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: February 4, 2009

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 February 4, 2009 as Exhibit 99.1, which is included herein. This press release was issued to report January 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: February 5, 2009

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: Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009

AMERICAN AIRLINES REPORTS JANUARY TRAFFIC

FORT WORTH, Texas – American Airlines reported a January load factor of 73.8 percent, a decrease of 2.8 point versus the same period last year. Traffic decreased 11.7 percent and capacity decreased 8.3 percent year over year.

Domestic traffic decreased 13.9 percent year over year on 11.6 percent less capacity. International traffic decreased by 8 percent relative to last year on a capacity decrease of 2.8 percent.

American boarded 6.7 million passengers in January.

AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
	January
		2009			2008			CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM			9,639,439			10,913,870			-11.7	%
	D.O.T. DOMESTIC		5,898,980			6,849,823			-13.9
	INTERNATIONAL		3,740,459			4,064,047			-8.0
	ATLANTIC		1,236,297			1,351,257			-8.5
	LATIN AMERICA		2,056,540			2,252,159			-8.7
	PACIFIC		447,622			460,631			-2.8

AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM			13,066,237			14,252,441			-8.3	%
	D.O.T. DOMESTIC		7,903,266			8,941,662			-11.6
	INTERNATIONAL		5,162,971			5,310,779			-2.8
	ATLANTIC		1,831,000			1,906,676			-4.0
	LATIN AMERICA		2,754,018			2,828,681			-2.6
	PACIFIC		577,953			575,422			0.4

LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM			73.8	%		76.6	%		-2.8	Pts
D.O.T. DOMESTIC			74.6			76.6			-2.0
INTERNATIONAL			72.4			76.5			-4.1
ATLANTIC			67.5			70.9			-3.3
LATIN AMERICA			74.7			79.6			-4.9
PACIFIC			77.4			80.1			-2.6
PASSENGERS BOARDED			6,694,922			7,669,728			-12.7	%

SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000)			120,454			164,608			-26.8	%

About American Airlines

American Airlines, American Eagle and the AmericanConnection® airlines serve 250 cities in 40 countries with, on average, more than 3,400 daily flights. The combined network fleet numbers more than 900 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, AmericanConnection, AA.com, We know why you fly and AAdvantage are registered trademarks of American Airlines, Inc. (NYSE: AMR)

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