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Monday, January 9, 2006

BoxScores: December Traffic Reports

American Eagle (Unit of AMR [AMR]) {American Airlines}
December Trend | Year-To-Date Trend December 2005 December 2004 Percent Change 2005 2004 Percent Change
UP | UP RPM (miles)
708.2M
571.9M
23.8%
8B
6.4B
25.8%
UP | UP ASM (miles)
989.4M
870.4M
13.7%
11.4B
9.4B
20.7%
UP | UP Load Factor
71.6%
65.7%
5.9 points
70.5%
67.6%
2.9 points
UP | UP Passengers Enplaned
1.6M
1.5M
11.7%
20.1M
17.6M
14.1%

Analysis: American Eagle posted some of its best traffic numbers in the closing months of 2005; however, it wasn't able to match the growth rate set in 2004 over 2003. On average, the 2005 growth rate for each index was about 5 percent off the 2004 pace. While the growth rate was less, the carrier posted new milestones for each traffic measurement.

ExpressJet [XJT] {Continental Airlines}
December Trend | Year-To-Date Trend December 2005 December 2004 Percent Change 2005 2004 Percent Change
UP | UP RPM (miles)
817.1M
663.7M
23.1%
8.9B
7.4B
20.5%
UP | UP ASM (miles)
1B
937.3M
15.6%
11.9B
10.4B
15%
UP | UP Load Factor
75.4%
70.8%
4.6 points
74.7%
71.3%
3.4 points
UP | UP Block Hours
75,312
65,881
14.3%
827,369
729,698
13.4%
UP | UP Departures
39,949
35,468
12.6%
449,928
405,055
11.1%

Analysis: ExpressJet continues to grow, but for the second year in a row the pace of that growth is slower than the previous year. For ExpressJet, 2003 was the year of rapid growth. While traffic grew by 20.5 percent in 2005, ExpressJet's traffic in 2003 grew by 46 percent over 2002. The one exception is a 3.4-point improvement in load factor in 2005 over 2004 compared to the 2.7-point improvement in 2004 over 2003.

( ) Indicates corporate affiliation and operating units. { } indicates code-share partnerships. Sources: Company reports

 

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