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: October 3, 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 October 3, 2008 by American Airlines, Inc. as Exhibit 99.1, which is included herein. This press release was issued to report September 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: October 3, 2008
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Description
99.1 Press Release
CONTACT: Tim Wagner
Corporate Communications
Fort Worth, Texas
817-967-1577
corp.comm@aa.com
FOR RELEASE: Friday, Oct. 3, 2008
AMERICAN AIRLINES REPORTS SEPTEMBER TRAFFIC
FORT WORTH, Texas – American Airlines reported a September load factor of 76.6 percent, a decline of 1.8 points versus the same period last year. Traffic decreased 9.1 percent and capacity decreased 7.0 percent year over year.
Domestic traffic decreased 11.7 percent year over year on 9.4 percent less capacity. International traffic decreased by 4.8 percent relative to last year on a capacity decrease of 2.7 percent.
American boarded 6.8 million passengers in September.
Detailed traffic and capacity data are on the following page.
| AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION |
| COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY |
| EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES |
| | | | September | | | |
| | | | 2008 | | 2007 | | CHANGE | |
| REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000) | | | | | | |
| | SYSTEM | | 9,858,291 | | 10,849,454 | | -9.1 | % |
| | | D.O.T. DOMESTIC | 6,083,733 | | 6,886,530 | | -11.7 | |
| | | INTERNATIONAL | 3,774,558 | | 3,962,924 | | -4.8 | |
| | | ATLANTIC | 1,702,667 | | 1,824,083 | | -6.7 | |
| | | LATIN AMERICA | 1,625,904 | | 1,672,865 | | -2.8 | |
| | | PACIFIC | 445,987 | | 465,976 | | -4.3 | |
| AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000) | | | | | | |
| | SYSTEM | | 12,869,750 | | 13,832,902 | | -7.0 | % |
| | | D.O.T. DOMESTIC | 8,003,291 | | 8,833,819 | | -9.4 | |
| | | INTERNATIONAL | 4,866,459 | | 4,999,083 | | -2.7 | |
| | | ATLANTIC | 2,184,973 | | 2,217,043 | | -1.4 | |
| | | LATIN AMERICA | 2,116,918 | | 2,223,942 | | -4.8 | |
| | | PACIFIC | 564,568 | | 558,099 | | 1.2 | |
| LOAD FACTOR | | | | | | | |
| | SYSTEM | | 76.6 | % | 78.4 | % | -1.8 | Pts |
| | | D.O.T. DOMESTIC | 76.0 | | 78.0 | | -1.9 | |
| | | INTERNATIONAL | 77.6 | | 79.3 | | -1.7 | |
| | | ATLANTIC | 77.9 | | 82.3 | | -4.3 | |
| | | LATIN AMERICA | 76.8 | | 75.2 | | 1.6 | |
| | | PACIFIC | 79.0 | | 83.5 | | -4.5 | |
| PASSENGERS BOARDED | 6,762,979 | | 7,518,518 | | -10.0 | % |
| | | | | | | | | |
| SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) | 159,128 | | 172,429 | | -7.7 | % |
| AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION |
| COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY |
| EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES |
| | | | YTD September | | | |
| | | | 2008 | | 2007 | | CHANGE | |
| REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000) | | | | | | |
| | SYSTEM | 101,363,593 | | 104,514,276 | | -3.0 | % |
| | | D.O.T. DOMESTIC | 64,334,624 | | 67,954,578 | | -5.3 | |
| | | INTERNATIONAL | 37,028,969 | | 36,559,698 | | 1.3 | |
| | | ATLANTIC | 14,789,107 | | 15,101,398 | | -2.1 | |
| | | LATIN AMERICA | 18,084,154 | | 17,241,878 | | 4.9 | |
| | | PACIFIC | 4,155,708 | | 4,216,421 | | -1.4 | |
| AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000) | | | | | | |
| | SYSTEM | 124,713,362 | | 127,580,658 | | -2.2 | % |
| | | D.O.T. DOMESTIC | 78,019,596 | | 81,377,832 | | -4.1 | |
| | | INTERNATIONAL | 46,693,766 | | 46,202,827 | | 1.1 | |
| | | ATLANTIC | 18,710,221 | | 18,864,366 | | -0.8 | |
| | | LATIN AMERICA | 22,958,516 | | 22,288,928 | | 3.0 | |
| | | PACIFIC | 5,025,029 | | 5,049,533 | | -0.5 | |
| LOAD FACTOR | | | | | | | |
| | SYSTEM | 81.3 | % | 81.9 | % | -0.6 | Pts |
| | | D.O.T. DOMESTIC | 82.5 | | 83.5 | | -1.0 | |
| | | INTERNATIONAL | 79.3 | | 79.1 | | 0.2 | |
| | | ATLANTIC | 79.0 | | 80.1 | | -1.0 | |
| | | LATIN AMERICA | 78.8 | | 77.4 | | 1.4 | |
| | | PACIFIC | 82.7 | | 83.5 | | -0.8 | |
| PASSENGERS BOARDED | 71,335,876 | | 74,076,068 | | -3.7 | % |
| | | | | | | | | |
| SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) | 1,547,449 | | 1,574,060 | | -1.7 | % |
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