8-K 1 ar12058k.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: December 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 December 2, 2005 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 5, 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: Friday, Dec. 2, 2005 AMERICAN AIRLINES REPORTS NOVEMBER TRAFFIC FORT WORTH, Texas - American Airlines, the world's largest airline, reported a November load factor of 77.6 percent - an increase of 4.2 points compared to the same period last year. Traffic grew by 6.6 percent year over year, on a 0.8 percent increase in capacity. Domestic traffic increased by 6.2 percent compared to last year, while capacity declined by 1.8 percent. International traffic increased by 7.5 percent relative to last year, on a capacity increase of 6.1 percent. American boarded 7.8 million passengers in November. Detailed traffic and capacity data are on the following pages: AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES NOVEMBER 2005 2004 CHANGE REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000) SYSTEM 10,828,441 10,158,597 6.6 % D.O.T. DOMESTIC 7,381,567 6,950,719 6.2 INTERNATIONAL 3,446,874 3,207,877 7.5 ATLANTIC 1,414,311 1,346,870 5.0 LATIN AMERICA 1,598,233 1,505,779 6.1 PACIFIC 434,330 355,229 22.3 AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000) SYSTEM 13,945,238 13,837,908 0.8 % D.O.T. DOMESTIC 9,184,316 9,352,318 (1.8) INTERNATIONAL 4,760,922 4,485,589 6.1 ATLANTIC 1,802,432 1,664,335 8.3 LATIN AMERICA 2,347,527 2,361,106 (0.6) PACIFIC 610,963 460,149 32.8 LOAD FACTOR SYSTEM 77.6 % 73.4 % 4.2 Pts D.O.T. DOMESTIC 80.3 74.3 6.0 INTERNATIONAL 72.3 71.5 0.8 ATLANTIC 78.4 80.9 (2.5) LATIN AMERICA 68.0 63.7 4.3 PACIFIC 71.0 77.1 (6.1) PASSENGERS BOARDED 7,846,304 7,263,308 8.0 % SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 189,298 192,117 (1.5) % AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES YEAR-TO-DATE NOVEMBER 2005 2004 CHANGE REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000) SYSTEM 126,738,945 119,047,181 6.5 % D.O.T. DOMESTIC 84,322,018 81,079,485 4.0 INTERNATIONAL 42,416,927 37,967,696 11.7 ATLANTIC 18,034,085 16,785,407 7.4 LATIN AMERICA 19,464,899 17,246,607 12.9 PACIFIC 4,917,942 3,935,682 25.0 AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000) SYSTEM 161,379,559 159,123,071 1.4 % D.O.T. DOMESTIC 105,643,090 107,881,606 (2.1) INTERNATIONAL 55,736,469 51,241,465 8.8 ATLANTIC 21,971,932 20,635,367 6.5 LATIN AMERICA 27,408,991 25,709,206 6.6 PACIFIC 6,355,546 4,896,892 29.8 LOAD FACTOR SYSTEM 78.5 % 74.8 % 3.7 Pts D.O.T. DOMESTIC 79.8 75.1 4.6 INTERNATIONAL 76.1 74.0 2.0 ATLANTIC 82.0 81.3 0.7 LATIN AMERICA 71.0 67.0 3.9 PACIFIC 77.3 80.3 (2.9) PASSENGERS BOARDED 89,860,086 83,768,856 7.3 % SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 2,023,338 2,011,189 0.6 % ### Current AMR Corp. releases can be accessed on the Internet. The address is http://www.aa.com