aa06118k.htm
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:
June 9, 2009
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American
Airlines, Inc.
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(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
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Delaware
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1-2691
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13-1502798
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(State
of Incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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4333
Amon Carter Blvd.
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Fort
Worth, Texas
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76155
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
code)
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(817)
963-1234
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(Registrant's
telephone number)
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(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item
1.01 Entry into a Material
Definitive Agreement
On June
9, 2009 American Airlines, Inc. ("American"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of AMR
Corporation, entered into an amendment to Purchase Agreement No. 1977 with The
Boeing Company (“Boeing”).
As of March 31, 2009, American had commitments to purchase a total of 29
Boeing 737-800 aircraft in 2009, two of which had been delivered as of that
date. Accordingly, as
described in AMR’s Form 10-Q filing for the quarterly period ended on
that date, American had commitments to acquire 27 737-800 aircraft in the
remainder of 2009. Also as described in
that Form 10-Q, as of March 31, 2009, American had commitments to acquire
39 737-800 aircraft in 2010 and eight 737-800 aircraft in
2011. Pursuant to the amendment
referred to above, American exercised rights to purchase an additional
eight 737-800 aircraft and the delivery dates of
certain aircraft were rescheduled. As a result, American’s total 737-800 purchase commitments for 2009
(including six aircraft that have been delivered as of this date) have increased
from 29 as of March 31, 2009 to 31 as of this date, and American’s
737-800 purchase commitments for 2010 have increased from 39 as of March 31,
2009 to 45 as of this date. American’s 737-800 purchase commitments
remain at eight in 2011. In addition to these aircraft, American has
firm commitments for eleven 737-800 aircraft and seven Boeing 777 aircraft
scheduled to be delivered in 2013-2016.
Payments
for American’s 737-800 and 777 aircraft purchase commitments will approximate
$768 million for the remainder of 2009, $1.3 billion in 2010, $354 million in
2011, $217 million in 2012, $399 million in 2013, and $556 million for 2014 and
beyond. These amounts are net of purchase deposits currently held by the
manufacturer.
American
previously arranged backstop financing which, together with other previously arranged
financing, covered a significant portion of its 2009-2011 Boeing 737-800
aircraft deliveries, subject to certain terms and conditions. This
backstop financing arrangement was recently amended. Taking into account
that amendment, all of American’s 737-800 aircraft purchase commitments
for 2009 – 2011 are, subject to certain terms and conditions, covered
by the backstop financing arrangement and other committed financing arrangements
except for approximately $308 million, all
of which is due in the fourth quarter of 2010 and
beyond.
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: June
11, 2009