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: June 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
June 2, 2006 by American Airlines, Inc. as Exhibit 99.1,
which is included herein. This press release was issued to
report May 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: June 6, 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: Friday, June 2, 2006
AMERICAN AIRLINES REPORTS MAY TRAFFIC
FORT WORTH, Texas - American Airlines, the world's
largest airline, reported a May load factor of 80.7 percent -
an increase of 2.6 points compared to the same period last
year. Traffic grew by 3.7 percent year over year, while
capacity increased only slightly.
Domestic traffic grew by 2.1 percent year over year on
1.9 percent less capacity. International traffic increased by
6.9 percent relative to last year on a capacity increase of
4.6 percent.
American boarded 8.6 million passengers in May.
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 page.
AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
MAY
2006 2005 CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES(000)
SYSTEM 12,245,225 11,807,247 3.7 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 8,023,163 7,858,678 2.1
INTERNATIONAL 4,222,062 3,948,569 6.9
ATLANTIC 1,877,588 1,826,884 2.8
LATIN AMERICA 1,744,108 1,616,327 7.9
PACIFIC 600,366 505,357 18.8
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 15,156,583 15,104,792 0.3 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 9,664,144 9,854,978 (1.9)
INTERNATIONAL 5,492,439 5,249,814 4.6
ATLANTIC 2,325,949 2,208,051 5.3
LATIN AMERICA 2,409,395 2,419,447 (0.4)
PACIFIC 757,095 622,317 21.7
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 80.7 % 78.1 % 2.6 Pts
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 83.0 79.7 3.3
INTERNATIONAL 76.8 75.2 1.6
ATLANTIC 80.7 82.7 (2.0)
LATIN AMERICA 72.3 66.8 5.5
PACIFIC 79.2 81.2 (2.0)
PASSENGERS BOARDED 8,618,553 8,396,718 2.6 %
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 190,185 186,877 1.8 %
AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
YEAR-TO-DATE MAY
2006 2005 CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 57,177,393 55,356,565 3.3 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 37,755,514 36,999,015 2.0
INTERNATIONAL 19,421,879 18,357,550 5.8
ATLANTIC 7,686,290 7,341,157 4.7
LATIN AMERICA 9,264,613 8,981,855 3.1
PACIFIC 2,470,975 2,034,539 21.5
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 72,492,030 72,454,369 0.1 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 46,657,158 47,679,575 (2.1)
INTERNATIONAL 25,834,873 24,774,794 4.3
ATLANTIC 9,971,343 9,230,118 8.0
LATIN AMERICA 12,532,562 12,879,956 (2.7)
PACIFIC 3,330,967 2,664,721 25.0
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 78.8 % 76.4 % 2.4 Pts
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 80.9 77.5 3.3
INTERNATIONAL 75.1 74.0 1.0
ATLANTIC 77.0 79.5 (2.4)
LATIN AMERICA 73.9 69.7 4.1
PACIFIC 74.1 76.3 (2.1)
PASSENGERS BOARDED 40,694,239 39,536,412 2.9 %
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 893,434 913,303 (2.2)%
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