8-K 1 ar3038kc.txt AMR CORP 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: March 2, 2005 AMR CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 75-1825172 1-8400 (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 March 2, 2005 by American Airlines, Inc. as Exhibit 99.1, which is included herein. This press release was issued to report February 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: March 3, 2005 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: Wednesday, March 2, 2005 AMERICAN AIRLINES REPORTS FEBRUARY TRAFFIC FORT WORTH, Texas - American Airlines, the world's largest airline, reported a record February load factor of 72.2 percent. This year's February load factor was 3.3 points higher than the prior record, achieved last year. Traffic during the month grew by 2.4 percent, despite one less travel day year over year. Capacity declined 2.3 percent compared to last year. International traffic increased 11.3 percent relative to last year on 8.1 percent more capacity. Domestic traffic declined 1.4 percent compared to last year on a 6.9 percent capacity reduction. American boarded 6.9 million passengers in February. Detailed traffic and capacity data are on the following pages: - - more - - AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES FEBRUARY 2005 2004 CHANGE REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000) SYSTEM 9,601,771 9,378,232 2.4 % D.O.T. DOMESTIC 6,488,133 6,579,886 (1.4) INTERNATIONAL 3,113,638 2,798,346 11.3 ATLANTIC 1,109,308 1,013,281 9.5 LATIN AMERICA 1,688,233 1,509,694 11.8 PACIFIC 316,097 275,372 14.8 AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000) SYSTEM 13,295,174 13,606,056 (2.3) % D.O.T. DOMESTIC 8,798,406 9,445,582 (6.9) INTERNATIONAL 4,496,768 4,160,474 8.1 ATLANTIC 1,552,544 1,519,020 2.2 LATIN AMERICA 2,489,665 2,266,443 9.8 PACIFIC 454,559 375,011 21.2 LOAD FACTOR SYSTEM 72.2 % 68.9 % 3.3 Pts D.O.T. DOMESTIC 73.7 69.6 4.1 INTERNATIONAL 69.2 67.2 2.0 ATLANTIC 71.4 66.7 4.7 LATIN AMERICA 67.8 66.6 1.2 PACIFIC 69.5 73.4 (3.9) PASSENGERS BOARDED 6,930,345 6,838,282 1.3 % SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 174,945 172,262 1.6 % - - more - - AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES YEAR-TO-DATE FEBRUARY 2005 2004 CHANGE REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000) SYSTEM 20,167,591 19,154,126 5.3 % D.O.T. DOMESTIC 13,437,272 13,166,832 2.1 INTERNATIONAL 6,730,319 5,987,294 12.4 ATLANTIC 2,364,708 2,186,324 8.2 LATIN AMERICA 3,668,424 3,208,337 14.3 PACIFIC 697,188 592,632 17.6 AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000) SYSTEM 27,705,936 27,779,996 (0.3) % D.O.T. DOMESTIC 18,291,392 19,199,656 (4.7) INTERNATIONAL 9,414,544 8,580,340 9.7 ATLANTIC 3,253,974 3,135,276 3.8 LATIN AMERICA 5,211,407 4,668,813 11.6 PACIFIC 949,163 776,251 22.3 LOAD FACTOR SYSTEM 72.7 % 68.9 % 3.8 Pts D.O.T. DOMESTIC 73.4 68.5 4.9 INTERNATIONAL 71.4 69.7 1.7 ATLANTIC 72.6 69.7 2.9 LATIN AMERICA 70.3 68.7 1.6 PACIFIC 73.4 76.3 (2.9) PASSENGERS BOARDED 14,385,198 13,795,368 4.3 % SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 344,362 331,619 3.8 % ### AmericanAirlines We know why you fly Current AMR Corp. releases can be accessed on the Internet. The address is http://www.aa.com