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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
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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 20, 2002
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)
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Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure
American Airlines, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of AMR
Corporation, is furnishing herewith actual unit cost, fuel,
traffic and capacity results for the month of November 2002,
along with current expectations for the month of December
2002 and the full fourth quarter. American Airlines, Inc. is
also furnishing herewith an updated fleet plan for AMR.
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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 20, 2002
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AMR EAGLE EYE
December 20, 2002
Statements in this report contain various forward-looking
statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which represent the Company's
expectations or beliefs concerning future events. When used in
this report, the words "expect", "forecast", "anticipates" and
similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking
statements. All such statements are based on information
available to the Company on the date of this report. The Company
undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
statement, regardless of reason. This discussion includes
forecasts of costs per ASM, capacity, traffic, fuel cost and fuel
consumption, and demand, each of which is a forward-looking
statement. There are a number of factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from our forecasts. Such factors
include, but are not limited to: the continuing impact of the
events of September 11, 2001 on the Company, the impact of the
recent bankruptcies of United Airlines and US Airways, general
economic conditions, competitive factors within the airline
industry which could affect the demand for air travel, changes in
the Company's business strategy, and changes in commodity prices.
For additional information regarding these and other factors see
the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, including but not limited to the Company's Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2001.
Monthly Update
This Eagle Eye update includes actual unit cost, fuel, traffic
and capacity results for the month of November 2002, along with
our current expectations for the month of December 2002 and the
full fourth quarter. I've also attached a new fleet plan, which
reflects our recent decision to accelerate the F100 retirement
schedule to 2004 from 2005. Apart from this change, the fleet
plan remains unchanged from last month.
As a reminder AMR will report it's fourth quarter 2002 and full
year financial results on Wednesday January 22nd. A conference
call for members of the financial community and the media will
take place as usual at 2pm Eastern Time, 1pm Central.
Please call if you have questions.
Michael Thomas
Director, Investor Relations
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AMR EAGLE EYE
Unit Costs
AMR Consolidated Cost per ASM (in cents)
Actual ----Forecast----
Nov Dec 4Q02
AMR Cost per ASM 11.3 11.4 11.2
Yr/Yr B/(W) 8.0% (1.3%) 4.4%
American Mainline Operations Cost per ASM (in cents)
Actual ----Forecast----
Nov Dec 4Q02
AA Cost per ASM 11.0 11.0 10.9
Yr/Yr B/(W) 7.3% (1.7%) 4.0%
Capacity, Traffic and Fuel
Actual ----Forecast----
Nov Dec 4Q02
AA Mainline Ops:
Capacity yr/yr H/(L) 5.5% 4.3% 6.0%
Traffic yr/yr H/(L) 8.6% 12.8% 15.4%
Fuel (cents/gal incl. tax) 82 84 84
Fuel cost/gal yr/yr B/(W) (11.7%) (28.9%) (15.8%)
Fuel Consumption (mil. gal.) 246 263 775
American Eagle:
Capacity yr/yr H/(L) 16.8% 14.9% 17.5%
Traffic yr/yr H/(L) 18.6% 19.3% 22.1%
Note: Both AMR Consolidated and AA Mainline include TWA LLC operations in 2002
Note: TWA LLC became part of AA/AMR on April 10th, 2001
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AMR Fleet Summary YE2001 to YE2005*
American Airlines (includes ex-TW aircraft)
On Hand On Hand
YE YOY Change YE YE YE YE
Aircraft Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2002 2003 2004 2005
B777 40 3 2 43 45 45 45
B767-3ER 58 (9) 9 49 58 58 58
B767-200/200ER 29 (14) 14 29 15 15 29
A300 34 (3) 3 31 34 34 34
B757 144 7 (1) (10) 151 150 140 140
B737 77 77 77 77 77
B727 33 (33) 0 0 0 0
MD82/83 362 (4) (24) 1 358 334 334 335
B717 30 (30) 0 0 0 0
F100 74 (36) (38) 74 38 0 0
Total Inc./(Dec.) (69) (61) (48) 15 (69) (130) (178) (163)
Total 881 812 751 703 718 812 751 703 718
Temporary On Hand On Hand
Storage YE YOY Change YE YE YE YE
Aircraft Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2002 2003 2004 2005
B767-200/200ER 0 14 (14) 0 14 14 0
A300 0 3 (3) 3 0 0 0
MD82/83 0 4 24 (1) 4 28 28 27
Total Inc./(Dec.) 7 35 0 (15) 7 42 42 27
Total 0 7 42 42 27 7 42 42 27
On Hand On Hand
Total YE YOY Change YE YE YE YE
Aircraft Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2002 2003 2004 2005
Combined Fleet
Inc/(Dec) (62) (26) (48) 0 (62) (88) (136) (136)
Combined Fleet 881 819 793 745 745 819 793 745 745
American Eagle
On Hand On Hand
YE YOY Change YE YE YE YE
Aircraft Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2002 2003 2004 2005
Saab 340 102 (25) (16) (12) (12) 77 61 49 37
ATR-42 30 (3) (11) (4) 27 16 12 12
S-ATR 43 (1) (2) 42 42 40 40
Turboprop Totals 175 (29) (27) (18) (12) 146 119 101 89
Embraer ERJ-145 56 (6) (8) 50 42 42 42
Embraer ERJ-135 40 40 40 40 40
Embraer ERJ-140 15 28 22 36 36 43 65 101 137
CRJ-700 1 7 10 7 8 18 25 25
Total AE Fleet
Inc./(Dec.) 0 (3) 25 24 0 (3) 22 46
Total AE Fleet 287 287 284 309 333 287 284 309 333
On Hand On Hand
YE YOY Change YE YE YE YE
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2002 2003 2004 2005
AMR Total Fleet 1,168 (62) (29) (23) 24 1,106 1,077 1,054 1,078
*Summary includes firm aircraft orders and planned fleet retirements.