UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
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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, 2005
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, 2005 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 3, 2005
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: Thursday, June 2, 2005
AMERICAN AIRLINES REPORTS MAY TRAFFIC
FORT WORTH, Texas - American Airlines, the world's
largest airline, reported a May load factor of 78.1 percent
- an increase of 5.0 points compared to the same period last
year. Traffic grew by 10.0 percent year over year, while
capacity increased by 3.0 percent.
International traffic increased 15.7 percent relative
to last year on 10.0 percent more capacity. Domestic
traffic increased 7.4 percent year over year despite a
slight capacity reduction.
American boarded 8.4 million passengers in May.
Detailed traffic and capacity data are on the following
pages:
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AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
May
2005 2004 CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 11,809,472 10,733,360 10.0 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 7,857,238 7,318,174 7.4
INTERNATIONAL 3,952,234 3,415,186 15.7
ATLANTIC 1,826,539 1,641,984 11.2
LATIN AMERICA 1,620,339 1,379,737 17.4
PACIFIC 505,356 393,464 28.4
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 15,107,193 14,671,377 3.0 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 9,851,538 9,894,489 (0.4)
INTERNATIONAL 5,255,655 4,776,888 10.0
ATLANTIC 2,207,453 2,053,361 7.5
LATIN AMERICA 2,425,879 2,246,344 8.0
PACIFIC 622,323 477,182 30.4
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 78.1 % 73.1 % 5.0 Pts
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 79.7 73.9 5.8
INTERNATIONAL 75.1 71.4 3.7
ATLANTIC 82.7 79.9 2.8
LATIN AMERICA 66.7 61.4 5.3
PACIFIC 81.2 82.4 (1.2)
PASSENGERS BOARDED 8,394,153 7,568,436 10.9 %
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 186,661 198,975 (6.2) %
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AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
YEAR-TO-DATE MAY
2005 2004 CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 55,358,790 51,781,583 6.9 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 36,997,575 35,774,164 3.4
INTERNATIONAL 18,361,216 16,007,419 14.7
ATLANTIC 7,340,812 6,634,653 10.6
LATIN AMERICA 8,985,866 7,739,211 16.1
PACIFIC 2,034,537 1,633,555 24.5
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 72,456,769 71,620,198 1.2 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 47,676,135 49,332,675 (3.4)
INTERNATIONAL 24,780,635 22,287,522 11.2
ATLANTIC 9,229,520 8,603,961 7.3
LATIN AMERICA 12,886,388 11,582,954 11.3
PACIFIC 2,664,726 2,100,608 26.9
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 76.4 % 72.3 % 4.1 Pts
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 77.6 72.5 5.1
INTERNATIONAL 74 71.8 2.2
ATLANTIC 79.5 77.1 2.4
LATIN AMERICA 69.7 66.8 2.9
PACIFIC 76.3 77.7 (1.4)
PASSENGERS BOARDED 39,533,847 37,064,388 6.7 %
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 913,087 901,338 1.3 %
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