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: July 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 July 5, 2005 as Exhibit 99.1, which is included
herein. This press release was issued to report June 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: July 06, 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: Tuesday, July 5, 2005
AMERICAN AIRLINES REPORTS JUNE TRAFFIC
FORT WORTH, Texas - American Airlines, the world's
largest airline, reported a June load factor of 82.8 percent
- an increase of 3.8 points compared to the same period last
year. Traffic grew by 7.8 percent year over year, while
capacity increased by 2.8 percent.
International traffic increased 13.6 percent relative
to last year on 9.6 percent more capacity. Domestic traffic
increased 5.1 percent year over year despite a slight
capacity reduction.
American boarded 9.0 million passengers in June.
Detailed traffic and capacity data are on the following
pages:
AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
June
2005 2004 CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 12,666,090 11,749,907 7.8 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 8,423,497 8,015,886 5.1
INTERNATIONAL 4,242,593 3,734,021 13.6
ATLANTIC 1,949,620 1,852,680 5.2
LATIN AMERICA 1,753,814 1,473,053 19.1
PACIFIC 539,159 408,288 32.1
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 15,291,400 14,869,532 2.8 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 10,002,368 10,041,863 (0.4)
INTERNATIONAL 5,289,032 4,827,668 9.6
ATLANTIC 2,177,632 2,076,746 4.9
LATIN AMERICA 2,506,302 2,293,012 9.3
PACIFIC 605,098 457,910 32.1
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 82.8 % 79.0 % 3.8 Pts
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 84.2 79.8 4.4
INTERNATIONAL 80.2 77.3 2.9
ATLANTIC 89.5 89.2 0.3
LATIN AMERICA 69.9 64.2 5.7
PACIFIC 89.1 89.1 0.0
PASSENGERS BOARDED 8,954,517 8,183,757 9.4 %
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 184,082 186,466 (1.3) %
AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
YEAR-TO-DATE June
2005 2004 CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 68,022,655 63,531,490 7.1 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 45,422,512 43,790,050 3.7
INTERNATIONAL 22,600,143 19,741,440 14.5
ATLANTIC 9,290,777 8,487,333 9.5
LATIN AMERICA 10,735,669 9,212,264 16.5
PACIFIC 2,573,698 2,041,843 26.0
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 87,745,769 86,489,729 1.5 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 57,681,943 59,374,539 (2.9)
INTERNATIONAL 30,063,826 27,115,191 10.9
ATLANTIC 11,407,750 10,680,706 6.8
LATIN AMERICA 15,386,258 13,875,965 10.9
PACIFIC 3,269,819 2,558,519 27.8
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 77.5 % 73.4 % 4.1 Pts
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 78.7 73.7 5.0
INTERNATIONAL 75.1 72.8 2.3
ATLANTIC 81.4 79.4 2.0
LATIN AMERICA 69.7 66.3 3.4
PACIFIC 78.7 79.8 (1.1)
PASSENGERS BOARDED 48,490,929 45,248,145 7.2 %
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 1,097,385 1,087,805 0.9 %
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