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: December 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 December 2, 2005 as Exhibit 99.1, which is included
herein. This press release was issued to report November
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: December 5, 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: Friday, Dec. 2, 2005
AMERICAN AIRLINES REPORTS NOVEMBER TRAFFIC
FORT WORTH, Texas - American Airlines, the world's
largest airline, reported a November load factor of 77.6
percent - an increase of 4.2 points compared to the same
period last year. Traffic grew by 6.6 percent year over
year, on a 0.8 percent increase in capacity.
Domestic traffic increased by 6.2 percent compared to
last year, while capacity declined by 1.8 percent.
International traffic increased by 7.5 percent relative to
last year, on a capacity increase of 6.1 percent.
American boarded 7.8 million passengers in November.
Detailed traffic and capacity data are on the following
pages:
AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
NOVEMBER
2005 2004 CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 10,828,441 10,158,597 6.6 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 7,381,567 6,950,719 6.2
INTERNATIONAL 3,446,874 3,207,877 7.5
ATLANTIC 1,414,311 1,346,870 5.0
LATIN AMERICA 1,598,233 1,505,779 6.1
PACIFIC 434,330 355,229 22.3
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 13,945,238 13,837,908 0.8 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 9,184,316 9,352,318 (1.8)
INTERNATIONAL 4,760,922 4,485,589 6.1
ATLANTIC 1,802,432 1,664,335 8.3
LATIN AMERICA 2,347,527 2,361,106 (0.6)
PACIFIC 610,963 460,149 32.8
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 77.6 % 73.4 % 4.2 Pts
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 80.3 74.3 6.0
INTERNATIONAL 72.3 71.5 0.8
ATLANTIC 78.4 80.9 (2.5)
LATIN AMERICA 68.0 63.7 4.3
PACIFIC 71.0 77.1 (6.1)
PASSENGERS BOARDED 7,846,304 7,263,308 8.0 %
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 189,298 192,117 (1.5) %
AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
YEAR-TO-DATE NOVEMBER
2005 2004 CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 126,738,945 119,047,181 6.5 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 84,322,018 81,079,485 4.0
INTERNATIONAL 42,416,927 37,967,696 11.7
ATLANTIC 18,034,085 16,785,407 7.4
LATIN AMERICA 19,464,899 17,246,607 12.9
PACIFIC 4,917,942 3,935,682 25.0
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 161,379,559 159,123,071 1.4 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 105,643,090 107,881,606 (2.1)
INTERNATIONAL 55,736,469 51,241,465 8.8
ATLANTIC 21,971,932 20,635,367 6.5
LATIN AMERICA 27,408,991 25,709,206 6.6
PACIFIC 6,355,546 4,896,892 29.8
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 78.5 % 74.8 % 3.7 Pts
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 79.8 75.1 4.6
INTERNATIONAL 76.1 74.0 2.0
ATLANTIC 82.0 81.3 0.7
LATIN AMERICA 71.0 67.0 3.9
PACIFIC 77.3 80.3 (2.9)
PASSENGERS BOARDED 89,860,086 83,768,856 7.3 %
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 2,023,338 2,011,189 0.6 %
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