Edgar Filing: AMERICAN AIRLINES INC

aa09108k.htm

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: September 5, 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 September 5, 2007 as Exhibit 99.1, which is included herein. This press release was issued to report August 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: September 10, 2007

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Description

99.1	Press Release

Exhibit 99.1

CONTACT: John Hotard

Corporate Communications

Fort Worth, Texas

817-967-1577

corp.comm@aa.com

FOR RELEASE: Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2007

AMERICAN AIRLINES REPORTS AUGUST TRAFFIC

FORT WORTH, Texas – American Airlines, the world’s largest airline, reported an August load factor of 85.0 percent – an increase of 3.0 points compared to the same period last year. Traffic increased 0.4 percent year over year as capacity decreased 3.1 percent.

Domestic traffic increased 1.5 percent year over year on 3.4 percent less capacity. International traffic decreased by 1.6 percent relative to last year on a capacity decrease of 2.6 percent.

American boarded 8.8 million passengers in August.

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 page.

AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
			August
			2007		2006		CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
	SYSTEM		12,525,420		12,474,448		0.4	%
		D.O.T. DOMESTIC	8,077,627		7,954,835		1.5
		INTERNATIONAL	4,447,793		4,519,613		-1.6
		ATLANTIC	1,921,178		1,908,179		0.7
		LATIN AMERICA	2,039,212		1,994,575		2.2
		PACIFIC	487,403		616,859		-21.0
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
	SYSTEM		14,736,680		15,211,699		-3.1	%
		D.O.T. DOMESTIC	9,316,734		9,645,767		-3.4
		INTERNATIONAL	5,419,946		5,565,932		-2.6
		ATLANTIC	2,315,055		2,293,159		1.0
		LATIN AMERICA	2,525,147		2,515,481		0.4
		PACIFIC	579,744		757,293		-23.4
LOAD FACTOR
	SYSTEM		85.0	%	82.0	%	3.0	Pts
		D.O.T. DOMESTIC	86.7		82.5		4.2
		INTERNATIONAL	82.1		81.2		0.9
		ATLANTIC	83.0		83.2		-0.2
		LATIN AMERICA	80.8		79.3		1.5
		PACIFIC	84.1		81.5		2.6
PASSENGERS BOARDED			8,809,913		8,528,661		3.3	%

SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000)			169,558		179,528		-5.6	%

AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
				YEAR-TO-DATE August
			2007		2006		CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
	SYSTEM		93,668,208		95,612,171		-2.0	%
		D.O.T. DOMESTIC	61,065,079		62,402,896		-2.1
		INTERNATIONAL	32,603,130		33,209,275		-1.8
		ATLANTIC	13,277,325		13,662,536		-2.8
		LATIN AMERICA	15,575,355		15,175,081		2.6
		PACIFIC	3,750,449		4,371,658		-14.2
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
	SYSTEM		113,752,587		117,796,416		-3.4	%
		D.O.T. DOMESTIC	72,539,776		75,357,926		-3.7
		INTERNATIONAL	41,212,811		42,438,490		-2.9
		ATLANTIC	16,647,460		16,848,115		-1.2
		LATIN AMERICA	20,073,857		20,013,107		0.3
		PACIFIC	4,491,494		5,577,268		-19.5
LOAD FACTOR
	SYSTEM		82.3	%	81.2	%	1.1	Pts
		D.O.T. DOMESTIC	84.2		82.8		1.4
		INTERNATIONAL	79.1		78.3		0.8
		ATLANTIC	79.8		81.1		-1.3
		LATIN AMERICA	77.6		75.8		1.8
		PACIFIC	83.5		78.4		5.1
PASSENGERS BOARDED			66,556,334		67,264,144		-1.1	%

SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000)			1,401,661		1,452,723		-3.5	%