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: December 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 December 2, 2004 as Exhibit 99.1, which is included herein.
This press release was issued to report November 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: December 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: Thursday, Dec. 2, 2004
AMERICAN AIRLINES REPORTS NOVEMBER TRAFFIC
FORT WORTH, Texas - American Airlines, the world's largest
carrier, reported a November load factor of 73.4 percent, an
increase of 2.8 points compared to November of last year.
Traffic during the month grew by 8.2 percent, while capacity
increased 4.1 percent year over year.
International traffic increased 9.5 percent relative to last
year on 10 percent more capacity. Domestic traffic grew by 7.6
percent compared to last year on a 1.5 percent increase in
capacity. Strong domestic traffic is partially attributable to
the Thanksgiving holiday, which fell earlier in the month this
year.
American boarded 7.3 million passengers in November.
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
November
<Table>
<Caption>
2004 2003 CHANGE
<s> <c> <c> <c>
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 10,157,566 9,384,962 8.2 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 6,949,112 6,455,371 7.6
INTERNATIONAL 3,208,454 2,929,591 9.5
ATLANTIC 1,346,156 1,266,569 6.3
LATIN AMERICA 1,507,075 1,370,819 9.9
PACIFIC 355,223 292,203 21.6
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 13,835,745 13,286,135 4.1 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 9,346,360 9,205,875 1.5
INTERNATIONAL 4,489,385 4,080,259 10.0
ATLANTIC 1,663,541 1,604,886 3.7
LATIN AMERICA 2,365,679 2,089,881 13.2
PACIFIC 460,165 385,492 19.4
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 73.4 % 70.6 % 2.8 Pts
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 74.3 70.1 4.2
INTERNATIONAL 71.4 71.7 (0.3)
ATLANTIC 80.9 78.9 2.0
LATIN AMERICA 63.7 65.5 (1.8)
PACIFIC 77.1 75.7 1.4
PASSENGERS BOARDED 7,260,278 6,788,201 7.0 %
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 191,814 177,445 8.1 %
</Table>
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AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
YEAR-TO-DATE
November
<Table>
<Caption>
2004 2003 CHANGE
<s> <c> <c> <c>
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 119,046,151 109,660,700 8.6 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 81,077,878 77,642,936 4.4
INTERNATIONAL 37,968,273 32,017,763 18.6
ATLANTIC 16,784,693 14,464,736 16.0
LATIN AMERICA 17,247,903 14,721,166 17.2
PACIFIC 3,935,676 2,831,861 39.0
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 159,120,908 150,761,742 5.5 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 107,875,648 106,695,388 1.1
INTERNATIONAL 51,245,261 44,066,354 16.3
ATLANTIC 20,634,573 18,653,938 10.6
LATIN AMERICA 25,713,779 21,594,880 19.1
PACIFIC 4,896,908 3,817,536 28.3
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 74.8 % 72.7 % 2.1 Pts
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 75.1 72.7 2.4
INTERNATIONAL 74 72.6 1.4
ATLANTIC 81.3 77.5 3.8
LATIN AMERICA 67 68.1 (1.1)
PACIFIC 80.3 74.1 6.2
PASSENGERS BOARDED 83,765,826 81,363,333 3.0 %
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 2,010,887 1,827,529 10.0 %
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