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: November 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 November 2, 2005 as Exhibit 99.1, which is included
herein. This press release was issued to report October
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: November 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, Nov. 2, 2005
AMERICAN AIRLINES REPORTS OCTOBER TRAFFIC
FORT WORTH, Texas - American Airlines, the world's
largest airline, reported an October load factor of 77.1
percent - an increase of 2.2 points compared to the same
period last year. Traffic grew by 1.5 percent year over
year, on a 1.5 percent reduction in capacity.
International traffic increased by 4.4 percent relative
to last year, on a capacity increase of 4.7 percent.
Domestic traffic was essentially flat compared with last year
despite a 4.6 percent reduction in capacity.
American boarded 7.7 million passengers in October.
Detailed traffic and capacity data are on the following
pages:
AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
OCTOBER
2005 2004 CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 10,872,813 10,716,590 1.5 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 7,280,562 7,275,422 0.1
INTERNATIONAL 3,592,251 3,441,167 4.4
ATLANTIC 1,647,174 1,629,804 1.1
LATIN AMERICA 1,491,205 1,413,639 5.5
PACIFIC 453,872 397,724 14.1
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 14,091,753 14,306,402 (1.5)
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 9,132,410 9,570,914 (4.6)
INTERNATIONAL 4,959,343 4,735,488 4.7
ATLANTIC 2,144,188 2,031,034 5.6
LATIN AMERICA 2,185,961 2,231,091 (2.0)
PACIFIC 629,194 473,362 32.9
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 77.1 % 74.9 % 2.2 Pts
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 79.7 76.0 3.7
INTERNATIONAL 72.4 72.6 (0.2)
ATLANTIC 76.8 80.2 (3.4)
LATIN AMERICA 68.2 63.3 4.9
PACIFIC 72.1 84.0 (11.9)
PASSENGERS BOARDED 7,713,665 7,502,480 2.8 %
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 197,220 201,887 (2.3)%
AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
YEAR-TO-DATE OCTOBER
2005 2004 CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 115,909,606 108,888,585 6.4 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 76,939,632 74,128,766 3.8
INTERNATIONAL 38,969,974 34,759,819 12.1
ATLANTIC 16,618,895 15,438,537 7.6
LATIN AMERICA 17,867,459 15,740,828 13.5
PACIFIC 4,483,620 3,580,453 25.2
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 147,433,907 145,285,163 1.5 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 96,455,627 98,529,288 (2.1)
INTERNATIONAL 50,978,280 46,755,876 9.0
ATLANTIC 20,168,634 18,971,032 6.3
LATIN AMERICA 25,065,039 23,348,100 7.4
PACIFIC 5,744,607 4,436,743 29.5
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 78.6 % 74.9 % 3.7 Pts
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 79.7 75.2 4.5
INTERNATIONAL 76.4 74.3 2.1
ATLANTIC 82.3 81.3 1.0
LATIN AMERICA 71.2 67.4 3.8
PACIFIC 78.0 80.7 (2.7)
PASSENGERS BOARDED 82,011,174 76,505,548 7.2 %
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 1,833,433 1,819,073 0.8 %
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