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, 2005
American Airlines, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 13-1502798 1-2691
(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, 2005 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, 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, March 2, 2005
AMERICAN AIRLINES REPORTS FEBRUARY TRAFFIC
FORT WORTH, Texas - American Airlines, the world's largest
airline, reported a record February load factor of 72.2 percent.
This year's February load factor was 3.3 points higher than the
prior record, achieved last year. Traffic during the month grew
by 2.4 percent, despite one less travel day year over year.
Capacity declined 2.3 percent compared to last year.
International traffic increased 11.3 percent relative to
last year on 8.1 percent more capacity. Domestic traffic
declined 1.4 percent compared to last year on a 6.9 percent
capacity reduction.
American boarded 6.9 million passengers in February.
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
FEBRUARY
2005 2004 CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 9,601,771 9,378,232 2.4 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 6,488,133 6,579,886 (1.4)
INTERNATIONAL 3,113,638 2,798,346 11.3
ATLANTIC 1,109,308 1,013,281 9.5
LATIN AMERICA 1,688,233 1,509,694 11.8
PACIFIC 316,097 275,372 14.8
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 13,295,174 13,606,056 (2.3) %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 8,798,406 9,445,582 (6.9)
INTERNATIONAL 4,496,768 4,160,474 8.1
ATLANTIC 1,552,544 1,519,020 2.2
LATIN AMERICA 2,489,665 2,266,443 9.8
PACIFIC 454,559 375,011 21.2
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 72.2 % 68.9 % 3.3 Pts
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 73.7 69.6 4.1
INTERNATIONAL 69.2 67.2 2.0
ATLANTIC 71.4 66.7 4.7
LATIN AMERICA 67.8 66.6 1.2
PACIFIC 69.5 73.4 (3.9)
PASSENGERS BOARDED 6,930,345 6,838,282 1.3 %
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 174,945 172,262 1.6 %
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AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
YEAR-TO-DATE FEBRUARY
2005 2004 CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 20,167,591 19,154,126 5.3 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 13,437,272 13,166,832 2.1
INTERNATIONAL 6,730,319 5,987,294 12.4
ATLANTIC 2,364,708 2,186,324 8.2
LATIN AMERICA 3,668,424 3,208,337 14.3
PACIFIC 697,188 592,632 17.6
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 27,705,936 27,779,996 (0.3) %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 18,291,392 19,199,656 (4.7)
INTERNATIONAL 9,414,544 8,580,340 9.7
ATLANTIC 3,253,974 3,135,276 3.8
LATIN AMERICA 5,211,407 4,668,813 11.6
PACIFIC 949,163 776,251 22.3
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 72.7 % 68.9 % 3.8 Pts
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 73.4 68.5 4.9
INTERNATIONAL 71.4 69.7 1.7
ATLANTIC 72.6 69.7 2.9
LATIN AMERICA 70.3 68.7 1.6
PACIFIC 73.4 76.3 (2.9)
PASSENGERS BOARDED 14,385,198 13,795,368 4.3 %
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 344,362 331,619 3.8 %
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