Progress - Energy Efficient And Fuel Smart

Acting as responsible stewards

We are committed to identifying and implementing programs to reduce our environmental impact. We recognize that acting as responsible environmental stewards is not only good for the planet, it is good for our business. As such, we continuously look for new ideas and opportunities to further improve our environmental performance.

In 2010, our environmental initiatives yielded the following results:

• We reduced our greenhouse gas intensity ratio related to jet fuel by five percent from 2009 to 2010.
• In 2010, we celebrated the 5th anniversary of our Fuel Smart program, generating more than 500 million gallons in total fuel savings since the program began.
• Fuel Smart's annual rate of fuel savings stood at 123 million gallons by the end of the year. This achievement exceeded our goal of 120 million gallons.
• We saved over $12 million annually through energy-saving initiatives implemented by our Utilities Management Council.
• We received and deployed 45 new Boeing 737 aircraft in 2010 that are 35 percent more fuel-efficient on an available seat-mile basis than the MD-80 aircraft they are replacing.
• We signed agreements in partnership with 15 other airlines to purchase future supplies of alternative fuels in 2009 and in 2010 attended several conferences related to the further development of alternative fuels.
• American ranked 111^th in iNewsweek magazine’s 2010 Green Ranking, the best performance of any U.S. passenger airline
• In 2010, we formed a multi-departmental group to focus on increasing recycling and reducing the amount of waste sent to landfill

*The Waste Minimization group was formed in 2010 and will begin tracking performance in 2011.