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: July 6, 2010
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 July 6, 2010 as Exhibit 99.1, which is included herein. This press release was issued to report June 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: July 6, 2010
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: Tuesday, July 6, 2010
AMERICAN AIRLINES REPORTS JUNE TRAFFIC
FORT WORTH, Texas – American Airlines reported a June load factor of 86.8 percent, an increase of 1.6 points versus the same period last year. Traffic increased 3.2 percent and capacity increased 1.3 percent year over year.
Domestic traffic increased 1.2 percent year over year on 0.6 percent more capacity. International traffic increased by 6.6 percent relative to last year on a capacity increase of 2.4 percent.
American boarded 7.6 million passengers in June.
AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
| June | ||||||||
| 2010 | 2009 | CHANGE | ||||||
| REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000) | ||||||||
| SYSTEM | 11,246,052 | 10,893,816 | 3.2 | % | ||||
| D.O.T. DOMESTIC | 6,887,094 | 6,805,970 | 1.2 | |||||
| INTERNATIONAL | 4,358,958 | 4,087,845 | 6.6 | |||||
| ATLANTIC | 1,960,371 | 1,864,963 | 5.1 | |||||
| LATIN AMERICA | 1,845,298 | 1,743,304 | 5.9 | |||||
| PACIFIC | 553,289 | 479,578 | 15.4 | |||||
| AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000) | ||||||||
| SYSTEM | 12,963,554 | 12,794,953 | 1.3 | % | ||||
| D.O.T. DOMESTIC | 7,768,967 | 7,720,587 | 0.6 | |||||
| INTERNATIONAL | 5,194,587 | 5,074,366 | 2.4 | |||||
| ATLANTIC | 2,188,294 | 2,218,702 | -1.4 | |||||
| LATIN AMERICA | 2,387,302 | 2,294,321 | 4.1 | |||||
| PACIFIC | 618,991 | 561,342 | 10.3 | |||||
| LOAD FACTOR | ||||||||
| SYSTEM | 86.8 | % | 85.1 | % | 1.6 | Pts | ||
| D.O.T. DOMESTIC | 88.6 | 88.2 | 0.5 | |||||
| INTERNATIONAL | 83.9 | 80.6 | 3.4 | |||||
| ATLANTIC | 89.6 | 84.1 | 5.5 | |||||
| LATIN AMERICA | 77.3 | 76 | 1.3 | |||||
| PACIFIC | 89.4 | 85.4 | 4 | |||||
| PASSENGERS BOARDED | 7,645,298 | 7,628,672 | 0.2 | % | ||||
| SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) | 159,056 | 133,343 | 19.3 | % | ||||
AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
| YEAR-TO-DATE June | ||||||||
| 2010 | 2009 | CHANGE | ||||||
| REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000) | ||||||||
| SYSTEM | 60,903,522 | 60,145,974 | 1.3 | % | ||||
| D.O.T. DOMESTIC | 38,055,492 | 37,936,808 | 0.3 | |||||
| INTERNATIONAL | 22,848,030 | 22,209,166 | 2.9 | |||||
| ATLANTIC | 8,697,111 | 8,781,880 | -1 | |||||
| LATIN AMERICA | 11,273,934 | 10,775,770 | 4.6 | |||||
| PACIFIC | 2,876,985 | 2,651,516 | 8.5 | |||||
| AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000) | ||||||||
| SYSTEM | 75,239,510 | 76,329,266 | -1.4 | % | ||||
| D.O.T. DOMESTIC | 46,247,203 | 46,456,091 | -0.4 | |||||
| INTERNATIONAL | 28,992,307 | 29,873,175 | -2.9 | |||||
| ATLANTIC | 11,048,727 | 11,737,139 | -5.9 | |||||
| LATIN AMERICA | 14,525,984 | 14,747,803 | -1.5 | |||||
| PACIFIC | 3,417,596 | 3,388,233 | 0.9 | |||||
| LOAD FACTOR | ||||||||
| SYSTEM | 80.9 | % | 78.8 | % | 2.1 | Pts | ||
| D.O.T. DOMESTIC | 82.3 | 81.7 | 0.6 | |||||
| INTERNATIONAL | 78.8 | 74.3 | 4.5 | |||||
| ATLANTIC | 78.7 | 74.8 | 3.9 | |||||
| LATIN AMERICA | 77.6 | 73.1 | 4.5 | |||||
| PACIFIC | 84.2 | 78.3 | 5.9 | |||||
| PASSENGERS BOARDED | 42,343,567 | 42,428,096 | -0.2 | % | ||||
| SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) | 925,304 | 769,765 | 20.2 | % | ||||
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