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 3, 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 July 3, 2007 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/ Kenneth W. Wimberly
Kenneth W. Wimberly
Corporate Secretary
Dated: July 6, 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: Tuesday, July 3, 2007
AMERICAN AIRLINES REPORTS JUNE TRAFFIC
FORT WORTH, Texas - American Airlines, the world's
largest airline, reported a June load factor of 87.1 percent
- an increase of 1.7 points compared to the same period last
year. Traffic decreased 3.5 percent year over year as
capacity decreased 5.4 percent.
Domestic traffic decreased 3.0 percent year over year
on 5.8 percent less capacity. International traffic
decreased by 4.3 percent relative to last year on a capacity
decrease of 4.6 percent.
American boarded 8.7 million passengers in June.
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
700 destinations in over 140 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
June
2007 2006 CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 12,223,629 12,662,133 -3.5 %
D.O.T.DOMESTIC 7,944,873 8,190,618 -3.0
INTERNATIONAL 4,278,756 4,471,515 -4.3
ATLANTIC 1,937,415 2,025,317 -4.3
LATIN AMERICA 1,834,572 1,797,410 2.1
PACIFIC 506,769 648,789 -21.9
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 14,024,626 14,820,506 -5.4 %
D.O.T.DOMESTIC 8,872,791 9,420,070 -5.8
INTERNATIONAL 5,151,835 5,400,436 -4.6
ATLANTIC 2,226,401 2,259,779 -1.5
LATIN AMERICA 2,364,219 2,411,386 -2.0
PACIFIC 561,215 729,271 -23.0
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 87.1 % 85.4 % 1.7 Pts
D.O.T.DOMESTIC 89.5 86.9 2.6
INTERNATIONAL 83.0 82.7 0.3
ATLANTIC 87.0 89.6 -2.6
LATIN AMERICA 77.5 74.5 3.0
PACIFIC 90.2 88.9 1.3
PASSENGERS BOARDED 8,652,464 8,844,776 -2.2 %
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 168,871 189,742 -11.0 %
AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
YEAR-TO-DATE June
2007 2006 CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 68,226,318 69,838,626 -2.3 %
D.O.T.DOMESTIC 44,672,879 45,948,785 -2.8
INTERNATIONAL 23,553,439 23,889,841 -1.4
ATLANTIC 9,391,017 9,711,608 -3.3
LATIN AMERICA 11,381,543 11,058,469 2.9
PACIFIC 2,780,880 3,119,764 -10.9
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 84,313,654 87,310,173 -3.4 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 53,916,698 56,081,801 -3.9
INTERNATIONAL 30,396,956 31,228,372 -2.7
ATLANTIC 12,022,814 12,231,051 -1.7
LATIN AMERICA 15,019,952 14,937,133 0.6
PACIFIC 3,354,190 4,060,188 -17.4
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 80.9 % 79.9 % 1.0 Pts
D.O.T.DOMESTIC 82.8 81.9 0.9
INTERNATIONAL 77.4 76.5 0.9
ATLANTIC 78.1 79.4 -1.3
LATIN AMERICA 75.7 74.0 1.7
PACIFIC 82.9 76.8 6.1
PASSENGERS BOARDED 48,613,183 49,541,398 -1.9 %
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 1,059,998 1,083,092 -2.1 %