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: February 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.) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d- 2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e- 4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Item 8.01 Other Events American Airlines, Inc. is filing herewith a press release issued on February 2, 2006 as Exhibit 99.1, which is included herein. This press release was issued to report January 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: February 7, 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: Thursday, Feb. 2, 2006 AMERICAN AIRLINES REPORTS JANUARY TRAFFIC FORT WORTH, Texas - American Airlines, the world's largest airline, reported a January load factor of 75.1 percent - an increase of 1.8 points compared to the same period last year. Traffic grew by 4.4 percent year over year, on a 1.9 percent increase in capacity. Domestic traffic increased by 3.5 percent compared to last year on flat capacity. International traffic increased by 6.1 percent relative to last year, on a capacity increase of 5.8 percent. American boarded 7.8 million passengers in January. Detailed traffic and capacity data are on the following pages: AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES JANUARY 2006 2005 CHANGE REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000) SYSTEM 11,031,198 10,565,820 4.4 % D.O.T. DOMESTIC 7,194,050 6,949,139 3.5 INTERNATIONAL 3,837,148 3,616,681 6.1 ATLANTIC 1,329,668 1,255,400 5.9 LATIN AMERICA 2,026,175 1,980,191 2.3 PACIFIC 481,305 381,091 26.3 AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000) SYSTEM 14,685,554 14,410,762 1.9 % D.O.T. DOMESTIC 9,481,310 9,492,986 (0.1) INTERNATIONAL 5,204,244 4,917,776 5.8 ATLANTIC 1,864,137 1,701,430 9.6 LATIN AMERICA 2,708,229 2,721,742 (0.5) PACIFIC 631,878 494,604 27.8 LOAD FACTOR SYSTEM 75.1 % 73.3 % 1.8 Pts D.O.T. DOMESTIC 75.8 73.2 2.6 INTERNATIONAL 73.7 73.5 0.2 ATLANTIC 71.3 73.7 (2.4) LATIN AMERICA 74.8 72.7 2.1 PACIFIC 76.1 77 (0.9) PASSENGERS BOARDED 7,796,721 7,454,853 4.6 % SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 166,172 169,417 (1.9) % AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES YEAR-TO-DATE JANUARY 2006 2005 CHANGE REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000) SYSTEM 11,031,198 10,565,820 4.4 % D.O.T. DOMESTIC 7,194,050 6,949,139 3.5 INTERNATIONAL 3,837,148 3,616,681 6.1 ATLANTIC 1,329,668 1,255,400 5.9 LATIN AMERICA 2,026,175 1,980,191 2.3 PACIFIC 481,305 381,091 26.3 AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000) SYSTEM 14,685,554 14,410,762 1.9 % D.O.T. DOMESTIC 9,481,310 9,492,986 (0.1) INTERNATIONAL 5,204,244 4,917,776 5.8 ATLANTIC 1,864,137 1,701,430 9.6 LATIN AMERICA 2,708,229 2,721,742 (0.5) PACIFIC 631,878 494,604 27.8 LOAD FACTOR SYSTEM 75.1 % 73.3 % 1.8 Pts D.O.T. DOMESTIC 75.8 73.2 2.6 INTERNATIONAL 73.7 73.5 0.2 ATLANTIC 71.3 73.7 (2.4) LATIN AMERICA 74.8 72.7 2.1 PACIFIC 76.1 77 (0.9) PASSENGERS BOARDED 7,796,721 7,454,853 4.6 % SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 166,172 169,417 (1.9) % ### Current AMR Corp. releases can be accessed on the Internet. The address is http://www.aa.com