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 1, 2006
American Airlines, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-2691 13-1502798
(State of Incorporation) (Commission File Numbe (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 1, 2006 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/ Kenneth W. Wimberly
Kenneth W. Wimberly
Corporate Secretary
Dated: September 5, 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: Friday, Sept. 1, 2006
AMERICAN AIRLINES REPORTS AUGUST TRAFFIC
FORT WORTH, Texas - American Airlines, the world's
largest airline, reported an August load factor of 81.9
percent - an increase of 0.4 points compared to the same
period last year. Traffic decreased 1.4 percent year over
year as capacity decreased 1.9 percent.
Domestic traffic decreased 4.1 percent year over year on
4.8 percent less capacity. International traffic increased by
3.7 percent relative to last year on a capacity increase of
3.7 percent.
American boarded 8.5 million passengers in August.
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 4,000 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
AUGUST
2006 2005 CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 12,475,348 12,650,051 (1.4)%
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 7,950,380 8,288,412 (4.1)
INTERNATIONAL 4,524,968 4,361,639 3.7
ATLANTIC 1,907,431 1,904,555 0.2
LATIN AMERICA 2,000,674 1,961,754 2.0
PACIFIC 616,863 495,330 24.5
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 15,214,591 15,503,094 (1.9)%
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 9,639,326 10,125,330 (4.8)
INTERNATIONAL 5,575,265 5,377,764 3.7
ATLANTIC 2,292,394 2,213,714 3.6
LATIN AMERICA 2,525,522 2,546,588 (0.8)
PACIFIC 757,349 617,462 22.7
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 81.9 % 81.5 % 0.4 Pts
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 82.4 81.8 0.6
INTERNATIONAL 81.1 81.1 0.0
ATLANTIC 83.2 86.0 (2.8)
LATIN AMERICA 79.2 77.0 2.2
PACIFIC 81.4 80.2 1.2
PASSENGERS BOARDED 8,525,935 8,780,679 (2.9)%
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 179,488 174,691 2.7 %
AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
YEAR-TO-DATE AUGUST
2006 2005 CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 95,613,071 94,293,285 1.4 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 62,398,441 62,651,977 (0.4)
INTERNATIONAL 33,214,630 31,641,308 5.0
ATLANTIC 13,661,788 13,187,508 3.6
LATIN AMERICA 15,181,180 14,881,491 2.0
PACIFIC 4,371,662 3,572,309 22.4
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 117,799,308 119,247,930 (1.2)%
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 75,351,485 78,226,236 (3.7)
INTERNATIONAL 42,447,823 41,021,694 3.5
ATLANTIC 16,847,351 15,869,714 6.2
LATIN AMERICA 20,023,148 20,641,001 (3.0)
PACIFIC 5,577,324 4,510,979 23.6
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 81.1 % 79.0 % 2.1 Pts
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 82.8 80.0 2.8
INTERNATIONAL 78.2 77.1 1.1
ATLANTIC 81.0 83.0 (2.0)
LATIN AMERICA 75.8 72.0 3.8
PACIFIC 78.3 79.1 (0.8)
PASSENGERS BOARDED 67,261,418 66,828,734 0.6 %
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 1,452,683 1,450,981 0.1 %
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