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: January 4, 2007
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 January 4, 2007 as Exhibit 99.1, which is included
herein. This press release was issued to report December
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: January 8, 2007
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, Jan. 4, 2007
AMERICAN AIRLINES REPORTS DECEMBER TRAFFIC
FORT WORTH, Texas - American Airlines, the world's
largest airline, reported a December load factor of 79.1
percent - an increase of 0.2 points compared to the same
period last year. Traffic decreased 1.1 percent year over
year as capacity decreased 1.3 percent.
Domestic traffic decreased 1.9 percent year over year on
2.2 percent less capacity. International traffic increased
by 0.4 percent relative to last year on a capacity increase
of 0.3 percent.
American boarded 8.1 million passengers in December.
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
December
2006 2005 CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 11,358,168 11,488,135 -1.1 %
D.O.T.DOMESTIC 7,404,010 7,550,780 -1.9
INTERNATIONAL 3,954,158 3,937,355 0.4
ATLANTIC 1,470,668 1,491,796 -1.4
LATIN AMERICA 2,016,725 1,945,802 3.6
PACIFIC 466,765 499,757 -6.6
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 14,351,787 14,542,723 -1.3 %
D.O.T.DOMESTIC 9,222,723 9,427,070 -2.2
INTERNATIONAL 5,129,064 5,115,653 0.3
ATLANTIC 1,894,650 1,879,799 0.8
LATIN AMERICA 2,660,036 2,594,325 2.5
PACIFIC 574,378 641,530 -10.5
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 79.1 % 78.9 % 0.2 Pts
D.O.T.DOMESTIC 80.2 80.0 0.2
INTERNATIONAL 77.0 76.9 0.1
ATLANTIC 77.6 79.3 -1.7
LATIN AMERICA 75.8 75.0 0.8
PACIFIC 81.2 77.9 3.3
PASSENGERS BOARDED 8,062,524 8,174,897 -1.4 %
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 190,566 185,799 2.6 %
AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
YEAR-TO-DATE December
2006 2005 CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 139,400,045 138,227,228 0.8 %
D.O.T.DOMESTIC 91,018,959 91,876,600 -0.9
INTERNATIONAL 48,381,087 46,350,628 4.4
ATLANTIC 19,980,454 19,524,989 2.3
LATIN AMERICA 22,044,204 21,407,936 3.0
PACIFIC 6,356,429 5,417,703 17.3
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 173,947,863 175,921,537 -1.1 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 111,373,355 115,075,861 -3.2
INTERNATIONAL 62,574,507 60,845,676 2.8
ATLANTIC 25,066,305 23,850,649 5.1
LATIN AMERICA 29,345,920 29,997,987 -2.2
PACIFIC 8,162,282 6,997,040 16.7
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 80.1 % 78.5 % 1.6 Pts
D.O.T.DOMESTIC 81.7 79.8 1.9
INTERNATIONAL 77.3 76.1 1.2
ATLANTIC 79.7 81.8 -2.1
LATIN AMERICA 75.1 71.3 3.8
PACIFIC 77.8 77.4 0.4
PASSENGERS BOARDED 98,139,388 98,037,715 0.1 %
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 2,223,942 2,209,141 0.7 %