American Airlines Aug-2009 pax down 8.5%, load factor up 1.2 ppts

American Airlines passenger numbers down 8.5% - traffic highlights in Aug-2009:

• Passenger number: 7.7 million, -8.5% year-on-year;
• Passenger traffic (RPMs): -8.1%;
  • Domestic: -9.1%;
  • International: -6.4%;
    • Trans-Atlantic: -1.4%;
    • Latin America: -11.4%;
    • Asia Pacific: -3.9%;
• Load factor: 84.7%, +1.2 ppt;
  • Domestic: 86.1%, +1.8 ppt;
  • International: 82.4%, +0.2 ppt;
    • Trans-Atlantic: 83.1%, +0.2 ppt;
    • Latin America: 82.3%, +0.9 ppt;
    • Asia Pacific: 80.4%, -2.9 ppts. [more]