Edgar Filing: AMERICAN AIRLINES INC

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UNITED STATES

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: June 3, 2008

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 June 3, 2008 as Exhibit 99.1, which is included herein. This press release was issued to report May 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: June 3, 2008

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Description

99.1	Press Release

CONTACT: Tim Wagner

Corporate Communications

Fort Worth, Texas

817-967-1577

corp.comm@aa.com

FOR RELEASE: Tuesday, June 3, 2008

AMERICAN AIRLINES REPORTS MAY TRAFFIC

FORT WORTH, Texas – American Airlines, the world’s largest airline, reported a May load factor of 81.7 percent, which was flat versus the same period last year. Traffic and capacity both decreased 1.1 percent year over year.

Domestic traffic decreased 3.3 percent year over year on 2.3 percent less capacity. International traffic increased by 3.1 percent relative to last year on a capacity increase of 1.1 percent.

American boarded 8.3 million passengers in May.

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 4,000 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 nearly 700 destinations in over 140 countries and territories. American Airlines, Inc. and American Eagle Airlines, Inc. are subsidiaries of AMR Corporation. AmericanAirlines, American Eagle, the AmericanConnection® airlines, AA.com, We know why you fly and AAdvantage are registered trademarks of American Airlines, Inc. (NYSE: AMR)

Detailed traffic and capacity data are on the following pages.

AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES

			May
			2008		2007		CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
	SYSTEM		11,755,889		11,889,021		-1.1	%

		D.O.T. DOMESTIC	7,570,342		7,827,721		-3.3
		INTERNATIONAL	4,185,547		4,061,300		3.1
		ATLANTIC	1,797,343		1,835,965		-2.1
		LATIN AMERICA	1,899,574		1,745,682		8.8
		PACIFIC	488,630		479,653		1.9

AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
	SYSTEM		14,387,030		14,546,583		-1.1	%

		D.O.T. DOMESTIC	9,077,359		9,293,633		-2.3
		INTERNATIONAL	5,309,671		5,252,950		1.1
		ATLANTIC	2,245,449		2,306,303		-2.6
		LATIN AMERICA	2,486,959		2,367,482		5.0
		PACIFIC	577,263		579,166		-0.3

LOAD FACTOR
	SYSTEM		81.7	%	81.7	%	0.0	Pts

		D.O.T. DOMESTIC	83.4		84.2		-0.8
		INTERNATIONAL	78.8		77.3		1.5
		ATLANTIC	80.0		79.6		0.4
		LATIN AMERICA	76.4		73.7		2.6
		PACIFIC	84.6		82.8		1.8

PASSENGERS BOARDED			8,319,235		8,454,449		-1.6	%

SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000)			183,493		185,557		-1.1	%

AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES

			YTD May
			2008		2007		CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
	SYSTEM		55,026,764		56,002,689		-1.7	%

		D.O.T. DOMESTIC	35,180,128		36,728,006		-4.2
		INTERNATIONAL	19,846,636		19,274,683		3.0
		ATLANTIC	7,436,993		7,453,602		-0.2
		LATIN AMERICA	10,174,006		9,546,971		6.6
		PACIFIC	2,235,637		2,274,111		-1.7
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
	SYSTEM		68,891,699		70,289,028		-2.0	%

		D.O.T. DOMESTIC	43,322,288		45,043,907		-3.8
		INTERNATIONAL	25,569,412		25,245,121		1.3
		ATLANTIC	9,725,182		9,796,413		-0.7
		LATIN AMERICA	13,110,168		12,655,733		3.6
		PACIFIC	2,734,062		2,792,975		-2.1
LOAD FACTOR
	SYSTEM		79.9	%	79.7	%	0.2	Pts

		D.O.T. DOMESTIC	81.2		81.5		-0.3
		INTERNATIONAL	77.6		76.4		1.3
		ATLANTIC	76.5		76.1		0.4
		LATIN AMERICA	77.6		75.4		2.2
		PACIFIC	81.8		81.4		0.3
PASSENGERS BOARDED			38,915,867		39,960,719		-2.6	%

SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000)			863,641		891,127		-3.1	%

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