Edgar Filing: AMERICAN AIRLINES INC

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

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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 4, 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.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 8.01 Other Events

American Airlines, Inc. is filing herewith a press release issued on August 4, 2008 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/ Kenneth W. Wimberly

Kenneth W. Wimberly

Corporate Secretary

Dated: August 5, 2008

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Description

99.1 Press Release

CONTACT: Tim Wagner

Corporate Communications

Fort Worth, Texas

817-967-1577

corp.comm@aa.com

FOR RELEASE: Monday, August 4, 2008

AMERICAN AIRLINES REPORTS JULY TRAFFIC

FORT WORTH, Texas – American Airlines, the world’s largest airline, reported a July load factor of 85.8 percent, a decline of 2.0 points versus the same period last year. Traffic decreased 3.5 percent and capacity decreased 1.2 percent year over year.

Domestic traffic decreased 5.3 percent year over year on 3.0 percent less capacity. International traffic decreased by 0.2 percent relative to last year on a capacity increase of 2.0 percent.

American boarded 8.8 million passengers in July.

AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES

July
			2008		2007		CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
	SYSTEM		12,461,750		12,911,814		-3.5	%
		D.O.T. DOMESTIC	7,870,461		8,309,853		-5.3
		INTERNATIONAL	4,591,289		4,601,961		-0.2
		ATLANTIC	1,892,786		1,965,118		-3.7
		LATIN AMERICA	2,212,771		2,154,681		2.7
		PACIFIC	485,732		482,162		0.7

AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
	SYSTEM		14,521,754		14,697,360		-1.2	%
		D.O.T. DOMESTIC	9,017,387		9,298,773		-3.0
		INTERNATIONAL	5,504,367		5,398,586		2.0
		ATLANTIC	2,277,159		2,309,696		-1.4
		LATIN AMERICA	2,647,452		2,531,263		4.6
		PACIFIC	579,756		557,628		4.0

LOAD FACTOR
	SYSTEM		85.8	%	87.9	%	-2.0	Pts
		D.O.T. DOMESTIC	87.3		89.4		-2.1
		INTERNATIONAL	83.4		85.2		-1.8
		ATLANTIC	83.1		85.1		-2.0
		LATIN AMERICA	83.6		85.1		-1.5
		PACIFIC	83.8		86.5		-2.7

PASSENGERS BOARDED			8,799,508		9,127,433		-3.6	%

SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000)			179,645		171,973		4.5	%

AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES

YTD July
			2008		2007		CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
	SYSTEM		79,340,184		81,142,788		-2.2	%
		D.O.T. DOMESTIC	50,623,040		52,987,452		-4.5
		INTERNATIONAL	28,717,144		28,155,337		2.0
		ATLANTIC	11,192,706		11,356,147		-1.4
		LATIN AMERICA	14,299,900		13,536,143		5.6
		PACIFIC	3,224,538		3,263,046		-1.2

AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
	SYSTEM		97,279,008		99,015,907		-1.8	%
		D.O.T. DOMESTIC	60,971,333		63,223,042		-3.6
		INTERNATIONAL	36,307,675		35,792,865		1.4
		ATLANTIC	14,240,657		14,332,405		-0.6
		LATIN AMERICA	18,189,076		17,548,710		3.6
		PACIFIC	3,877,943		3,911,750		-0.9

LOAD FACTOR
	SYSTEM		81.6	%	81.9	%	-0.4	Pts
		D.O.T. DOMESTIC	83.0		83.8		-0.8
		INTERNATIONAL	79.1		78.7		0.4
		ATLANTIC	78.6		79.2		-0.6
		LATIN AMERICA	78.6		77.1		1.5
		PACIFIC	83.2		83.4		-0.3

PASSENGERS BOARDED			56,128,487		57,746,421		-2.8	%

SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000)			1,217,489		1,232,103		-1.2	%

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, We know why you fly and AAdvantage are registered trademarks of American Airlines, Inc. (NYSE: AMR)

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