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: May 4, 2011
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:
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Item 8.01 Other Events
American Airlines, Inc. is filing herewith a press release issued on May 4, 2011 as Exhibit 99.1, which is included herein. This press release was issued to report April 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/ Kenneth W. Wimberly
Kenneth W. Wimberly
Corporate Secretary
Dated: May 4, 2011
CONTACT: Sean Collins
Corporate Communications
Fort Worth, Texas
817-967-1577
mediarelations@aa.com
FOR RELEASE: Wed., May 4, 2011
AMERICAN AIRLINES REPORTS APRIL TRAFFIC
FORT WORTH, Texas – American Airlines reported that April traffic increased 2.7 percent versus the same period last year. Capacity increased 3.9 percent year over year, resulting in a load factor of 81.1 percent compared to 82.0 percent in the same period last year. International traffic increased by 10.9 percent relative to last year on a capacity increase of 11.6 percent. Domestic traffic decreased 1.8 percent year over year on 0.8 percent less capacity.
American boarded 7.1 million passengers in April.
Detailed traffic and capacity are attached.
AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
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April
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2011
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2010
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CHANGE
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REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
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SYSTEM
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10,431,163
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10,154,499
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2.7
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%
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D.O.T. DOMESTIC
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6,396,621
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6,515,743
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(1.8)
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INTERNATIONAL
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4,034,542
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3,638,756
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10.9
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ATLANTIC
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1,611,130
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1,352,734
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19.1
|
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LATIN AMERICA
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1,922,946
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1,826,317
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5.3
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PACIFIC
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500,466
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459,705
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8.9
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AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
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||||||||
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SYSTEM
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12,858,555
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12,380,325
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3.9
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%
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||||
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D.O.T. DOMESTIC
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7,688,516
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7,748,930
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(0.8)
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INTERNATIONAL
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5,170,039
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4,631,395
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11.6
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ATLANTIC
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2,071,104
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1,688,003
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22.7
|
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LATIN AMERICA
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2,391,409
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2,385,363
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0.3
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PACIFIC
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707,526
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558,030
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26.8
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LOAD FACTOR
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SYSTEM
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81.1
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%
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82.0
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%
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(0.9)
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Pts
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||
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D.O.T. DOMESTIC
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83.2
|
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84.1
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(0.9)
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INTERNATIONAL
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78.0
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78.6
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(0.5)
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ATLANTIC
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77.8
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80.1
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(2.3)
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LATIN AMERICA
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80.4
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76.6
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3.8
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PACIFIC
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70.7
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82.4
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(11.6)
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PASSENGERS BOARDED
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7,118,517
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7,149,864
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(0.4)
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%
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SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000)
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153,325
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149,968
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2.2
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%
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Current AMR Corp. releases can be accessed on the Internet.
The address is http://www.aa.com/
AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
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YEAR-TO-DATE April
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2011
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2010
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CHANGE
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REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
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SYSTEM
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39,587,478
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38,847,792
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1.9
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%
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||||
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D.O.T. DOMESTIC
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24,238,902
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24,513,104
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(1.1)
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INTERNATIONAL
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15,348,576
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14,334,688
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7.1
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ATLANTIC
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4,949,444
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4,915,342
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0.7
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LATIN AMERICA
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8,369,770
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7,610,595
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10.0
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PACIFIC
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2,029,361
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1,808,751
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12.2
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AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
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SYSTEM
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50,696,374
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49,215,801
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3.0
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%
|
||||
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D.O.T. DOMESTIC
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30,467,995
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30,585,285
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(0.4)
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INTERNATIONAL
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20,228,379
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18,630,517
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8.6
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ATLANTIC
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7,035,883
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6,688,782
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5.2
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LATIN AMERICA
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10,455,303
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9,736,944
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7.4
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PACIFIC
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2,737,192
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2,204,790
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24.1
|
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LOAD FACTOR
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||||||||
|
SYSTEM
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78.1
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%
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78.9
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%
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(0.8)
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Pts
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||
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D.O.T. DOMESTIC
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79.6
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80.1
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(0.6)
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INTERNATIONAL
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75.9
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76.9
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(1.1)
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ATLANTIC
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70.3
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73.5
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(3.1)
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LATIN AMERICA
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80.1
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78.2
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1.9
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PACIFIC
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74.1
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82.0
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(7.9)
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PASSENGERS BOARDED
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27,226,638
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27,319,351
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(0.3)
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%
|
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SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000)
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592,379
|
597,028
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(0.8)
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%
|
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Current AMR Corp. releases can be accessed on the Internet.
The address is http://www.aa.com/