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 7, 2004
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)
Item 5. Other Events
American Airlines, Inc. is filing herewith a press release issued
on July 7, 2004 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 9, 2004
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 7, 2004
AMERICAN AIRLINES REPORTS JUNE TRAFFIC
FORT WORTH, Texas - American Airlines, the world's largest
carrier, reported a June load factor in line with expectations at
79.0 percent. For the month, traffic increased 8.2 percent year
over year, while capacity increased 7.9 percent.
International traffic increased 18.2 percent relative to last
year on 19.3 percent more capacity. Domestic traffic increased 4.0
percent year-over-year, with 3.1 percent more capacity.
American reiterated that despite rising fuel prices, fare
levels remain largely unchanged. It said that the limited fare
increases that have been implemented to date will have a minimal
impact on total system revenue.
American boarded 8.2 million passengers in June.
Detailed traffic and capacity data are on the following pages:
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American Airlines Reports June Traffic
July 7, 2004
Page 2
AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
JUNE
2004 2003 CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 11,747,832 10,862,481 8.2 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 8,015,136 7,703,820 4.0
INTERNATIONAL 3,732,696 3,158,660 18.2
ATLANTIC 1,852,388 1,613,566 14.8
LATIN AMERICA 1,472,021 1,296,570 13.5
PACIFIC 408,287 248,525 64.3
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 14,866,012 13,780,057 7.9 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 10,039,283 9,734,593 3.1
INTERNATIONAL 4,826,729 4,045,464 19.3
ATLANTIC 2,076,495 1,865,480 11.3
LATIN AMERICA 2,292,330 1,891,041 21.2
PACIFIC 457,904 288,943 58.5
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 79.0 % 78.8 % 0.2 Pts
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 79.8 79.1 0.7
INTERNATIONAL 77.3 78.0 (0.7)
ATLANTIC 89.2 86.4 2.8
LATIN AMERICA 64.2 68.5 (4.3)
PACIFIC 89.1 86.0 3.1
PASSENGERS BOARDED 8,178,981 7,998,746 2.3 %
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 186,551 160,889 15.9 %
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American Airlines Reports June Traffic
July 7, 2004
Page 3
AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
YEAR-TO-DATE JUNE
2004 2003 CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 63,529,415 57,799,293 9.9 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 43,789,300 41,508,547 5.5
INTERNATIONAL 19,740,115 16,290,746 21.2
ATLANTIC 8,487,041 7,230,721 17.4
LATIN AMERICA 9,211,232 7,692,947 19.7
PACIFIC 2,041,842 1,367,077 49.4
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 86,486,210 80,546,345 7.4 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 59,371,958 57,695,494 2.9
INTERNATIONAL 27,114,251 22,850,851 18.7
ATLANTIC 10,680,456 9,484,269 12.6
LATIN AMERICA 13,875,284 11,374,215 22.0
PACIFIC 2,558,512 1,992,367 28.4
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 73.4 % 71.7 % 1.7 Pts
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 73.7 71.9 1.8
INTERNATIONAL 72.8 71.2 1.6
ATLANTIC 79.4 76.2 3.2
LATIN AMERICA 66.3 67.6 (1.3)
PACIFIC 79.8 68.6 11.2
PASSENGERS BOARDED 45,243,369 43,589,997 3.8 %
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 1,087,889 982,977 10.7 %
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