainline |
16,337,201 |
15,442,932 |
5.8 |
% |
194,025,776 |
188,841,151 |
2.7 |
% |
|||
Regional |
1,810,263 |
1,732,071 |
4.5 |
% |
21,514,275 |
21,096,733 |
2.0 |
% |
|||
Total Revenue Passenger Miles |
18,147,464 |
17,175,003 |
5.7 |
% |
215,540,051 |
209,937,884 |
2.7 |
% |
|||
Available Seat Miles (000) |
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Domestic |
12,247,423 |
12,197,636 |
0.4 |
% |
146,224,192 |
144,361,743 |
1.3 |
% |
|||
Atlantic |
2,601,599 |
2,385,958 |
9.0 |
% |
35,966,849 |
35,877,578 |
0.2 |
% |
|||
Latin America |
3,833,084 |
3,625,063 |
5.7 |
% |
40,081,311 |
37,463,918 |
7.0 |
% |
|||
Pacific |
704,779 |
759,022 |
(7.1) |
% |
9,600,509 |
9,136,268 |
5.1 |
% |
|||
International |
7,139,462 |
6,770,043 |
5.5 |
% |
85,648,669 |
82,477,764 |
3.8 |
% |
|||
Mainline |
19,386,885 |
18,967,679 |
2.2 |
% |
231,872,861 |
226,839,507 |
2.2 |
% |
|||
Regional |
2,279,218 |
2,288,459 |
(0.4) |
% |
28,040,875 |
27,809,297 |
0.8 |
% |
|||
Total Available Seat Miles |
21,666,103 |
21,256,138 |
1.9 |
% |
259,913,736 |
254,648,804 |
2.1 |
% |
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Load Factor (%) |
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Domestic |
85.9 |
82.8 |
3.1 |
pts |
85.0 |
84.4 |
0.6 |
pts |
|||
Atlantic |
81.3 |
80.9 |
0.4 |
pts |
82.5 |
81.4 |
1.1 |
pts |
|||
Latin America |
80.8 |
77.1 |
3.7 |
pts |
80.3 |
80.8 |
(0.5) |
pts |
|||
Pacific |
86.4 |
81.7 |
4.7 |
pts |
82.1 |
82.4 |
(0.3) |
pts |
|||
International |
81.5 |
78.9 |
2.6 |
pts |
81.4 |
81.2 |
0.2 |
pts |
|||
Mainline |
84.3 |
81.4 |
2.9 |
pts |
83.7 |
83.2 |
0.5 |
pts |
|||
Regional |
79.4 |
75.7 |
3.7 |
pts |
76.7 |
75.9 |
0.8 |
pts |
|||
Total Load Factor |
83.8 |
80.8 |
3.0 |
pts |
82.9 |
82.4 |
0.5 |
pts |
|||
Enplanements |
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Mainline |
12,145,728 |
11,621,825 |
4.5 |
% |
143,747,480 |
140,741,699 |
2.1 |
% |
|||
Regional |
4,163,167 |
4,033,753 |
3.2 |
% |
49,992,345 |
49,757,440 |
0.5 |
% |
|||
Total Enplanements |
16,308,895 |
15,655,578 |
4.2 |
% |
193,739,825 |
190,499,139 |
1.7 |
% |
|||
System Cargo Ton Miles (000) |
200,266 |
182,422 |
9.8 |
% |
2,206,682 |
2,105,856 |
4.8 |
% |
|||
Notes: |
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1) |
Canada, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands are included in the domestic results. |
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2) |
Latin America numbers include the Caribbean. |
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3) |
Regional includes wholly owned subsidiaries and operating results from capacity purchase carriers. |
Source / Author: American Airlines