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 3, 2009
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 3, 2009 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 4, 2009
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Description
99.1 Press Release
CONTACT: Tim Wagner
Corporate Communications
Fort Worth, Texas
817-967-1577
mediarelations@aa.com
FOR RELEASE: Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009
AMERICAN AIRLINES REPORTS AUGUST TRAFFIC
FORT WORTH, Texas - American Airlines reported an August
load factor of 84.7 percent, an increase of 1.2 points versus
the same period last year. Traffic decreased 8.1 percent and
capacity decreased 9.4 percent year over year.
Domestic traffic decreased 9.1 percent year over year on
11 percent less capacity. International traffic decreased by
6.4 percent relative to last year on a capacity decrease of
6.7 percent.
American boarded 7.7 million passengers in August.
Detailed traffic and capacity data are on the following pages.
AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
August
2009 2008 CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 11,173,198 12,161,916 -8.1%
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 6,929,861 7,627,650 -9.1
INTERNATIONAL 4,243,337 4,534,265 -6.4
ATLANTIC 1,867,201 1,893,726 -1.4
LATIN AMERICA 1,909,752 2,155,360 -11.4
PACIFIC 466,384 485,179 -3.9
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 13,194,493 14,561,957 -9.4%
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 8,046,446 9,045,198 -11.0
INTERNATIONAL 5,148,047 5,516,759 -6.7
ATLANTIC 2,246,657 2,284,539 -1.7
LATIN AMERICA 2,321,079 2,649,631 -12.4
PACIFIC 580,311 582,589 -0.4
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 84.7% 83.5% 1.2Pts
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 86.1 84.3 1.8
INTERNATIONAL 82.4 82.2 0.2
ATLANTIC 83.1 82.9 0.2
LATIN AMERICA 82.3 81.3 0.9
PACIFIC 80.4 83.3 -2.9
PASSENGERS BOARDED 7,723,121 8,439,285 -8.5%
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 137,724 170,638 -19.3%
AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
YTD August
2009 2008 CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 82,975,419 91,505,302 -9.3%
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 52,104,200 58,250,891 -10.6
INTERNATIONAL 30,871,220 33,254,411 -7.2
ATLANTIC 12,540,574 13,086,440 -4.2
LATIN AMERICA 14,730,463 16,458,250 -10.5
PACIFIC 3,600,183 3,709,721 -3.0
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 102,878,534 111,843,612 -8.0%
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 62,580,618 70,016,305 -10.6
INTERNATIONAL 40,297,916 41,827,307 -3.7
ATLANTIC 16,253,616 16,525,248 -1.6
LATIN AMERICA 19,495,146 20,841,598 -6.5
PACIFIC 4,549,154 4,460,461 2.0
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 80.7% 81.8% -1.2Pts
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 83.3 83.2 0.1
INTERNATIONAL 76.6 79.5 -2.9
ATLANTIC 77.2 79.2 -2.0
LATIN AMERICA 75.6 79.0 -3.4
PACIFIC 79.1 83.2 -4.0
PASSENGERS BOARDED 58,313,552 64,572,897 -9.7%
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 1,043,894 1,388,321 -24.8%
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