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: May 2, 2006
AMR CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-8400 75-1825172
(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
AMR Corporation is filing herewith a press release issued on
May 2, 2006 by American Airlines, Inc. as Exhibit 99.1, which
is included herein. This press release was issued to report
April 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.
AMR CORPORATION
/s/Charles D. MarLett
Charles D. MarLett
Corporate Secretary
Dated: May 3, 2006
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Description
99.1 Press Release
Exhibit 99.1
CONTACT: Tim Wagner
Corporate Communications
Fort Worth, Texas
817-967-1577
corp.comm@aa.com
FOR RELEASE: Tuesday, May 2, 2006
AMERICAN AIRLINES REPORTS APRIL TRAFFIC
FORT WORTH, Texas - American Airlines, the world's
largest airline, reported an April load factor of 81.7
percent - an increase of 4.3 points compared to the same
period last year. Traffic grew by 5.5 percent year over
year, while capacity remained flat.
Domestic traffic grew by 3.3 percent year over year on
2.3 percent less capacity. International traffic increased by
10.1 percent relative to last year on a capacity increase of
4.4 percent.
American boarded 8.4 million passengers in April.
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 3,900 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 more than 600
destinations in over 135 countries and territories. American
Airlines, Inc. and American Eagle Airlines, Inc. are
subsidiaries of AMR Corporation. AmericanAirlines, American
Eagle, the AmericanConnection airlines, AA.com 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
April
2006 2005 CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 11,935,664 11,308,137 5.5 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 7,834,996 7,583,366 3.3
INTERNATIONAL 4,100,668 3,724,770 10.1
ATLANTIC 1,779,160 1,611,188 10.4
LATIN AMERICA 1,832,614 1,683,572 8.9
PACIFIC 488,894 430,010 13.7
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 14,606,965 14,602,198 0.0 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 9,334,890 9,553,988 (2.3)
INTERNATIONAL 5,272,075 5,048,210 4.4
ATLANTIC 2,133,453 1,954,338 9.2
LATIN AMERICA 2,412,494 2,514,163 (4.0)
PACIFIC 726,128 579,709 25.3
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 81.7 % 77.4 % 4.3 Pts
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 83.9 79.3 4.6
INTERNATIONAL 77.7 73.7 4.0
ATLANTIC 83.3 82.4 0.9
LATIN AMERICA 75.9 66.9 9.0
PACIFIC 67.3 74.1 (6.8)
PASSENGERS BOARDED 8,421,331 8,074,471 4.3 %
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 182,154 187,119 (2.7) %
AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
Year-to-Date April
2006 2005 CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES(000)
SYSTEM 44,931,756 43,549,318 3.2 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 29,727,242 29,140,337 2.0
INTERNATIONAL 15,204,514 14,408,982 5.5
ATLANTIC 5,808,690 5,514,273 5.3
LATIN AMERICA 7,525,218 7,365,527 2.2
PACIFIC 1,870,606 1,529,181 22.3
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 57,336,520 57,349,576 0.0 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 36,986,894 37,824,597 (2.2)
INTERNATIONAL 20,349,626 19,524,980 4.2
ATLANTIC 7,645,486 7,022,067 8.9
LATIN AMERICA 10,130,194 10,460,509 (3.2)
PACIFIC 2,573,946 2,042,403 26.0
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 78.3 % 75.9 % 2.4 Pts
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 80.3 77 3.3
INTERNATIONAL 74.7 73.7 1.0
ATLANTIC 75.9 78.5 (2.6)
LATIN AMERICA 74.2 70.4 3.8
PACIFIC 72.6 74.8 (2.2)
PASSENGERS BOARDED 32,071,540 31,139,694 3.0 %
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES(000) 702,957 726,426 (3.2) %
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