8-K 1 ar5048ka.txt AMR CORPORATION 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: May 3, 2005 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 May 3, 2005 by American Airlines, Inc. as Exhibit 99.1, which is included herein. This press release was issued to report April 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: May 4, 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: Tuesday, May 3, 2005 AMERICAN AIRLINES REPORTS APRIL TRAFFIC FORT WORTH, Texas - American Airlines, the world's largest airline, reported an April load factor of 77.4 percent - an increase of 2.5 points compared to the same period last year. Traffic grew by 4.5 percent year over year, while capacity increased by 1.1 percent. International traffic increased 13.9 percent relative to last year on 12.8 percent more capacity. Domestic traffic increased 0.3 percent year over year despite a 4.1 percent capacity reduction. American boarded 8.1 million passengers in April. Detailed traffic and capacity data are on the following pages: AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES April 2005 2004 CHANGE REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000) SYSTEM 11,306,225 10,824,463 4.5 % D.O.T. DOMESTIC 7,579,036 7,552,679 0.3 INTERNATIONAL 3,727,189 3,271,784 13.9 ATLANTIC 1,611,191 1,432,033 12.5 LATIN AMERICA 1,685,988 1,516,231 11.2 PACIFIC 430,010 323,521 32.9 AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000) SYSTEM 14,600,888 14,435,921 1.1 % D.O.T. DOMESTIC 9,548,941 9,957,615 (4.1) INTERNATIONAL 5,051,947 4,478,306 12.8 ATLANTIC 1,954,415 1,756,824 11.2 LATIN AMERICA 2,517,826 2,272,335 10.8 PACIFIC 579,706 449,147 29.1 LOAD FACTOR SYSTEM 77.4 % 74.9 % 2.5 Pts D.O.T. DOMESTIC 79.3 75.8 3.5 INTERNATIONAL 73.7 73.0 0.7 ATLANTIC 82.4 81.5 0.9 LATIN AMERICA 66.9 66.7 0.2 PACIFIC 74.1 72.0 2.1 PASSENGERS BOARDED 8,070,700 7,733,056 4.4 % SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 187,078 181,495 3.1 % AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES YEAR-TO-DATE April 2005 2004 CHANGE REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000) SYSTEM 43,547,406 41,048,223 6.1 % D.O.T. DOMESTIC 29,136,006 28,455,990 2.4 INTERNATIONAL 14,411,400 12,592,233 14.4 ATLANTIC 5,514,275 4,992,669 10.4 LATIN AMERICA 7,367,943 6,359,474 15.9 PACIFIC 1,529,181 1,240,091 23.3 AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000) SYSTEM 57,348,266 56,948,821 0.7 % D.O.T. DOMESTIC 37,819,550 39,438,186 (4.1) INTERNATIONAL 19,528,716 17,510,634 11.5 ATLANTIC 7,022,144 6,550,599 7.2 LATIN AMERICA 10,464,172 9,336,609 12.1 PACIFIC 2,042,400 1,623,426 25.8 LOAD FACTOR SYSTEM 75.9 % 72.0 % 3.9 Pts D.O.T. DOMESTIC 77.0 72.1 4.9 INTERNATIONAL 73.7 71.9 1.8 ATLANTIC 78.5 76.2 2.3 LATIN AMERICA 70.4 68.1 2.3 PACIFIC 74.8 76.3 (1.5) PASSENGERS BOARDED 31,135,923 29,495,952 5.6 % SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 726,385 702,363 3.4 % ### AmericanAirlines We know why you fly Current AMR Corp. releases can be accessed on the Internet. The address is http://www.aa.com