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: February 2, 2006
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.)
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Item 8.01 Other Events
AMR Corporation is filing herewith a press release issued on
February 2, 2006 by American Airlines, Inc. as Exhibit 99.1,
which is included herein. This press release was issued to
report January 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: February 7, 2006
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: Thursday, Feb. 2, 2006
AMERICAN AIRLINES REPORTS JANUARY TRAFFIC
FORT WORTH, Texas - American Airlines, the world's
largest airline, reported a January load factor of 75.1
percent - an increase of 1.8 points compared to the same
period last year. Traffic grew by 4.4 percent year over
year, on a 1.9 percent increase in capacity.
Domestic traffic increased by 3.5 percent compared to
last year on flat capacity. International traffic increased
by 6.1 percent relative to last year, on a capacity increase
of 5.8 percent.
American boarded 7.8 million passengers in January.
Detailed traffic and capacity data are on the following
pages:
AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
JANUARY
2006 2005 CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 11,031,198 10,565,820 4.4 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 7,194,050 6,949,139 3.5
INTERNATIONAL 3,837,148 3,616,681 6.1
ATLANTIC 1,329,668 1,255,400 5.9
LATIN AMERICA 2,026,175 1,980,191 2.3
PACIFIC 481,305 381,091 26.3
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 14,685,554 14,410,762 1.9 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 9,481,310 9,492,986 (0.1)
INTERNATIONAL 5,204,244 4,917,776 5.8
ATLANTIC 1,864,137 1,701,430 9.6
LATIN AMERICA 2,708,229 2,721,742 (0.5)
PACIFIC 631,878 494,604 27.8
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 75.1 % 73.3 % 1.8 Pts
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 75.8 73.2 2.6
INTERNATIONAL 73.7 73.5 0.2
ATLANTIC 71.3 73.7 (2.4)
LATIN AMERICA 74.8 72.7 2.1
PACIFIC 76.1 77 (0.9)
PASSENGERS BOARDED 7,796,721 7,454,853 4.6 %
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 166,172 169,417 (1.9) %
AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
YEAR-TO-DATE JANUARY
2006 2005 CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 11,031,198 10,565,820 4.4 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 7,194,050 6,949,139 3.5
INTERNATIONAL 3,837,148 3,616,681 6.1
ATLANTIC 1,329,668 1,255,400 5.9
LATIN AMERICA 2,026,175 1,980,191 2.3
PACIFIC 481,305 381,091 26.3
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 14,685,554 14,410,762 1.9 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 9,481,310 9,492,986 (0.1)
INTERNATIONAL 5,204,244 4,917,776 5.8
ATLANTIC 1,864,137 1,701,430 9.6
LATIN AMERICA 2,708,229 2,721,742 (0.5)
PACIFIC 631,878 494,604 27.8
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 75.1 % 73.3 % 1.8 Pts
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 75.8 73.2 2.6
INTERNATIONAL 73.7 73.5 0.2
ATLANTIC 71.3 73.7 (2.4)
LATIN AMERICA 74.8 72.7 2.1
PACIFIC 76.1 77 (0.9)
PASSENGERS BOARDED 7,796,721 7,454,853 4.6 %
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 166,172 169,417 (1.9) %
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