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: September 2, 2005
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 September 2, 2005 as Exhibit 99.1, which is
included herein. This press release was issued to report
August 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: September 7, 2005
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Description
99.1 Press Release
Exhibit 99.1
CONTACT: Tim Smith
Corporate Communications
Fort Worth, Texas
817-967-1577
corp.comm@aa.com
FOR RELEASE: Friday, Sept. 2, 2005
AMERICAN AIRLINES REPORTS AUGUST TRAFFIC
FORT WORTH, Texas - American Airlines, the world's
largest airline, reported an August load factor of 81.5
percent - an increase of 3.1 points compared to the same
period last year. Traffic grew by 3.8 percent year over
year, while capacity declined slightly.
International traffic increased 7.9 percent relative to
last year on 3.4 percent more capacity. Domestic traffic
increased 1.8 percent year over year, with a capacity decline
of 1.9 percent.
American boarded 8.8 million passengers in August.
Detailed traffic and capacity data are on the following
pages:
AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
August
2005 2004 CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 12,653,814 12,189,121 3.8 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 8,285,372 8,139,755 1.8
INTERNATIONAL 4,368,442 4,049,367 7.9
ATLANTIC 1,904,315 1,783,053 6.8
LATIN AMERICA 1,968,793 1,889,031 4.2
PACIFIC 495,334 377,283 31.3
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 15,509,445 15,531,444 (0.1) %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 10,123,419 10,323,790 (1.9)
INTERNATIONAL 5,386,026 5,207,654 3.4
ATLANTIC 2,213,668 2,107,683 5.0
LATIN AMERICA 2,554,896 2,626,276 (2.7)
PACIFIC 617,462 473,696 30.3
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 81.5 % 78.4 % 3.1 Pts
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 81.8 78.8 3.0
INTERNATIONAL 81.1 77.7 3.4
ATLANTIC 86.0 84.5 1.5
LATIN AMERICA 77.0 71.9 5.1
PACIFIC 80.2 79.6 0.6
PASSENGERS BOARDED 8,778,524 8,331,312 5.4 %
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 174,675 174,305 0.2 %
AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
YEAR-TO-DATE August
2005 2004 CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 94,297,049 88,321,994 6.8 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 62,648,937 60,328,048 3.8
INTERNATIONAL 31,648,111 27,993,945 13.1
ATLANTIC 13,187,268 12,137,116 8.7
LATIN AMERICA 14,888,530 13,052,290 14.1
PACIFIC 3,572,313 2,804,540 27.4
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 119,254,281 117,559,919 1.4 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 78,224,324 79,988,537 (2.2)
INTERNATIONAL 41,029,957 37,571,381 9.2
ATLANTIC 15,869,668 14,937,229 6.2
LATIN AMERICA 20,649,310 19,127,791 8.0
PACIFIC 4,510,979 3,506,361 28.7
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 79.0 % 75.1 % 3.9 Pts
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 80.0 75.4 4.6
INTERNATIONAL 77.1 74.5 2.6
ATLANTIC 83.0 81.2 1.8
LATIN AMERICA 72.1 68.2 3.9
PACIFIC 79.1 79.9 (0.8)
PASSENGERS BOARDED 66,826,579 62,284,570 7.3 %
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 1,450,965 1,443,772 0.5 %
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