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: April 2, 2008
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 April 2, 2008 by American Airlines, Inc. as Exhibit 99.1, which is included herein. This press release was issued to report March 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: April 3, 2008
EXHIBIT INDEX
ExhibitDescription
CONTACT: Tim Wagner
Corporate Communications
Fort Worth, Texas
817-967-1577
corp.comm@aa.com
FOR RELEASE: Wednesday, April 2, 2008
AMERICAN AIRLINES REPORTS MARCH TRAFFIC
FORT WORTH, Texas – American Airlines, the world’s largest airline, reported a March load factor of 83.9 percent – an improvement of 1.5 points compared to the same period last year. Traffic decreased 2.8 percent year over year as capacity decreased 4.6 percent.
Domestic traffic decreased 5.9 percent year over year on 6.7 percent less capacity. International traffic increased by 3.0 percent relative to last year on a capacity decrease of 0.6 percent.
American boarded 8.2 million passengers in March.
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 nearly 700 destinations in over 140 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 |
| | | March |
| | | | 2008 | | 2007 | | CHANGE |
| REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000) | | | | | | |
| | SYSTEM | | 11,595,395 | | 11,933,419 | | -2.8 | % |
| | | D.O.T. DOMESTIC | 7,398,997 | | 7,860,017 | | -5.9 | |
| | | INTERNATIONAL | 4,196,398 | | 4,073,402 | | 3.0 | |
| | | ATLANTIC | 1,518,451 | | 1,521,640 | | -0.2 | |
| | | LATIN AMERICA | 2,216,273 | | 2,045,369 | | 8.4 | |
| | | PACIFIC | 461,674 | | 506,393 | | -8.8 | |
| AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000) | | | | | | |
| | SYSTEM | | 13,816,473 | | 14,476,789 | | -4.6 | % |
| | | D.O.T. DOMESTIC | 8,707,248 | | 9,335,240 | | -6.7 | |
| | | INTERNATIONAL | 5,109,225 | | 5,141,549 | | -0.6 | |
| | | ATLANTIC | 1,865,638 | | 1,901,153 | | -1.9 | |
| | | LATIN AMERICA | 2,719,426 | | 2,667,573 | | 1.9 | |
| | | PACIFIC | 524,161 | | 572,823 | | -8.5 | |
| LOAD FACTOR | | | | | | | |
| | SYSTEM | | 83.9 | % | 82.4 | % | 1.5 | Pts |
| | | D.O.T. DOMESTIC | 85.0 | | 84.2 | | 0.8 | |
| | | INTERNATIONAL | 82.1 | | 79.2 | | 2.9 | |
| | | ATLANTIC | 81.4 | | 80.0 | | 1.4 | |
| | | LATIN AMERICA | 81.5 | | 76.7 | | 4.8 | |
| | | PACIFIC | 88.1 | | 88.4 | | -0.3 | |
| PASSENGERS BOARDED | | 8,238,862 | | 8,580,751 | | -4.0 | % |
| | | | | | | | | |
| SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) | | 174,239 | | 190,584 | | -8.6 | % |
| AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION |
| COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY |
| EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES |
| | | YTD March |
| | | | 2008 | | 2007 | | CHANGE | |
| REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000) | | | | | | |
| | SYSTEM | | 32,488,003 | | 32,566,505 | | -0.2 | % |
| | | D.O.T. DOMESTIC | 20,688,181 | | 21,341,106 | | -3.1 | |
| | | INTERNATIONAL | 11,799,822 | | 11,225,399 | | 5.1 | |
| | | ATLANTIC | 4,052,213 | | 3,940,384 | | 2.8 | |
| | | LATIN AMERICA | 6,428,129 | | 5,927,820 | | 8.4 | |
| | | PACIFIC | 1,319,479 | | 1,357,195 | | -2.8 | |
| AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000) | | | | | | |
| | SYSTEM | | 41,052,576 | | 41,680,869 | | -1.5 | % |
| | | D.O.T. DOMESTIC | 25,821,203 | | 26,800,654 | | -3.7 | |
| | | INTERNATIONAL | 15,231,373 | | 14,880,214 | | 2.4 | |
| | | ATLANTIC | 5,498,428 | | 5,409,816 | | 1.6 | |
| | | LATIN AMERICA | 8,122,019 | | 7,816,883 | | 3.9 | |
| | | PACIFIC | 1,610,926 | | 1,653,516 | | -2.6 | |
| LOAD FACTOR | | | | | | | |
| | SYSTEM | | 79.1 | % | 78.1 | % | 1.0 | Pts |
| | | D.O.T. DOMESTIC | 80.1 | | 79.6 | | 0.5 | |
| | | INTERNATIONAL | 77.5 | | 75.4 | | 2.0 | |
| | | ATLANTIC | 73.7 | | 72.8 | | 0.9 | |
| | | LATIN AMERICA | 79.1 | | 75.8 | | 3.3 | |
| | | PACIFIC | 81.9 | | 82.1 | | -0.2 | |
| PASSENGERS BOARDED | | 23,048,023 | | 23,304,354 | | -1.1 | % |
| | | | | | | | | |
| SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) | | 505,118 | | 523,712 | | -3.6 | % |
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