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: December 4, 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
December 4, 2006 by American Airlines, Inc. as Exhibit 99.1,
which is included herein. This press release was issued to
report November 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/Kenneth W. Wimberly
Kenneth W. Wimberly
Corporate Secretary
Dated: December 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: Monday, Dec. 4, 2006
AMERICAN AIRLINES REPORTS NOVEMBER TRAFFIC
FORT WORTH, Texas - American Airlines, the world's
largest airline, reported a November load factor of 79.7
percent - an increase of 2.1 points compared to the same
period last year. Traffic decreased 1.1 percent year over
year as capacity decreased 3.7 percent.
Domestic traffic decreased 3.2 percent year over year on
4.8 percent less capacity. International traffic increased
by 3.3 percent relative to last year on a capacity decrease
of 1.5 percent.
American boarded 7.7 million passengers in November.
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 4,000 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
November
2006 2005 CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 10,706,622 10,828,588 -1.1 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 7,149,581 7,385,368 -3.2
INTERNATIONAL 3,557,041 3,443,220 3.3
ATLANTIC 1,392,813 1,413,418 -1.5
LATIN AMERICA 1,723,847 1,595,468 8.0
PACIFIC 440,381 434,334 1.4
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 13,430,336 13,944,493 -3.7 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 8,748,536 9,190,017 -4.8
INTERNATIONAL 4,681,800 4,754,476 -1.5
ATLANTIC 1,848,131 1,801,350 2.6
LATIN AMERICA 2,270,803 2,342,198 -3.0
PACIFIC 562,866 610,928 -7.9
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 79.7 % 77.6 % 2.1 Pts
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 81.7 80.3 1.4
INTERNATIONAL 75.9 72.4 3.5
ATLANTIC 75.3 78.4 -3.1
LATIN AMERICA 75.9 68.1 7.8
PACIFIC 78.2 71.0 7.2
PASSENGERS BOARDED 7,694,131 7,849,036 -2.0 %
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES(000) 192,828 189,302 1.9 %
AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
YEAR-TO-DATE NOVEMBER
2006 2005 CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 128,039,923 126,739,093 1.0 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 83,611,180 84,325,820 -0.8
INTERNATIONAL 44,428,743 42,413,273 4.8
ATLANTIC 18,510,128 18,033,192 2.6
LATIN AMERICA 20,029,141 19,462,135 2.9
PACIFIC 5,889,475 4,917,946 19.8
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 159,595,583 161,378,814 -1.1 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 102,146,460 105,648,791 -3.3
INTERNATIONAL 57,449,123 55,730,023 3.1
ATLANTIC 23,171,717 21,970,850 5.5
LATIN AMERICA 26,689,458 27,403,662 -2.6
PACIFIC 7,587,949 6,355,511 19.4
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 80.2 % 78.5 % 1.7 Pts
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 81.8 79.8 2.0
INTERNATIONAL 77.3 76.1 1.2
ATLANTIC 79.8 82.0 -2.2
LATIN AMERICA 75.0 71.0 4.0
PACIFIC 77.6 77.3 0.3
PASSENGERS BOARDED 90,073,036 89,862,818 0.2 %
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES(000) 2,033,178 2,023,342 0.5 %