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:
October 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.)
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
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[
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[
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Item
8.01 Other
Events
American
Airlines, Inc. is filing herewith a press release issued on October 3, 2008 as
Exhibit 99.1, which is included herein. This press release was issued
to report September 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: October
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: Friday, Oct. 3,
2008
AMERICAN
AIRLINES REPORTS SEPTEMBER TRAFFIC
FORT
WORTH, Texas – American Airlines reported a September load factor of 76.6
percent, a decline of 1.8 points versus the same period last year. Traffic
decreased 9.1 percent and capacity decreased 7.0 percent year over
year.
Domestic
traffic decreased 11.7 percent year over year on 9.4 percent less capacity.
International traffic decreased by 4.8 percent relative to last year on a
capacity decrease of 2.7 percent.
American
boarded 6.8 million passengers in September.
Detailed
traffic and capacity data are on the following page.
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AMERICAN
AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
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||||||||
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COMPARATIVE
PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
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EXCLUDES
CHARTER SERVICES
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September
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2008
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2007
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CHANGE
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||||||
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REVENUE
PASSENGER MILES (000)
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||||||||
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SYSTEM
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9,858,291
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10,849,454
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-9.1
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%
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||||
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D.O.T.
DOMESTIC
|
6,083,733
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6,886,530
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-11.7
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|||||
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INTERNATIONAL
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3,774,558
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3,962,924
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-4.8
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|||||
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ATLANTIC
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1,702,667
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1,824,083
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-6.7
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|||||
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LATIN
AMERICA
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1,625,904
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1,672,865
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-2.8
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|||||
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PACIFIC
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445,987
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465,976
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-4.3
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|||||
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AVAILABLE
SEAT MILES (000)
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||||||||
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SYSTEM
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12,869,750
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13,832,902
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-7.0
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%
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||||
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D.O.T.
DOMESTIC
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8,003,291
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8,833,819
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-9.4
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INTERNATIONAL
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4,866,459
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4,999,083
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-2.7
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|||||
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ATLANTIC
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2,184,973
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2,217,043
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-1.4
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|||||
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LATIN
AMERICA
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2,116,918
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2,223,942
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-4.8
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|||||
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PACIFIC
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564,568
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558,099
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1.2
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|||||
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LOAD
FACTOR
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||||||||
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SYSTEM
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76.6
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%
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78.4
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%
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-1.8
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Pts
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||
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D.O.T.
DOMESTIC
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76.0
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78.0
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-1.9
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|||||
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INTERNATIONAL
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77.6
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79.3
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-1.7
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|||||
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ATLANTIC
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77.9
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82.3
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-4.3
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|||||
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LATIN
AMERICA
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76.8
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75.2
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1.6
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|||||
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PACIFIC
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79.0
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83.5
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-4.5
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|||||
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PASSENGERS
BOARDED
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6,762,979
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7,518,518
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-10.0
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%
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SYSTEM
CARGO TON MILES (000)
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159,128
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172,429
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-7.7
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%
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AMERICAN
AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
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COMPARATIVE
PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
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EXCLUDES
CHARTER SERVICES
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YTD
September
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2008
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2007
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CHANGE
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||||||
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REVENUE
PASSENGER MILES (000)
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||||||||
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SYSTEM
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101,363,593
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104,514,276
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-3.0
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%
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||||
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D.O.T.
DOMESTIC
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64,334,624
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67,954,578
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-5.3
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|||||
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INTERNATIONAL
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37,028,969
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36,559,698
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1.3
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|||||
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ATLANTIC
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14,789,107
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15,101,398
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-2.1
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|||||
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LATIN
AMERICA
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18,084,154
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17,241,878
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4.9
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|||||
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PACIFIC
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4,155,708
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4,216,421
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-1.4
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|||||
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AVAILABLE
SEAT MILES (000)
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||||||||
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SYSTEM
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124,713,362
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127,580,658
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-2.2
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%
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||||
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D.O.T.
DOMESTIC
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78,019,596
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81,377,832
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-4.1
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|||||
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INTERNATIONAL
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46,693,766
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46,202,827
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1.1
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|||||
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ATLANTIC
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18,710,221
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18,864,366
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-0.8
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|||||
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LATIN
AMERICA
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22,958,516
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22,288,928
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3.0
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|||||
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PACIFIC
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5,025,029
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5,049,533
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-0.5
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|||||
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LOAD
FACTOR
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||||||||
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SYSTEM
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81.3
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%
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81.9
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%
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-0.6
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Pts
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||
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D.O.T.
DOMESTIC
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82.5
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83.5
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-1.0
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|||||
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INTERNATIONAL
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79.3
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79.1
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0.2
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|||||
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ATLANTIC
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79.0
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80.1
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-1.0
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|||||
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LATIN
AMERICA
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78.8
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77.4
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1.4
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PACIFIC
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82.7
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83.5
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-0.8
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PASSENGERS
BOARDED
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71,335,876
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74,076,068
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-3.7
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%
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SYSTEM
CARGO TON MILES (000)
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1,547,449
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1,574,060
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-1.7
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%
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