American Airlines Group Reports August Traffic

American Airlines Group’s total revenue passenger miles (RPMs) during August 2016 were 20.4 billion, down 2.8 percent compared to August 2015. Total capacity was 24.7 billion available seat miles (ASMs), up 1.4 percent versus August 2015. Total passenger load factor was 82.9 percent, down 3.6 percentage points versus August 2015. American continues to expect its third quarter 2016 total revenue per available seat mile to be down approximately 3.0 to 5.0 percent year-over-year, while it continues to expect its third quarter pretax margin excluding special items1 to be between 12 and 14 percent.