Capacity increases 2% at American Airlines in May

American Airlines Group’s total revenue passenger miles (RPMs) were 19.4 billion, up 0.5 percent versus May 2015. Total capacity was 23.7 billion available seat miles (ASMs), up 1.7 percent versus May 2015. Total passenger load factor was 81.9 percent, down 0.9 percentage points versus May 2015. American continues to expect its second quarter 2016 consolidated passenger revenue per available seat mile (PRASM) to be down approximately 6 to 8 percent year-over-year. In addition, American continues to expect its second quarter pretax margin excluding special items to be between 14 and 16 percent.