8-K 1 ar9078k.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: September 2, 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 September 2, 2005 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 7, 2005 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Description 99.1 Press Release Exhibit 99.1 CONTACT: Tim Smith Corporate Communications Fort Worth, Texas 817-967-1577 corp.comm@aa.com FOR RELEASE: Friday, Sept. 2, 2005 AMERICAN AIRLINES REPORTS AUGUST TRAFFIC FORT WORTH, Texas - American Airlines, the world's largest airline, reported an August load factor of 81.5 percent - an increase of 3.1 points compared to the same period last year. Traffic grew by 3.8 percent year over year, while capacity declined slightly. International traffic increased 7.9 percent relative to last year on 3.4 percent more capacity. Domestic traffic increased 1.8 percent year over year, with a capacity decline of 1.9 percent. American boarded 8.8 million passengers in August. Detailed traffic and capacity data are on the following pages: AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES August 2005 2004 CHANGE REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000) SYSTEM 12,653,814 12,189,121 3.8 % D.O.T. DOMESTIC 8,285,372 8,139,755 1.8 INTERNATIONAL 4,368,442 4,049,367 7.9 ATLANTIC 1,904,315 1,783,053 6.8 LATIN AMERICA 1,968,793 1,889,031 4.2 PACIFIC 495,334 377,283 31.3 AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000) SYSTEM 15,509,445 15,531,444 (0.1) % D.O.T. DOMESTIC 10,123,419 10,323,790 (1.9) INTERNATIONAL 5,386,026 5,207,654 3.4 ATLANTIC 2,213,668 2,107,683 5.0 LATIN AMERICA 2,554,896 2,626,276 (2.7) PACIFIC 617,462 473,696 30.3 LOAD FACTOR SYSTEM 81.5 % 78.4 % 3.1 Pts D.O.T. DOMESTIC 81.8 78.8 3.0 INTERNATIONAL 81.1 77.7 3.4 ATLANTIC 86.0 84.5 1.5 LATIN AMERICA 77.0 71.9 5.1 PACIFIC 80.2 79.6 0.6 PASSENGERS BOARDED 8,778,524 8,331,312 5.4 % SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 174,675 174,305 0.2 % AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES YEAR-TO-DATE August 2005 2004 CHANGE REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000) SYSTEM 94,297,049 88,321,994 6.8 % D.O.T. DOMESTIC 62,648,937 60,328,048 3.8 INTERNATIONAL 31,648,111 27,993,945 13.1 ATLANTIC 13,187,268 12,137,116 8.7 LATIN AMERICA 14,888,530 13,052,290 14.1 PACIFIC 3,572,313 2,804,540 27.4 AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000) SYSTEM 119,254,281 117,559,919 1.4 % D.O.T. DOMESTIC 78,224,324 79,988,537 (2.2) INTERNATIONAL 41,029,957 37,571,381 9.2 ATLANTIC 15,869,668 14,937,229 6.2 LATIN AMERICA 20,649,310 19,127,791 8.0 PACIFIC 4,510,979 3,506,361 28.7 LOAD FACTOR SYSTEM 79.0 % 75.1 % 3.9 Pts D.O.T. DOMESTIC 80.0 75.4 4.6 INTERNATIONAL 77.1 74.5 2.6 ATLANTIC 83.0 81.2 1.8 LATIN AMERICA 72.1 68.2 3.9 PACIFIC 79.1 79.9 (0.8) PASSENGERS BOARDED 66,826,579 62,284,570 7.3 % SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 1,450,965 1,443,772 0.5 % ### Current AMR Corp. releases can be accessed on the Internet. The address is http://www.aa.com