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: April 5, 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 April 4, 2005 as Exhibit 99.1, which is included herein. This
press release was issued to report March 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: April 5, 2005
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: Monday, April 4, 2005
AMERICAN AIRLINES REPORTS MARCH TRAFFIC
FORT WORTH, Texas - American Airlines, the world's largest
airline, reported a March load factor of 80.2 percent - an
increase of 5.1 points compared to the same period last year.
Traffic grew by 9.1 percent year over year, while capacity
increased by 2.1 percent.
International traffic increased 18.9 percent relative to
last year on 14.1 percent more capacity. Domestic traffic
increased 4.8 percent year over year despite a 3.1 percent
capacity reduction.
American boarded 8.7 million passengers in March.
Detailed traffic and capacity data are on the following
pages:
AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
March
2005 2004 CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 12,074,774 11,069,634 9.1 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 8,110,958 7,736,479 4.8
INTERNATIONAL 3,963,816 3,333,155 18.9
ATLANTIC 1,539,038 1,374,311 12.0
LATIN AMERICA 2,022,800 1,634,906 23.7
PACIFIC 401,978 323,938 24.1
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 15,042,151 14,732,903 2.1 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 9,963,684 10,280,915 (3.1)
INTERNATIONAL 5,078,467 4,451,988 14.1
ATLANTIC 1,814,701 1,658,499 9.4
LATIN AMERICA 2,750,271 2,395,461 14.8
PACIFIC 513,495 398,028 29.0
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 80.2 % 75.1 % 5.1 Pts
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 81.4 75.2 6.2
INTERNATIONAL 78 74.8 3.2
ATLANTIC 84.8 82.8 2.0
LATIN AMERICA 73.5 68.2 5.3
PACIFIC 78.2 81.3 (3.1)
PASSENGERS BOARDED 8,673,738 7,967,528 8.9 %
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 194,967 189,248 3.0 %
AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
YEAR-TO-DATE MARCH
2005 2004 CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 32,245,056 30,223,760 6.7 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 21,552,350 20,903,311 3.1
INTERNATIONAL 10,692,706 9,320,449 14.7
ATLANTIC 3,903,534 3,560,636 9.6
LATIN AMERICA 5,689,995 4,843,243 17.5
PACIFIC 1,099,176 916,570 19.9
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 42,752,899 42,512,899 0.6 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 28,263,839 29,480,571 (4.1)
INTERNATIONAL 14,489,060 13,032,328 11.2
ATLANTIC 5,068,602 4,793,775 5.7
LATIN AMERICA 7,957,766 7,064,274 12.6
PACIFIC 1,462,692 1,174,279 24.6
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 75.4 % 71 % 4.4 Pts
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 76.2 70.9 5.3
INTERNATIONAL 73.7 71.5 2.2
ATLANTIC 77 74.2 2.8
LATIN AMERICA 71.5 68.5 3.0
PACIFIC 75.1 78 (2.9)
PASSENGERS BOARDED 23,062,838 21,762,896 6 %
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES 539,500 520,867 3.6 %
(000)
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