8-K 1 aa01048k.txt AMERICAN AIRLINES 8-K 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: January 3, 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.) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d- 2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e- 4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Item 8.01 Other Events American Airlines, Inc. is filing herewith a press release issued on January 3, 2006 as Exhibit 99.1, which is included herein. This press release was issued to report December 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: January 4, 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: Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2006 AMERICAN AIRLINES REPORTS DECEMBER TRAFFIC FORT WORTH, Texas - American Airlines, the world's largest airline, reported a December load factor of 78.9 percent - an increase of 4.3 points compared to the same period in 2004. Traffic grew by 4.6 percent year over year, on a 1.1 percent decline in capacity. Domestic traffic increased by 2.6 percent compared to December 2004, while capacity declined by 4.5 percent. International traffic increased by 8.8 percent relative to December 2004, on a capacity increase of 5.7 percent. American boarded 8.2 million passengers in December. Detailed traffic and capacity data are on the following pages: AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES DECEMBER 2005 2004 CHANGE REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000) SYSTEM 11,490,612 10,981,758 4.6 % D.O.T. DOMESTIC 7,545,978 7,356,721 2.6 INTERNATIONAL 3,944,634 3,625,037 8.8 ATLANTIC 1,491,789 1,392,245 7.1 LATIN AMERICA 1,953,095 1,843,683 5.9 PACIFIC 499,750 389,109 28.4 AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000) SYSTEM 14,545,622 14,712,949 (1.1) % D.O.T. DOMESTIC 9,420,283 9,865,464 (4.5) INTERNATIONAL 5,125,339 4,847,485 5.7 ATLANTIC 1,879,819 1,715,368 9.6 LATIN AMERICA 2,603,933 2,651,724 (1.8) PACIFIC 641,587 480,393 33.6 LOAD FACTOR SYSTEM 78.9 % 74.6 % 4.3 Pts D.O.T. DOMESTIC 80.1 74.5 5.6 INTERNATIONAL 76.9 74.7 2.2 ATLANTIC 79.3 81.1 (1.8) LATIN AMERICA 75 69.5 5.5 PACIFIC 77.8 80.9 (3.1) PASSENGERS BOARDED 8,171,967 7,801,147 4.8 % SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 185,946 191,936 (3.1) % AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES YEAR-TO-DATE DECEMBER 2005 2004 CHANGE REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000) SYSTEM 138,229,705 130,028,940 6.3 % D.O.T. DOMESTIC 91,871,798 88,436,206 3.9 INTERNATIONAL 46,357,907 41,592,733 11.5 ATLANTIC 19,524,981 18,177,652 7.4 LATIN AMERICA 21,415,230 19,090,290 12.2 PACIFIC 5,417,696 4,324,792 25.3 AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000) SYSTEM 175,924,436 173,836,020 1.2 % D.O.T. DOMESTIC 115,069,074 117,747,070 (2.3) INTERNATIONAL 60,855,362 56,088,950 8.5 ATLANTIC 23,850,669 22,350,735 6.7 LATIN AMERICA 30,007,595 28,360,930 5.8 PACIFIC 6,997,098 5,377,285 30.1 LOAD FACTOR SYSTEM 78.5 % 74.7 % 3.8 Pts D.O.T. DOMESTIC 79.8 75.1 4.7 INTERNATIONAL 76.1 74.1 2.0 ATLANTIC 81.8 81.3 0.5 LATIN AMERICA 71.3 67.3 4.0 PACIFIC 77.4 80.4 (3.0) PASSENGERS BOARDED 98,034,785 91,570,003 7.1 % SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 2,209,288 2,203,125 0.3 % ### Current AMR Corp. releases can be accessed on the Internet. The address is http://www.aa.com