American Airlines (AAL) May Traffic Up 2.6%, Capacity Up 2.3%

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American Airlines Group Reports Record May Traffic Results

June 9, 2017 8:00 AM EDT

FORT WORTH, Texas, June 09, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- American Airlines Group (NASDAQ: AAL) today reported May and year-to-date 2017 traffic results.

American Airlines Groups total revenue passenger miles (RPMs) were a record 19.9 billion, up 2.6 percent versus May 2016. Total capacity was 24.3 billion available seat miles (ASMs), up 2.3 percent versus May 2016. Total passenger load factor was 82.1 percent, up 0.2 percentage points versus May 2016.

The Company continues to expect its second quarter 2017 total revenue per available seat mile (TRASM) to be up approximately 3.5 percent to 5.5 percent year-over-year. In addition, the Company continues to expect its second quarter... More