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: August 2, 2006
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 August 2, 2006 as Exhibit 99.1, which is included
herein. This press release was issued to report July 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
Assistant Corporate Secretary
Dated: August 3, 2006
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Description
99.1 Press Release
Exhibit 99.1
CONTACT: Tim Wagner
Corporate Communications
Fort Worth, Texas
817-967-1577
corp.comm@aa.com
FOR RELEASE: Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2006
AMERICAN AIRLINES REPORTS JULY TRAFFIC
FORT WORTH, Texas - American Airlines, the world's
largest airline, reported a July load factor of 87.0 percent
- an increase of 1.9 points compared to the same period last
year. Traffic decreased 2.3 percent year over year as
capacity decreased 4.5 percent.
Domestic traffic decreased 4.9 percent year over year on
7.6 percent less capacity. International traffic increased by
2.7 percent relative to last year on a capacity increase of
1.3 percent.
American boarded 9.2 million passengers in July.
About American Airlines
American Airlines is the world's largest airline. American,
American Eagle and the AmericanConnection airlines serve 250
cities in over 40 countries with more than 3,900 daily
flights. The combined network fleet numbers more than 1,000
aircraft. American's award-winning Web site, AA.com,
provides users with easy access to check and book fares, plus
personalized news, information and travel offers. American
Airlines is a founding member of the oneworld Alliance,
which brings together some of the best and biggest names in
the airline business, enabling them to offer their customers
more services and benefits than any airline can provide on
its own. Together, its members serve more than 600
destinations in over 135 countries and territories. American
Airlines, Inc. and American Eagle Airlines, Inc. are
subsidiaries of AMR Corporation. AmericanAirlines, American
Eagle, the AmericanConnection airlines, AA.com and
AAdvantage are registered trademarks of American Airlines,
Inc. (NYSE: AMR)
Detailed traffic and capacity data are on the following
page.
AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
JULY
2006 2005 CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 13,304,902 13,619,719 (2.3) %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 8,495,995 8,937,156 (4.9)
INTERNATIONAL 4,808,907 4,682,563 2.7
ATLANTIC 2,045,199 1,992,185 2.7
LATIN AMERICA 2,128,684 2,187,093 (2.7)
PACIFIC 635,024 503,285 26.2
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES
(000)
SYSTEM 15,281,781 15,998,714 (4.5) %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 9,625,530 10,414,058 (7.6)
INTERNATIONAL 5,656,251 5,584,656 1.3
ATLANTIC 2,326,666 2,248,372 3.5
LATIN AMERICA 2,569,742 2,712,580 (5.3)
PACIFIC 759,843 623,704 21.8
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 87.0 % 85.1 % 1.9 Pts
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 88.2 85.8 2.4
INTERNATIONAL 85.0 83.8 1.2
ATLANTIC 87.9 88.6 (0.7)
LATIN AMERICA 82.8 80.6 2.2
PACIFIC 83.5 80.6 2.9
PASSENGERS BOARDED 9,191,536 9,550,233 (3.8) %
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES(000) 190,045 178,689 6.4 %
AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
YEAR-TO-DATE JULY
2006 2005 CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 83,143,528 81,643,235 1.8 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 54,444,780 54,363,565 0.1
INTERNATIONAL 28,698,748 27,279,669 5.2
ATLANTIC 11,756,807 11,282,953 4.2
LATIN AMERICA 13,187,153 12,919,737 2.1
PACIFIC 3,754,788 3,076,979 22.0
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES
(000)
SYSTEM 102,591,954 103,744,836 (1.1) %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 65,707,331 68,100,905 (3.5)
INTERNATIONAL 36,884,623 35,643,931 3.5
ATLANTIC 14,557,717 13,656,000 6.6
LATIN AMERICA 17,506,875 18,094,414 (3.2)
PACIFIC 4,820,031 3,893,517 23.8
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 81.0 % 78.6 % 2.4 Pts
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 82.8 79.8 3.0
INTERNATIONAL 77.8 76.5 1.3
ATLANTIC 80.7 82.6 (1.9)
LATIN AMERICA 75.3 71.4 3.9
PACIFIC 77.8 79.0 (1.2)
PASSENGERS BOARDED 58,732,934 58,048,055 1.2 %
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES(000) 1,273,137 1,276,290 (0.2) %
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