American Airlines Reports Drop in July Traffic

American Airlines reported a July load factor of 87.3 percent, an increase of 1.4 points versus the same period last year. But traffic decreased 6.4 percent and capacity decreased 8 percent year over year.

Domestic traffic decreased 8 percent year over year on 10.4 percent less capacity. International traffic decreased by 3.7 percent relative to last year on a capacity decrease of 4.0 percent. American boarded 8.2 million passengers in July.