FORT WORTH, Texas, USA – American Airlines Group today reported February 2015 traffic results.
American Airlines Group’s total revenue passenger miles (RPMs) for the month were 15.0 billion, down 0.7 percent versus February 2014. Total capacity was 18.9 billion available seat miles (ASMs), down 1.8 percent versus February 2014. Total passenger load factor was 79.3 percent for the month of February, up 0.9 percentage points versus February 2014.
Based on two months of actual data and one month of forecast, the Company continues to expect its first quarter 2015 consolidated passenger revenue per available seat mile (PRASM) to be down approximately two to four percent and its first quarter pretax margin excluding special items to be approximately 12 to 14 percent.
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February
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Year to Date
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2015
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2014
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Change
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2015
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2014
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Change
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Revenue Passenger Miles (000)
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Domestic
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8,886,516
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9,012,943
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(1.4)%
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18,576,022
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19,090,470
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(2.7)%
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Atlantic
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1,256,191
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1,423,231
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(11.7)%
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2,881,004
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3,243,850
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(11.2)%
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Latin America
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2,509,425
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2,599,135
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(3.5)%
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5,503,791
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5,759,416
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(4.4)%
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Pacific
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687,046
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501,264
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37.1%
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1,469,810
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1,117,517
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31.5%
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International
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4,452,662
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4,523,630
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(1.6)%
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9,854,605
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10,120,783
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(2.6)%
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Mainline
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13,339,178
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13,536,573
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(1.5)%
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28,430,627
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29,211,253
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(2.7)%
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Regional
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1,631,704
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1,539,617
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6.0%
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3,357,732
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3,169,917
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5.9%
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Total Revenue Passenger Miles
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14,970,882
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15,076,190
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(0.7)%
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31,788,359
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32,381,170
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(1.8)%
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Available Seat Miles (000)
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Domestic
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10,658,565
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10,863,792
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(1.9)%
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22,833,983
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23,105,699
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(1.2)%
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Atlantic
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1,981,394
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2,203,571
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(10.1)%
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4,223,018
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4,677,986
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(9.7)%
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Latin America
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3,288,770
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3,522,419
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(6.6)%
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7,023,899
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7,457,677
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(5.8)%
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Pacific
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846,748
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631,002
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34.2%
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1,827,483
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1,350,561
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35.3%
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International
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6,116,912
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6,356,992
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(3.8)%
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13,074,400
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13,486,224
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(3.1)%
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Mainline
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16,775,477
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17,220,784
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(2.6)%
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35,908,383
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36,591,923
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(1.9)%
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Regional
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2,093,732
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1,998,129
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4.8%
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4,467,470
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4,184,699
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6.8%
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Total Available Seat Miles
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18,869,209
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19,218,913
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(1.8)%
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40,375,853
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40,776,622
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(1.0)%
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Load Factor (%)
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Domestic
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83.4
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83.0
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0.4pts
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81.4
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82.6
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(1.2)pts
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Atlantic
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63.4
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64.6
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(1.2)pts
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68.2
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69.3
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(1.1)pts
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Latin America
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76.3
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73.8
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2.5pts
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78.4
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77.2
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1.2pts
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Pacific
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81.1
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79.4
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1.7pts
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80.4
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82.7
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(2.3)pts
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International
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72.8
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71.2
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1.6pts
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75.4
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75.0
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0.4pts
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Mainline
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79.5
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78.6
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0.9pts
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79.2
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79.8
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(0.6)pts
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Regional
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77.9
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77.1
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0.8pts
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75.2
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75.8
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(0.6)pts
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Total Load Factor
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79.3
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78.4
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0.9pts
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78.7
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79.4
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(0.7)pts
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Enplanements
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Mainline
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10,199,393
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10,405,264
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(2.0)%
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21,424,728
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22,136,587
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(3.2)%
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Regional
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3,741,680
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3,553,335
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5.3%
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7,700,332
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7,309,488
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5.3%
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Total Enplanements
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13,941,073
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13,958,599
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(0.1)%
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29,125,060
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29,446,075
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(1.1)%
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System Cargo Ton Miles (000)
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176,581
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173,529
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1.8%
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347,100
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347,333
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(0.1)%
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American Airlines Group (NASDAQ: AAL) is the holding company for American Airlines and US Airways. Together with wholly owned and third-party regional carriers operating as American Eagle and US Airways Express, the airlines operate an average of nearly 6,700 flights per day to 339 destinations in 54 countries from its hubs in Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix and Washington, D.C. The American Airlines AAdvantage and US Airways Dividend Miles programs allow members to earn miles for travel, vacation packages, car rentals, hotel stays and everyday purchases. Members of both programs can redeem miles for tickets as well as upgrades to First Class and Business Class. In addition, AAdvantage members can redeem miles for vacation packages, car rentals, hotel stays and retail products. American is a founding member of the oneworld alliance, whose members and members-elect serve nearly 1,000 destinations with 14,250 daily flights to 150 countries. Connect with American on Twitter @AmericanAir and at Facebook.com/AmericanAirlines.
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