8-K 1 ar9038kb.txt AMR CORPORATION FORM 8-K 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: September 2, 2004 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) Item 8.01 Other Events AMR Corporation is filing herewith a press release issued on September 2, 2004 by American Airlines, Inc. as Exhibit 99.1, which is included herein. This press release was issued to report August 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: September 3, 2004 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, Sept. 2, 2004 AMERICAN AIRLINES REPORTS AUGUST TRAFFIC FORT WORTH, Texas - American Airlines, the world's largest carrier, reported an August load factor of 78.4 percent, the company's second highest August load factor on record. The record of 79.5 percent was set in August of last year. Capacity increased a substantial 5.8 percent year over year, and August traffic grew 4.4 percent compared to year-ago levels. International traffic increased 14.5 percent relative to last year on 17.2 percent more capacity. Domestic traffic was flat with last year on a slight increase in capacity. American boarded 8.3 million passengers in August. Detailed traffic and capacity data are on the following pages: -- more -- AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES AUGUST 2004 2003 CHANGE REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000) SYSTEM 12,194,272 11,685,723 4.4 % D.O.T. DOMESTIC 8,139,592 8,143,245 0.0 INTERNATIONAL 4,054,680 3,542,479 14.5 ATLANTIC 1,783,746 1,565,196 14.0 LATIN AMERICA 1,893,645 1,668,678 13.5 PACIFIC 377,289 308,605 22.3 AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000) SYSTEM 15,536,571 14,685,365 5.8 % D.O.T. DOMESTIC 10,323,385 10,238,644 0.8 INTERNATIONAL 5,213,186 4,446,721 17.2 ATLANTIC 2,108,600 1,906,747 10.6 LATIN AMERICA 2,630,900 2,176,034 20.9 PACIFIC 473,686 363,940 30.2 LOAD FACTOR SYSTEM 78.4 % 79.5 % (1.1) Pts D.O.T. DOMESTIC 78.8 79.5 (0.7) INTERNATIONAL 77.7 79.6 (1.9) ATLANTIC 84.5 82.0 2.5 LATIN AMERICA 71.9 76.6 (4.7) PACIFIC 79.6 84.7 (5.1) PASSENGERS BOARDED 8,330,187 8,433,340 (1.2) % SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 174,323 161,442 8.0 % -- more -- AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES YEAR-TO-DATE AUGUST 2004 2003 CHANGE REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000) SYSTEM 88,327,144 81,454,376 8.4 % D.O.T. DOMESTIC 60,327,885 58,064,247 3.9 INTERNATIONAL 27,999,259 23,390,129 19.7 ATLANTIC 12,137,809 10,393,135 16.8 LATIN AMERICA 13,056,904 11,036,489 18.3 PACIFIC 2,804,546 1,960,504 43.1 AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000) SYSTEM 117,565,046 110,010,440 6.9 % D.O.T. DOMESTIC 79,988,133 78,265,820 2.2 INTERNATIONAL 37,576,913 31,744,620 18.4 ATLANTIC 14,938,147 13,322,604 12.1 LATIN AMERICA 19,132,415 15,716,291 21.7 PACIFIC 3,506,352 2,705,724 29.6 LOAD FACTOR SYSTEM 75.1 % 74.0 % 1.1 Pts D.O.T. DOMESTIC 75.4 74.1 1.3 INTERNATIONAL 74.5 73.6 0.9 ATLANTIC 81.2 78.0 3.2 LATIN AMERICA 68.2 70.2 (2.0) PACIFIC 79.9 72.4 7.5 PASSENGERS BOARDED 62,283,445 60,775,833 2.5 % SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 1,443,790 1,306,126 10.5% ### GET A GREAT LOW FARE. AND A LOT MORE AIRLINE. AMERICAN AIRLINES Current AMR Corp. news releases can be accessed via the Internet The address is http://www.aa.com