FORT WORTH, Texas, Jan. 4 -- American Eagle Airlines today reported systemwide traffic for December increased 28.3 percent from December 2003, on a capacity increase of 26.1 percent. System load factor was 65.7 percent, up 1.1 points year over year.

American Eagle boarded 1.51 million passengers in December, up 15.9 percent from December 2003.

American Eagle is the largest U.S. regional airline, operating over 1,600 daily flights to more than 140 cities throughout the United States, Canada, the Bahamas, Mexico and the Caribbean on behalf of American Airlines.

American Airlines is the world's largest carrier. American, American Eagle and the AmericanConnection(R) regional carriers serve more than 250 cities in over 40 countries with more than 3,800 daily flights. The combined network fleet numbers more than 1,000 aircraft. American's award- winning Web site, AA.com, provides users with easy access to check and book fares, plus personalized news, information and travel offers. American Airlines is a founding member of the oneworld Alliance, which brings together some of the best and biggest names in the airline business, enabling them to offer their customers more services and benefits than any airline can provide on its own. Together, its members serve more than 575 destinations in 135 countries and territories. American Airlines and American Eagle are units of the AMR Corporation (NYSE: AMR).

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