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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: October 31, 2000
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 5. Other Events
American Airlines, Inc. is filing herewith certain data
regarding its parent company's, AMR Corporation, fleet plan, unit
costs, capacity, traffic and fuel as Exhibit 99.1 which is
included herein.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
The following exhibit is included herein:
99.1 Certain data regarding AMR Corporation's fleet plan,
unit costs, capacity, traffic and fuel
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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: November 1, 2000
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Description
99.1 Certain data regarding AMR Corporation's fleet plan,
unit costs, capacity, traffic and fuel
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Exhibit 99.1
October 31, 2000
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 and fuel
consumption, each of which is a forward-looking statement. There
are a number of factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from the Company's forecasts. Such factors included,
but are not limited to, 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, 1999.
Fleet Plan
Attached you will find a copy of our most recent fleet plan for
both American Airlines and American Eagle. This plan includes
all recent AA and Eagle fleet announcements.
Unit Costs
Third Quarter Costs. As we reported, third quarter cost per ASM
was 10.88 cents for AMR Consolidated, up 11.5% compared to last
year. Our cost per ASM for American Airlines Jet Operations was
10.31 cents, which was up 11.9% compared to last year. As we
discussed on the call, absent the impact of our More Room
initiative, unit cost would have been up 7.1% of the quarter.
Further adjusting for fuel, unit cost increases were 2.8%.
AMR Consolidated Cost per ASM (in cents)
Actual --------Forecast--------
3Q00 Oct Nov Dec
AMR Cost per ASM 10.88 11.09 11.10 10.85
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American Jet Operations Cost per ASM (in cents)
Actual ----------Forecast----------
3Q00 Oct Nov Dec
AA Cost per ASM 10.31 10.57 10.56 10.30
Capacity, Traffic and Fuel
Actual ----------Forecast----------
3Q00 Oct Nov Dec
AA Jet Ops:
Capacity (yr/yr) -2.0% -2.9% -2.0% +1.9%
Traffic (yr/yr) +4.2% -1.2% +0.2% +10.3%
Fuel ($/gal incl. tax) 0.77 0.82 0.82 0.83
Fuel Consumption (mil) 796 263 252 263
American Eagle:
Capacity (yr/yr) +8.6% +11% +13% +10%
Traffic (yr/yr) +10.2% +14% +15% +16%
Fourth Quarter Statistics. Assuming the estimates above, we
expect AA capacity to decrease approximately 1% and traffic to
increase about 3% compared to last year's fourth quarter.
Fuel. Our fourth quarter fuel forecast -- including all taxes --
is about 82 cents per gallon, roughly 35% higher than last year.
Please call if you have additional questions.
Michael Thomas
Director, Investor Relations
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AMR Fleet Summary
YE1999 to YE2002*
American Airlines
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On Hand ---YOY Change--- On Hand
Aircraft Type YE 1999 2000 2001 2002 YE 2002
MD11 11 (4) (4) (3) 0
B777 11 16 13 5 45
B767-3ER 49 49
B767-2ER 22 22
A300 ER 10 10
B767-200 8 8
DC10-10 3 (3) 0
DC10-30 5 (5) 0
A300 2-Class 25 25
B757 102 16 4 122
B737 24 27 26 20 97
B727 68 (8) (14) (26) 20
MD90 5 (5) 0
MD82/83/87 279 (3) (13) (4) 259
F100 75 75
Total AA Fleet
Inc./(Dec.) 20 19 (4) 35
Total AA Fleet 697 717 736 732 732
American Eagle
On Hand --- YOY Change--- On Hand
Aircraft Type YE 1999 2000 2001 2002 YE 2002
Saab 340 145 (39) (5) (12) 89
ATR-42 31 (8) (12) 11
S-ATR 43 (2) (1) 40
Turboprop Totals 219 (39) (15) (25) 140
Embraer ERJ-145 45 5 9 (3) 56
Embraer ERJ-135 9 24 7 0 40
Embraer ERJ-140 0 12 28 40
CRJ-700 0 3 8 11
Total AE Fleet
Inc./(Dec.) (10) 16 8 14
Total AE Fleet 273 263 279 287 287
*Summary includes firm aircraft orders and planned fleet
retirements.
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