American Airlines Reports January Traffic.

American Airlines, the world's largest carrier, reported a January load factor of 73.3 percent. This year's January load factor was 4.4 points higher than last year. Traffic during the month grew by 8.1 percent, while capacity increased 1.7 percent year over year.

International traffic increased 13.5 percent relative to last year on 11.4 percent more capacity. Domestic traffic grew by 5.5 percent compared to last year on a reduction in capacity of 2.7 percent.

   American boarded 7.45 million passengers in January.    Detailed traffic and capacity data are on the following pages:                         AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION                    COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY                           EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES                                     January                                      2005           2004         CHANGE    REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)      SYSTEM                      10,569,058      9,775,894        8.1 %         D.O.T. DOMESTIC           6,950,218      6,586,945        5.5         INTERNATIONAL             3,618,840      3,188,948       13.5         ATLANTIC                  1,255,555      1,173,044        7.0         LATIN AMERICA             1,982,197      1,698,644       16.7         PACIFIC                     381,088        317,261       20.1     AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)      SYSTEM                      14,412,466     14,173,941        1.7 %         D.O.T. DOMESTIC           9,490,083      9,754,075       (2.7)         INTERNATIONAL             4,922,383      4,419,866       11.4         ATLANTIC                  1,701,525      1,616,256        5.3         LATIN AMERICA             2,726,265      2,402,370       13.5         PACIFIC                     494,593        401,240       23.3     LOAD FACTOR      SYSTEM                            73.3 %         68.9 %      4.4  Pts         D.O.T. DOMESTIC                73.2           67.5        5.7         INTERNATIONAL                  73.5           72.1        1.4         ATLANTIC                       73.7           72.5        1.2         LATIN AMERICA                  72.7           70.7        2.0         PACIFIC                          77             79       (2.0)     PASSENGERS BOARDED             7,453,409      6,957,086        7.1 %     SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000)     169,378        159,357        6.3 %                         AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION                    COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY                           EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES                              YEAR-TO-DATE January                                       2005          2004          CHANGE    REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)      SYSTEM                       10,569,058     9,775,894         8.1 %         D.O.T. DOMESTIC            6,950,218     6,586,945         5.5         INTERNATIONAL              3,618,840     3,188,948        13.5         ATLANTIC                   1,255,555     1,173,044         7.0         LATIN AMERICA              1,982,197     1,698,644        16.7         PACIFIC                      381,088       317,261        20.1     AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)      SYSTEM                       14,412,466    14,173,941         1.7 %         D.O.T. DOMESTIC            9,490,083     9,754,075        (2.7)         INTERNATIONAL              4,922,383     4,419,866        11.4         ATLANTIC                   1,701,525     1,616,256         5.3         LATIN AMERICA              2,726,265     2,402,370        13.5         PACIFIC                      494,593       401,240        23.3    LOAD FACTOR      SYSTEM                             73.3 %        68.9 %       4.4 Pts         D.O.T. DOMESTIC                 73.2          67.5         5.7         INTERNATIONAL                   73.5          72.1         1.4         ATLANTIC                        73.7          72.5         1.2         LATIN AMERICA                   72.7          70.7         2.0         PACIFIC                           77            79        (2.0)    PASSENGERS BOARDED               7,453,409     6,957,086         7.1 %    SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000)       169,378       159,357         6.3 %                 AmericanAirlines(R)  We know why you fly(SM)   Current AMR Corp.  releases can be accessed on the Internet.                      The address is http://www.aa.com/  

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