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: May 3, 2005
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 May 3, 2005 as Exhibit 99.1, which is included
herein. This press release was issued to report April
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: May 4, 2005
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Description
99.1 Press Release
Exhibit 99.1
CONTACT: Tim Wagner
Corporate Communications
Fort Worth, Texas
817-967-1577
corp.comm@aa.com
FOR RELEASE: Tuesday, May 3, 2005
AMERICAN AIRLINES REPORTS APRIL TRAFFIC
FORT WORTH, Texas - American Airlines, the world's
largest airline, reported an April load factor of 77.4
percent - an increase of 2.5 points compared to the same
period last year. Traffic grew by 4.5 percent year over
year, while capacity increased by 1.1 percent.
International traffic increased 13.9 percent relative
to last year on 12.8 percent more capacity. Domestic
traffic increased 0.3 percent year over year despite a 4.1
percent capacity reduction.
American boarded 8.1 million passengers in April.
Detailed traffic and capacity data are on the following
pages:
AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
April
2005 2004 CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 11,306,225 10,824,463 4.5 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 7,579,036 7,552,679 0.3
INTERNATIONAL 3,727,189 3,271,784 13.9
ATLANTIC 1,611,191 1,432,033 12.5
LATIN AMERICA 1,685,988 1,516,231 11.2
PACIFIC 430,010 323,521 32.9
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 14,600,888 14,435,921 1.1 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 9,548,941 9,957,615 (4.1)
INTERNATIONAL 5,051,947 4,478,306 12.8
ATLANTIC 1,954,415 1,756,824 11.2
LATIN AMERICA 2,517,826 2,272,335 10.8
PACIFIC 579,706 449,147 29.1
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 77.4 % 74.9 % 2.5 Pts
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 79.3 75.8 3.5
INTERNATIONAL 73.7 73.0 0.7
ATLANTIC 82.4 81.5 0.9
LATIN AMERICA 66.9 66.7 0.2
PACIFIC 74.1 72.0 2.1
PASSENGERS BOARDED 8,070,700 7,733,056 4.4 %
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 187,078 181,495 3.1 %
AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
YEAR-TO-DATE April
2005 2004 CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 43,547,406 41,048,223 6.1 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 29,136,006 28,455,990 2.4
INTERNATIONAL 14,411,400 12,592,233 14.4
ATLANTIC 5,514,275 4,992,669 10.4
LATIN AMERICA 7,367,943 6,359,474 15.9
PACIFIC 1,529,181 1,240,091 23.3
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 57,348,266 56,948,821 0.7 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 37,819,550 39,438,186 (4.1)
INTERNATIONAL 19,528,716 17,510,634 11.5
ATLANTIC 7,022,144 6,550,599 7.2
LATIN AMERICA 10,464,172 9,336,609 12.1
PACIFIC 2,042,400 1,623,426 25.8
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 75.9 % 72.0 % 3.9 Pts
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 77.0 72.1 4.9
INTERNATIONAL 73.7 71.9 1.8
ATLANTIC 78.5 76.2 2.3
LATIN AMERICA 70.4 68.1 2.3
PACIFIC 74.8 76.3 (1.5)
PASSENGERS BOARDED 31,135,923 29,495,952 5.6 %
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 726,385 702,363 3.4 %
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