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: November 2, 2004
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 November 2, 2004 as Exhibit 99.1, which is included herein.
This press release was issued to report October 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/ Charles D. MarLett
Charles D. MarLett
Corporate Secretary
Dated: November 3, 2004
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, Nov. 2, 2004
AMERICAN AIRLINES REPORTS OCTOBER TRAFFIC
FORT WORTH, Texas - American Airlines, the world's largest
carrier, reported an October load factor of 74.9 percent, the
company's highest October load factor on record. The prior
record of 70.2 percent was set in October of last year. October
traffic grew by 9.1 percent, while capacity increased only 2.3
percent year over year.
International traffic increased 20.1 percent relative to
last year on 13.9 percent more capacity. Domestic traffic grew
by 4.6 percent compared to last year on a 2.6 percent reduction
in capacity.
American boarded 7.5 million passengers in October.
Detailed traffic and capacity data are on the following
pages:
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AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
October
2004 2003 CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
<s> <c> <c> <c>
SYSTEM 10,716,859 9,818,770 9.1 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 7,275,273 6,952,864 4.6
INTERNATIONAL 3,441,586 2,865,906 20.1
ATLANTIC 1,629,836 1,378,190 18.3
LATIN AMERICA 1,414,027 1,187,637 19.1
PACIFIC 397,723 300,078 32.5
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 14,305,235 13,984,916 2.3 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 9,569,212 9,825,122 (2.6)
INTERNATIONAL 4,736,023 4,159,794 13.9
ATLANTIC 2,031,134 1,851,669 9.7
LATIN AMERICA 2,231,515 1,927,024 15.8
PACIFIC 473,374 381,101 24.2
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 74.9 % 70.2 % 4.7 Pts
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 76.0 70.7 5.3
INTERNATIONAL 72.6 68.8 3.8
ATLANTIC 80.2 74.4 5.8
LATIN AMERICA 63.3 61.6 1.7
PACIFIC 84.0 78.7 5.3
PASSENGERS BOARDED 7,499,862 7,279,879 3.0 %
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 201,543 182,019 10.7 %
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AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
YEAR-TO-DATE
October
2004 2003 CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
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SYSTEM 108,888,854 100,275,737 8.6 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 74,128,617 71,187,565 4.1
INTERNATIONAL 34,760,237 29,088,172 19.5
ATLANTIC 15,438,569 13,198,167 17.0
LATIN AMERICA 15,741,216 13,350,348 17.9
PACIFIC 3,580,453 2,539,658 41.0
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 145,283,996 137,475,607 5.7 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 98,527,585 97,489,513 1.1
INTERNATIONAL 46,756,411 39,986,094 16.9
ATLANTIC 18,971,131 17,049,052 11.3
LATIN AMERICA 23,348,524 19,504,999 19.7
PACIFIC 4,436,755 3,432,044 29.3
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 74.9 % 72.9 % 2.0 Pts
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 75.2 73.0 2.2
INTERNATIONAL 74.3 72.7 1.6
ATLANTIC 81.3 77.4 3.9
LATIN AMERICA 67.4 68.4 (1.0)
PACIFIC 80.6 73.9 6.7
PASSENGERS BOARDED 76,502,930 74,575,132 2.6 %
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 1,818,728 1,650,084 10.2 %
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