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: April 3, 2007
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 April 3, 2007 as Exhibit 99.1, which is included
herein. This press release was issued to report March
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: April 5, 2007
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, April 3, 2007
AMERICAN AIRLINES REPORTS MARCH TRAFFIC
FORT WORTH, Texas - American Airlines, the world's
largest airline, reported a March load factor of 82.4
percent - an increase of 1.3 points compared to the same
period last year. Traffic decreased 1.4 percent year over
year as capacity decreased 2.9 percent.
Domestic traffic decreased 2.5 percent year over
year on 3.4 percent less capacity. International traffic
increased by 0.8 percent relative to last year on a capacity
decrease of 1.8 percent.
American boarded 8.6 million passengers in March.
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 more than
600 destinations in over 135 countries and territories.
American Airlines, Inc. and American Eagle Airlines, Inc.
are subsidiaries of AMR Corporation. AmericanAirlines,
American Eagle, the AmericanConnection airlines, AA.com and
AAdvantage are registered trademarks of American Airlines,
Inc. (NYSE: AMR)
Detailed traffic and capacity data are on the following page.
AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
March
2007 2006 CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 11,933,218 12,100,872 -1.4 %
D.O.T.DOMESTIC 7,854,997 8,054,001 -2.5
INTERNATIONAL 4,078,221 4,046,871 0.8
ATLANTIC 1,521,450 1,553,185 -2.0
LATIN AMERICA 2,050,371 1,987,986 3.1
PACIFIC 506,400 505,700 0.1
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 14,478,237 14,903,169 -2.9 %
D.O.T.DOMESTIC 9,328,630 9,661,591 -3.4
INTERNATIONAL 5,149,607 5,241,578 -1.8
ATLANTIC 1,901,041 1,958,519 -2.9
LATIN AMERICA 2,675,692 2,642,605 1.3
PACIFIC 572,874 640,455 -10.6
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 82.4 % 81.1 % 1.3 Pts
D.O.T.DOMESTIC 84.2 83.3 0.9
INTERNATIONAL 79.1 77.2 1.9
ATLANTIC 80.0 79.3 0.7
LATIN AMERICA 76.6 75.2 1.4
PACIFIC 88.3 78.9 9.4
PASSENGERS BOARDED 8,576,165 8,719,416 -1.6 %
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 190,247 191,327 -0.6 %
AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
YEAR-TO-DATE March
2007 2006 CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 32,566,304 32,996,092 -1.3 %
D.O.T.DOMESTIC 21,336,086 21,892,246 -2.5
INTERNATIONAL 11,230,218 11,103,846 1.1
ATLANTIC 3,940,194 4,029,530 -2.2
LATIN AMERICA 5,932,821 5,692,604 4.2
PACIFIC 1,357,202 1,381,712 -1.8
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 41,682,317 42,729,555 -2.5 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 26,794,044 27,652,004 -3.1
INTERNATIONAL 14,888,273 15,077,551 -1.3
ATLANTIC 5,409,703 5,512,033 -1.9
LATIN AMERICA 7,825,002 7,717,700 1.4
PACIFIC 1,653,567 1,847,818 -10.5
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 78.1 % 77.2 % 0.9 Pts
D.O.T.DOMESTIC 79.6 79.1 0.5
INTERNATIONAL 75.4 73.6 1.8
ATLANTIC 72.8 73.1 -0.3
LATIN AMERICA 75.8 73.7 2.1
PACIFIC 82.0 74.7 7.3
PASSENGERS BOARDED 23,299,768 23,650,209 -1.5 %
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 523,375 520,803 0.5 %