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: February 2, 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 February 2, 2005 as Exhibit 99.1, which is included herein.
This press release was issued to report January 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: February 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: Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2005
AMERICAN AIRLINES REPORTS JANUARY TRAFFIC
FORT WORTH, Texas - American Airlines, the world's largest
carrier, reported a January load factor of 73.3 percent. This
year's January load factor was 4.4 points higher than last year.
Traffic during the month grew by 8.1 percent, while capacity
increased 1.7 percent year over year.
International traffic increased 13.5 percent relative to
last year on 11.4 percent more capacity. Domestic traffic grew
by 5.5 percent compared to last year on a reduction in capacity
of 2.7 percent.
American boarded 7.45 million passengers in January.
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
January
2005 2004 CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 10,569,058 9,775,894 8.1 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 6,950,218 6,586,945 5.5
INTERNATIONAL 3,618,840 3,188,948 13.5
ATLANTIC 1,255,555 1,173,044 7.0
LATIN AMERICA 1,982,197 1,698,644 16.7
PACIFIC 381,088 317,261 20.1
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 14,412,466 14,173,941 1.7 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 9,490,083 9,754,075 (2.7)
INTERNATIONAL 4,922,383 4,419,866 11.4
ATLANTIC 1,701,525 1,616,256 5.3
LATIN AMERICA 2,726,265 2,402,370 13.5
PACIFIC 494,593 401,240 23.3
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 73.3 % 68.9 % 4.4 Pts
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 73.2 67.5 5.7
INTERNATIONAL 73.5 72.1 1.4
ATLANTIC 73.7 72.5 1.2
LATIN AMERICA 72.7 70.7 2.0
PACIFIC 77 79 (2.0)
PASSENGERS BOARDED 7,453,409 6,957,086 7.1 %
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 169,378 159,357 6.3 %
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AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
YEAR-TO-DATE January
2005 2004 CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 10,569,058 9,775,894 8.1 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 6,950,218 6,586,945 5.5
INTERNATIONAL 3,618,840 3,188,948 13.5
ATLANTIC 1,255,555 1,173,044 7.0
LATIN AMERICA 1,982,197 1,698,644 16.7
PACIFIC 381,088 317,261 20.1
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 14,412,466 14,173,941 1.7 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 9,490,083 9,754,075 (2.7)
INTERNATIONAL 4,922,383 4,419,866 11.4
ATLANTIC 1,701,525 1,616,256 5.3
LATIN AMERICA 2,726,265 2,402,370 13.5
PACIFIC 494,593 401,240 23.3
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 73.3 % 68.9 % 4.4 Pts
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 73.2 67.5 5.7
INTERNATIONAL 73.5 72.1 1.4
ATLANTIC 73.7 72.5 1.2
LATIN AMERICA 72.7 70.7 2.0
PACIFIC 77 79 (2.0)
PASSENGERS BOARDED 7,453,409 6,957,086 7.1 %
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 169,378 159,357 6.3 %
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