Edgar Filing: AMERICAN AIRLINES INC

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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: April 2, 2008

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 April 2, 2008 as Exhibit 99.1, which is included herein. This press release was issued to report March 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: April 3, 2008

EXHIBIT INDEX

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99.1 Press Release

CONTACT: Tim Wagner

Corporate Communications

Fort Worth, Texas

817-967-1577

corp.comm@aa.com

FOR RELEASE: Wednesday, April 2, 2008

AMERICAN AIRLINES REPORTS MARCH TRAFFIC

FORT WORTH, Texas – American Airlines, the world’s largest airline, reported a March load factor of 83.9 percent – an improvement of 1.5 points compared to the same period last year. Traffic decreased 2.8 percent year over year as capacity decreased 4.6 percent.

Domestic traffic decreased 5.9 percent year over year on 6.7 percent less capacity. International traffic increased by 3.0 percent relative to last year on a capacity decrease of 0.6 percent.

American boarded 8.2 million passengers in March.

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 nearly 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 pages.

AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
		March
			2008		2007		CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
	SYSTEM		11,595,395		11,933,419		-2.8	%
		D.O.T. DOMESTIC	7,398,997		7,860,017		-5.9
		INTERNATIONAL	4,196,398		4,073,402		3.0
		ATLANTIC	1,518,451		1,521,640		-0.2
		LATIN AMERICA	2,216,273		2,045,369		8.4
		PACIFIC	461,674		506,393		-8.8
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
	SYSTEM		13,816,473		14,476,789		-4.6	%
		D.O.T. DOMESTIC	8,707,248		9,335,240		-6.7
		INTERNATIONAL	5,109,225		5,141,549		-0.6
		ATLANTIC	1,865,638		1,901,153		-1.9
		LATIN AMERICA	2,719,426		2,667,573		1.9
		PACIFIC	524,161		572,823		-8.5
LOAD FACTOR
	SYSTEM		83.9	%	82.4	%	1.5	Pts
		D.O.T. DOMESTIC	85.0		84.2		0.8
		INTERNATIONAL	82.1		79.2		2.9
		ATLANTIC	81.4		80.0		1.4
		LATIN AMERICA	81.5		76.7		4.8
		PACIFIC	88.1		88.4		-0.3
PASSENGERS BOARDED			8,238,862		8,580,751		-4.0	%

SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000)			174,239		190,584		-8.6	%

AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
		YTD March
			2008		2007		CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
	SYSTEM		32,488,003		32,566,505		-0.2	%
		D.O.T. DOMESTIC	20,688,181		21,341,106		-3.1
		INTERNATIONAL	11,799,822		11,225,399		5.1
		ATLANTIC	4,052,213		3,940,384		2.8
		LATIN AMERICA	6,428,129		5,927,820		8.4
		PACIFIC	1,319,479		1,357,195		-2.8
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
	SYSTEM		41,052,576		41,680,869		-1.5	%
		D.O.T. DOMESTIC	25,821,203		26,800,654		-3.7
		INTERNATIONAL	15,231,373		14,880,214		2.4
		ATLANTIC	5,498,428		5,409,816		1.6
		LATIN AMERICA	8,122,019		7,816,883		3.9
		PACIFIC	1,610,926		1,653,516		-2.6
LOAD FACTOR
	SYSTEM		79.1	%	78.1	%	1.0	Pts
		D.O.T. DOMESTIC	80.1		79.6		0.5
		INTERNATIONAL	77.5		75.4		2.0
		ATLANTIC	73.7		72.8		0.9
		LATIN AMERICA	79.1		75.8		3.3
		PACIFIC	81.9		82.1		-0.2
PASSENGERS BOARDED			23,048,023		23,304,354		-1.1	%

SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000)			505,118		523,712		-3.6	%

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