SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
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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 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)
Item 8.01 Other Events
American Airlines, Inc. is filing herewith a press release
issued on September 2, 2004 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/ Charles D. MarLett
Charles D. MarLett
Corporate Secretary
Dated: September 3, 2004
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: Thursday, Sept. 2, 2004
AMERICAN AIRLINES REPORTS AUGUST TRAFFIC
FORT WORTH, Texas - American Airlines, the world's
largest carrier, reported an August load factor of 78.4
percent, the company's second highest August load factor on
record. The record of 79.5 percent was set in August of
last year. Capacity increased a substantial 5.8 percent
year over year, and August traffic grew 4.4 percent compared
to year-ago levels.
International traffic increased 14.5 percent relative
to last year on 17.2 percent more capacity. Domestic
traffic was flat with last year on a slight increase in
capacity.
American boarded 8.3 million passengers in August.
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
AUGUST
2004 2003 CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 12,194,272 11,685,723 4.4 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 8,139,592 8,143,245 0.0
INTERNATIONAL 4,054,680 3,542,479 14.5
ATLANTIC 1,783,746 1,565,196 14.0
LATIN AMERICA 1,893,645 1,668,678 13.5
PACIFIC 377,289 308,605 22.3
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 15,536,571 14,685,365 5.8 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 10,323,385 10,238,644 0.8
INTERNATIONAL 5,213,186 4,446,721 17.2
ATLANTIC 2,108,600 1,906,747 10.6
LATIN AMERICA 2,630,900 2,176,034 20.9
PACIFIC 473,686 363,940 30.2
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 78.4 % 79.5 % (1.1) Pts
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 78.8 79.5 (0.7)
INTERNATIONAL 77.7 79.6 (1.9)
ATLANTIC 84.5 82.0 2.5
LATIN AMERICA 71.9 76.6 (4.7)
PACIFIC 79.6 84.7 (5.1)
PASSENGERS BOARDED 8,330,187 8,433,340 (1.2) %
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 174,323 161,442 8.0 %
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AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
YEAR-TO-DATE AUGUST
2004 2003 CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 88,327,144 81,454,376 8.4 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 60,327,885 58,064,247 3.9
INTERNATIONAL 27,999,259 23,390,129 19.7
ATLANTIC 12,137,809 10,393,135 16.8
LATIN AMERICA 13,056,904 11,036,489 18.3
PACIFIC 2,804,546 1,960,504 43.1
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 117,565,046 110,010,440 6.9 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 79,988,133 78,265,820 2.2
INTERNATIONAL 37,576,913 31,744,620 18.4
ATLANTIC 14,938,147 13,322,604 12.1
LATIN AMERICA 19,132,415 15,716,291 21.7
PACIFIC 3,506,352 2,705,724 29.6
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 75.1 % 74.0 % 1.1 Pts
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 75.4 74.1 1.3
INTERNATIONAL 74.5 73.6 0.9
ATLANTIC 81.2 78.0 3.2
LATIN AMERICA 68.2 70.2 (2.0)
PACIFIC 79.9 72.4 7.5
PASSENGERS BOARDED 62,283,445 60,775,833 2.5 %
SYSTEM CARGO
TON MILES (000) 1,443,790 1,306,126 10.5%
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