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 REPORT: OCTOBER 21, 2003


                         RTI INTERNATIONAL METALS, INC.

             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


             Ohio                        1-14437                52-2115953
        (State or Other                (Commission            (IRS Employer
Jurisdiction of incorporation)         File Number)       Identification Number)


                               1000 WARREN AVENUE
                               NILES, OHIO, 44446

                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)


                                 (330) 544-7700

              (Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code)







ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(c)      Exhibits

The following exhibit is filed with this report on Form 8-K:

Exhibit No.      Description
-----------      -----------
99.1             Press release announcing earnings for the quarter ending
                 September 30, 2003 issued October 20, 2003.


ITEM 9.  DISCLOSURE OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

The information contained in this Item 9 is being furnished pursuant to Item 12
of Form 8-K, "Results of Operations and Financial Condition," in accordance with
the interim guidance provided by the Securities and Exchange Commission in
Release No. 33-8216 issued March 27, 2003. This information shall not be deemed
"filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "Exchange Act"), or incorporated by reference in any filing under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be
expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

On October 20, RTI International Metals, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press
release reporting the financial results of the Company for the quarter ended
September 30, 2003. A copy of the press release is attached to this report as
Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.







                                    SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                        RTI INTERNATIONAL METALS, INC.

                                        By: /s/ Lawrence W. Jacobs
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Name:  Lawrence W. Jacobs
                                            Title:  Vice President and
                                                    Chief Financial Officer


Date: October 23, 2003






                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Number      Description                                   Method of Filing
------      -----------                                   ----------------

99.1        Press release dated October 20, 2003          Filed herewith