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: July 5, 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 July 5, 2006 as Exhibit 99.1, which is included
herein. This press release was issued to report June 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: July 6, 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: Wednesday, July 5, 2006
AMERICAN AIRLINES REPORTS JUNE TRAFFIC
FORT WORTH, Texas - American Airlines, the world's
largest airline, reported a June load factor of 85.4 percent
- an increase of 2.6 points compared to the same period last
year. Traffic decreased slightly year over year as capacity
decreased 3.1 percent.
Domestic traffic decreased 2.9 percent year over year on
5.9 percent less capacity. International traffic increased
by 5.5 percent relative to last year on a capacity increase
of 2.3 percent.
American boarded 8.8 million passengers in June.
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 3,900 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
JUNE
2006 2005 CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES(000)
SYSTEM 12,659,699 12,666,950 (0.1)%
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 8,185,331 8,427,394 (2.9)
INTERNATIONAL 4,474,368 4,239,556 5.5
ATLANTIC 2,024,521 1,949,611 3.8
LATIN AMERICA 1,801,060 1,750,789 2.9
PACIFIC 648,787 539,156 20.3
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 14,819,729 15,291,753 (3.1)%
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 9,412,856 10,007,272 (5.9)
INTERNATIONAL 5,406,873 5,284,480 2.3
ATLANTIC 2,259,010 2,177,510 3.7
LATIN AMERICA 2,418,542 2,501,878 (3.3)
PACIFIC 729,321 605,092 20.5
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 85.4 % 82.8 % 2.6 Pts
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 86.9 84.2 2.7
INTERNATIONAL 82.7 80.2 2.5
ATLANTIC 89.6 89.5 0.1
LATIN AMERICA 74.4 69.9 4.5
PACIFIC 88.9 89.1 (0.2)
PASSENGERS BOARDED 8,838,947 8,961,410 (1.4)%
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 189,662 184,298 2.9 %
AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
YEAR-TO-DATE JUNE
2006 2005 CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 69,836,192 68,023,515 2.7 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 45,943,498 45,426,409 1.1
INTERNATIONAL 23,892,693 22,597,107 5.7
ATLANTIC 9,710,812 9,290,768 4.5
LATIN AMERICA 11,062,119 10,732,644 3.1
PACIFIC 3,119,762 2,573,694 21.2
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 87,309,396 87,746,122 (0.5)%
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 56,074,586 57,686,847 (2.8)
INTERNATIONAL 31,234,809 30,059,274 3.9
ATLANTIC 12,230,282 11,407,628 7.2
LATIN AMERICA 14,944,289 15,381,833 (2.8)
PACIFIC 4,060,238 3,269,813 24.2
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 79.9 % 77.5 % 2.4 Pts
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 81.9 78.7 3.2
INTERNATIONAL 76.4 75.1 1.3
ATLANTIC 79.3 81.4 (2.1)
LATIN AMERICA 74 69.7 4.3
PACIFIC 76.8 78.7 (1.9)
PASSENGERS BOARDED 49,535,569 48,497,822 2.1 %
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 1,083,012 1,097,601 (1.3)%
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