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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, 2008


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, 2008 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 3, 2008


 
 

 

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:  Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008



AMERICAN AIRLINES REPORTS AUGUST TRAFFIC

FORT WORTH, Texas – American Airlines, the world’s largest airline, reported a August load factor of 83.5 percent, a decline of 1.5 points versus the same period last year.  Traffic decreased 2.9 percent and capacity decreased 1.1 percent year over year.
            Domestic traffic decreased 5.6 percent year over year on 2.9 percent less capacity.  International traffic increased by 2.1 percent relative to last year on a capacity increase of 2.0 percent.
            American boarded 8.4 million passengers in August.

Detailed traffic and capacity data are on the following page.
 
 
 

 
 
About American Airlines
 
American Airlines is the world's largest airline.  American, American Eagle and the AmericanConnection® airlines serve 250 cities in over 40 countries with more than 4,000 daily flights.  The combined network fleet numbers more than 1,000 aircraft.  American's award-winning Web site, AA.com, provides users with easy access to check and book fares, plus personalized news, information and travel offers.  American Airlines is a founding member of the oneworld® Alliance, which brings together some of the best and biggest names in the airline business, enabling them to offer their customers more services and benefits than any airline can provide on its own.  Together, its members serve nearly 700 destinations in over 140 countries and territories.  American Airlines, Inc. and American Eagle Airlines, Inc. are subsidiaries of AMR Corporation.  AmericanAirlines, American Eagle, the AmericanConnection® airlines, AA.com, We know why you fly and AAdvantage are registered trademarks of American Airlines, Inc. (NYSE: AMR)
 
 
 

 
 
AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
August
     
2008
 
2007
 
CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
           
 
SYSTEM
 
12,164,519
 
12,522,034
 
-2.9
%
   
D.O.T. DOMESTIC
7,629,130
 
8,080,597
 
-5.6
 
   
INTERNATIONAL
4,535,389
 
4,441,437
 
2.1
 
   
ATLANTIC
1,891,107
 
1,921,167
 
-1.6
 
   
LATIN AMERICA
2,159,111
 
2,032,870
 
6.2
 
   
PACIFIC
485,171
 
487,399
 
-0.5
 
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
             
 
SYSTEM
 
14,565,349
 
14,731,849
 
-1.1
%
   
D.O.T. DOMESTIC
9,047,969
 
9,320,971
 
-2.9
 
   
INTERNATIONAL
5,517,380
 
5,410,878
 
2.0
 
   
ATLANTIC
2,281,680
 
2,314,917
 
-1.4
 
   
LATIN AMERICA
2,653,036
 
2,516,276
 
5.4
 
   
PACIFIC
582,664
 
579,685
 
0.5
 
LOAD FACTOR
             
 
SYSTEM
 
              83.5
%
          85.0
%
-1.5
Pts
   
D.O.T. DOMESTIC
              84.3
 
          86.7
 
-2.4
 
   
INTERNATIONAL
              82.2
 
          82.1
 
0.1
 
   
ATLANTIC
              82.9
 
          83.0
 
-0.1
 
   
LATIN AMERICA
              81.4
 
          80.8
 
0.6
 
   
PACIFIC
              83.3
 
          84.1
 
-0.8
 
PASSENGERS BOARDED
 
8,438,626
 
8,811,129
 
-4.2
%
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000)
170,481
 
169,527
 
0.6
%



 

 
 

 


AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
YTD August
     
2008
 
2007
 
CHANGE
 
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
           
 
SYSTEM
 
91,507,905
 
93,664,822
 
-2.3
%
   
D.O.T. DOMESTIC
58,252,370
 
61,068,048
 
-4.6
 
   
INTERNATIONAL
33,255,535
 
32,596,773
 
2.0
 
   
ATLANTIC
13,083,821
 
13,277,315
 
-1.5
 
   
LATIN AMERICA
16,462,001
 
15,569,013
 
5.7
 
   
PACIFIC
3,709,712
 
3,750,446
 
-1.1
 
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
             
 
SYSTEM
 
111,847,004
 
113,747,756
 
-1.7
%
   
D.O.T. DOMESTIC
70,019,075
 
72,544,013
 
-3.5
 
   
INTERNATIONAL
41,827,928
 
41,203,743
 
1.5
 
   
ATLANTIC
16,522,389
 
16,647,323
 
-0.8
 
   
LATIN AMERICA
20,845,003
 
20,064,986
 
3.9
 
   
PACIFIC
4,460,536
 
4,491,434
 
-0.7
 
LOAD FACTOR
             
 
SYSTEM
 
81.8
%
82.3
%
-0.5
Pts
   
D.O.T. DOMESTIC
83.2
 
84.2
 
-1.0
 
   
INTERNATIONAL
79.5
 
79.1
 
0.4
 
   
ATLANTIC
79.2
 
79.8
 
-0.6
 
   
LATIN AMERICA
79.0
 
77.6
 
1.4
 
   
PACIFIC
83.2
 
83.5
 
-0.3
 
PASSENGERS BOARDED
 
64,572,238
 
66,557,550
 
-3.0
%
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000)
1,388,164
 
1,401,630
 
-1.0
%



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