UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
_____________
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of earliest event
reported: October 4, 2004
American Airlines, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-2691 13-1502798
(State of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
4333 Amon Carter Blvd. Fort Worth, Texas 76155
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(817) 963-1234
(Registrant's telephone number)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 8.01 Other Events
American Airlines, Inc. is filing herewith a press release issued
on October 4, 2004 as Exhibit 99.1, which is included herein.
This press release was issued to report September traffic for
American Airlines, Inc.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
American Airlines, Inc.
/s/ Charles D. MarLett
Charles D. MarLett
Corporate Secretary
Dated: October 6, 2004
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Description
99.1 Press Release
CONTACT: Tim Wagner
Corporate Communications
Fort Worth, Texas
817-967-1577
corp.comm@aa.com
FOR RELEASE: Monday, Oct. 4, 2004
AMERICAN AIRLINES REPORTS SEPTEMBER TRAFFIC
FORT WORTH, Texas - American Airlines, the world's largest
carrier, reported a record high September load factor of 73.4
percent -- an increase of 6.7 points compared to the same period
last year. Traffic grew by 9.4 percent year over year on a
slight reduction in capacity.
Both international and domestic entities posted traffic
gains. International traffic increased 17.4 percent relative to
last year on 9.0 percent more capacity. Domestic traffic
increased 5.7 percent with a 4.6 percent reduction in capacity
year over year. American boarded 6.7 million passengers in
September.
Detailed traffic and capacity data are on the following pages:
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AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
SEPTEMBER
2004 2003 CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 9,849,548 9,002,592 9.4 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 6,524,713 6,170,454 5.7
INTERNATIONAL 3,324,835 2,832,138 17.4
ATLANTIC 1,671,609 1,426,841 17.2
LATIN AMERICA 1,275,029 1,126,222 13.2
PACIFIC 378,197 279,076 35.5
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 13,417,230 13,480,251 (0.5)%
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 8,967,837 9,398,571 (4.6)
INTERNATIONAL 4,449,393 4,081,681 9.0
ATLANTIC 2,002,871 1,874,778 6.8
LATIN AMERICA 1,989,501 1,861,683 6.9
PACIFIC 457,021 345,219 32.4
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 73.4 % 66.7 % 6.7 Pts
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 72.7 65.6 7.1
INTERNATIONAL 74.7 69.3 5.4
ATLANTIC 83.4 76.1 7.3
LATIN AMERICA 64.0 60.4 3.6
PACIFIC 82.7 80.8 1.9
PASSENGERS BOARDED 6,715,522 6,519,420 3.0 %
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 173,422 161,940 7.1 %
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AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
YEAR-TO-DATE September
2004 2003 CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 98,171,542 90,456,967 8.5 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 66,852,761 64,234,701 4.1
INTERNATIONAL 31,318,780 26,222,267 19.4
ATLANTIC 13,808,725 11,819,976 16.8
LATIN AMERICA 14,327,319 12,162,711 17.8
PACIFIC 3,182,737 2,239,580 42.1
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 130,977,149 123,490,691 6.1 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 88,956,374 87,664,391 1.5
INTERNATIONAL 42,020,774 35,826,300 17.3
ATLANTIC 16,940,100 15,197,383 11.5
LATIN AMERICA 21,117,292 17,577,975 20.1
PACIFIC 3,963,382 3,050,943 29.9
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 74.9 % 73.2 % 1.7 Pts
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 75.1 73.2 1.9
INTERNATIONAL 74.5 73.1 1.4
ATLANTIC 81.5 77.7 3.8
LATIN AMERICA 67.8 69.1 (1.3)
PACIFIC 80.3 73.4 6.9
PASSENGERS BOARDED 69,000,092 67,295,253 2.5 %
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 1,617,194 1,468,066 10.2 %
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