8-K 1 ar12038ka.txt AMR CORPORATION FORM 8-K 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 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) (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Item 8.01 Other Events AMR Corporation is filing herewith a press release issued on December 2, 2004 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/ Charles D. MarLett Charles D. MarLett Corporate Secretary Dated: December 3, 2004 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: Thursday, Dec. 2, 2004 AMERICAN AIRLINES REPORTS NOVEMBER TRAFFIC FORT WORTH, Texas - American Airlines, the world's largest carrier, reported a November load factor of 73.4 percent, an increase of 2.8 points compared to November of last year. Traffic during the month grew by 8.2 percent, while capacity increased 4.1 percent year over year. International traffic increased 9.5 percent relative to last year on 10 percent more capacity. Domestic traffic grew by 7.6 percent compared to last year on a 1.5 percent increase in capacity. Strong domestic traffic is partially attributable to the Thanksgiving holiday, which fell earlier in the month this year. American boarded 7.3 million passengers in November. Detailed traffic and capacity data are on the following pages: -- more -- AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES November
2004 2003 CHANGE REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000) SYSTEM 10,157,566 9,384,962 8.2 % D.O.T. DOMESTIC 6,949,112 6,455,371 7.6 INTERNATIONAL 3,208,454 2,929,591 9.5 ATLANTIC 1,346,156 1,266,569 6.3 LATIN AMERICA 1,507,075 1,370,819 9.9 PACIFIC 355,223 292,203 21.6 AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000) SYSTEM 13,835,745 13,286,135 4.1 % D.O.T. DOMESTIC 9,346,360 9,205,875 1.5 INTERNATIONAL 4,489,385 4,080,259 10.0 ATLANTIC 1,663,541 1,604,886 3.7 LATIN AMERICA 2,365,679 2,089,881 13.2 PACIFIC 460,165 385,492 19.4 LOAD FACTOR SYSTEM 73.4 % 70.6 % 2.8 Pts D.O.T. DOMESTIC 74.3 70.1 4.2 INTERNATIONAL 71.4 71.7 (0.3) ATLANTIC 80.9 78.9 2.0 LATIN AMERICA 63.7 65.5 (1.8) PACIFIC 77.1 75.7 1.4 PASSENGERS BOARDED 7,260,278 6,788,201 7.0 % SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 191,814 177,445 8.1 %
-- more -- AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES YEAR-TO-DATE November
2004 2003 CHANGE REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000) SYSTEM 119,046,151 109,660,700 8.6 % D.O.T. DOMESTIC 81,077,878 77,642,936 4.4 INTERNATIONAL 37,968,273 32,017,763 18.6 ATLANTIC 16,784,693 14,464,736 16.0 LATIN AMERICA 17,247,903 14,721,166 17.2 PACIFIC 3,935,676 2,831,861 39.0 AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000) SYSTEM 159,120,908 150,761,742 5.5 % D.O.T. DOMESTIC 107,875,648 106,695,388 1.1 INTERNATIONAL 51,245,261 44,066,354 16.3 ATLANTIC 20,634,573 18,653,938 10.6 LATIN AMERICA 25,713,779 21,594,880 19.1 PACIFIC 4,896,908 3,817,536 28.3 LOAD FACTOR SYSTEM 74.8 % 72.7 % 2.1 Pts D.O.T. DOMESTIC 75.1 72.7 2.4 INTERNATIONAL 74 72.6 1.4 ATLANTIC 81.3 77.5 3.8 LATIN AMERICA 67 68.1 (1.1) PACIFIC 80.3 74.1 6.2 PASSENGERS BOARDED 83,765,826 81,363,333 3.0 % SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 2,010,887 1,827,529 10.0 %
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