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, 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 August 2, 2005 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
Corporate Secretary
Dated: August 3, 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, Aug. 2, 2005
AMERICAN AIRLINES REPORTS JULY TRAFFIC
FORT WORTH, Texas - American Airlines, the world's largest
airline, reported a July load factor of 85.1 percent - an
increase of 4.1 points compared to the same period last year.
Traffic grew by 8.1 percent year over year, while capacity
increased by 3.0 percent.
International traffic increased 11.5 percent relative to
last year on 6.5 percent more capacity. Domestic traffic
increased 6.4 percent year over year, with a 1.2 percent
increase in domestic capacity.
American boarded 9.5 million passengers in July.
Detailed traffic and capacity data are on the following
pages:
AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
JULY
2005 2004 CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 13,621,311 12,601,383 8.1 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 8,935,858 8,398,244 6.4
INTERNATIONAL 4,685,453 4,203,139 11.5
ATLANTIC 1,991,411 1,866,730 6.7
LATIN AMERICA 2,190,761 1,950,994 12.3
PACIFIC 503,281 385,414 30.6
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 16,002,029 15,538,746 3.0 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 10,412,714 10,290,209 1.2
INTERNATIONAL 5,589,315 5,248,537 6.5
ATLANTIC 2,247,679 2,148,840 4.6
LATIN AMERICA 2,717,935 2,625,549 3.5
PACIFIC 623,701 474,147 31.5
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 85.1 % 81.0 % 4.1 Pts
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 85.8 81.6 4.2
INTERNATIONAL 83.8 80.0 3.8
ATLANTIC 88.5 86.8 1.7
LATIN AMERICA 80.6 74.3 6.3
PACIFIC 80.6 81.2 (0.6)
PASSENGERS BOARDED 9,546,266 8,705,113 9.7 %
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 178,532 181,662 (1.7) %
AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
YEAR-TO-DATE JULY
2005 2004 CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 81,644,826 76,132,872 7.2 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 54,362,267 52,188,293 4.2
INTERNATIONAL 27,282,560 23,944,579 13.9
ATLANTIC 11,282,179 10,354,063 9.0
LATIN AMERICA 12,923,405 11,163,259 15.8
PACIFIC 3,076,975 2,427,257 26.8
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 103,748,151 102,028,475 1.7 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 68,099,561 69,664,748 (2.2)
INTERNATIONAL 35,648,589 32,363,727 10.1
ATLANTIC 13,655,307 12,829,547 6.4
LATIN AMERICA 18,099,768 16,501,515 9.7
PACIFIC 3,893,514 3,032,666 28.4
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 78.6 % 74.6 % 4.0 Pts
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 79.8 74.9 4.9
INTERNATIONAL 76.5 73.9 2.6
ATLANTIC 82.6 80.7 1.9
LATIN AMERICA 71.4 67.6 3.8
PACIFIC 79.0 80.0 (1.0)
PASSENGERS BOARDED 58,044,088 53,953,258 7.6 %
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 1,276,133 1,269,467 0.5 %
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