OREANDA-NEWS. American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) today reported January 2016 traffic results.

American Airlines Group’s total revenue passenger miles (RPMs) were 17.1 billion, up 1.6 percent versus January 2015. Total capacity was 21.4 billion available seat miles (ASMs), down 0.3 percent versus January 2015. Total passenger load factor was 79.7 percent, up 1.5 percentage points versus January 2015.

The Company continues to expect its first quarter 2016 consolidated passenger revenue per available seat mile (PRASM) to be down approximately 6 to 8 percent year-over-year. In addition, the Company continues to expect its first quarter pretax margin excluding special items to be between 12 and 14 percent.

The following summarizes American Airlines Group traffic results for the month ended January 31, 2016 and 2015, consisting of mainline-operated flights, wholly owned regional subsidiaries and operating results from capacity purchase agreements.

                   
  American Airlines Group Traffic Results  
    January  
    2016 2015 Change    
             
Revenue Passenger Miles (000)          
  Domestic   9,825,533   9,689,505     1.4   %  
    Atlantic   1,624,488   1,624,813    -    %  
    Latin America   2,895,679   2,994,366     (3.3 ) %  
    Pacific   986,741   782,765     26.1   %  
  International   5,506,908   5,401,944     1.9   %  
  Mainline    15,332,441   15,091,449     1.6   %  
  Regional   1,749,858   1,726,029     1.4   %  
  Total Revenue Passenger Miles   17,082,299   16,817,478     1.6   %  
           
Available Seat Miles (000)          
  Domestic   11,943,776   12,175,418     (1.9 ) %  
    Atlantic   2,206,681   2,241,623     (1.6 ) %  
    Latin America   3,651,961   3,735,128     (2.2 ) %  
    Pacific   1,196,163   980,735     22.0   %  
  International   7,054,805   6,957,486     1.4   %  
  Mainline    18,998,581   19,132,904     (0.7 ) %  
  Regional   2,432,825   2,373,740     2.5   %  
  Total Available Seat Miles   21,431,406   21,506,644     (0.3 ) %  
           
Load Factor (%)          
  Domestic   82.3   79.6     2.7   pts      
    Atlantic   73.6   72.5     1.1   pts      
    Latin America   79.3   80.2     (0.9 ) pts      
    Pacific   82.5   79.8     2.7   pts      
  International   78.1   77.6     0.5   pts      
  Mainline    80.7   78.9     1.8   pts      
  Regional   71.9   72.7     (0.8 ) pts      
  Total Load Factor   79.7   78.2     1.5   pts      
           
Enplanements          
  Mainline   11,307,633   11,225,335     0.7   %  
  Regional   3,924,579   3,958,652     (0.9 ) %  
  Total Enplanements   15,232,212   15,183,987     0.3   %  
           
System Cargo Ton Miles (000)   165,604   170,521     (2.9 ) %  
       
Notes:   
  1 ) Canada, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands are included in the domestic results.  
  2 ) Latin America numbers include the Caribbean.  
   3) Regional includes wholly owned subsidiaries and operating results from capacity purchase carriers.  

About American Airlines Group

American Airlines and American Eagle offer an average of nearly 6,700 flights per day to nearly 350 destinations in more than 50 countries. American has hubs in Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, and Washington, D.C. American is a founding member of the oneworld alliance, whose members and members-elect serve nearly 1,000 destinations with 14,250 daily flights to 150 countries. Shares of American Airlines Group Inc. trade on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol AAL. In 2015, its stock was added to the S&P 500 index.