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: March 2, 2006
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 March 2, 2006 as Exhibit 99.1, which is included
herein. This press release was issued to report February
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: March 3, 2006
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, March 2, 2006
AMERICAN AIRLINES REPORTS FEBRUARY TRAFFIC
FORT WORTH, Texas - American Airlines, the world's
largest airline, reported a February load factor of 75.0
percent - an increase of 2.8 points compared to the same
period last year. Traffic grew by 2.7 percent year over
year, while capacity declined by 1.2 percent.
Domestic traffic increased by 2.2 percent compared to
last year, with 3.5 percent less capacity. International
traffic increased by 3.7 percent relative to last year, on a
capacity increase of 3.4 percent.
American boarded 7.1 million passengers in February.
Detailed traffic and capacity data are on the following
pages:
AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
FEBRUARY
2006 2005 CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 9,862,259 9,604,462 2.7 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 6,634,124 6,492,254 2.2
INTERNATIONAL 3,228,135 3,112,209 3.7
ATLANTIC 1,146,820 1,109,097 3.4
LATIN AMERICA 1,686,607 1,687,004 0.0
PACIFIC 394,708 316,108 24.9
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 13,141,879 13,299,985 (1.2) %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 8,496,060 8,807,169 (3.5)
INTERNATIONAL 4,645,819 4,492,817 3.4
ATLANTIC 1,689,266 1,552,471 8.8
LATIN AMERICA 2,380,961 2,485,753 (4.2)
PACIFIC 575,592 454,593 26.6
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 75.0 % 72.2 % 2.8 Pts
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 78.0 73.7 4.3
INTERNATIONAL 69.4 69.2 0.2
ATLANTIC 67.8 71.4 (3.6)
LATIN AMERICA 70.8 67.8 3.0
PACIFIC 68.5 69.5 (1.0)
PASSENGERS BOARDED 7,128,622 6,934,247 2.8 %
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 163,188 175,116 (6.8) %
AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
YEAR-TO-DATE February
2006 2005 CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 20,894,595 20,170,282 3.6 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 13,832,059 13,441,392 2.9
INTERNATIONAL 7,062,536 6,728,890 5.0
ATLANTIC 2,476,348 2,364,496 4.7
LATIN AMERICA 3,710,169 3,667,195 1.2
PACIFIC 876,018 697,198 25.6
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 27,827,223 27,710,748 0.4 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 17,983,648 18,300,155 (1.7)
INTERNATIONAL 9,843,576 9,410,593 4.6
ATLANTIC 3,553,475 3,253,901 9.2
LATIN AMERICA 5,082,689 5,207,495 (2.4)
PACIFIC 1,207,411 949,197 27.2
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 75.0 % 72.7 % 2.3 Pts
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 76.9 73.4 3.5
INTERNATIONAL 71.7 71.5 0.2
ATLANTIC 69.6 72.6 (3.0)
LATIN AMERICA 72.9 70.4 2.5
PACIFIC 72.5 73.4 (0.9)
PASSENGERS BOARDED 14,927,846 14,389,100 3.7 %
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 329,371 344,533 (4.4) %
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