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          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 5, 2011


                         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 December 5, 2011 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/ Kenneth W. Wimberly
Kenneth W. Wimberly
Corporate Secretary



Dated:  December 5, 2011




 
 

 


EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
 
99.1
Description
 
Press Release
   
99.1
Press Release

 
 

 

    CONTACT:                                                                                     Sean Collins
Corporate Communications
Fort Worth, Texas
817-967-1577
mediarelations@aa.com


FOR RELEASE: Monday, Dec. 5, 2011


AMERICAN AIRLINES REPORTS NOVEMBER TRAFFIC

FORT WORTH, Texas – American Airlines reported a November load factor of 82.3 percent, an increase of 1.9 points versus the same period last year. Capacity was lower by 4.0 percent, while traffic was lower by 1.7 percent year-over-year.
International traffic was lower by 1.8 percent on 2.3 percent less capacity, resulting in an increase in international load factor of 0.5 points versus November of last year. Domestic load factor was 84.3 percent, an increase of 2.8 points year-over-year.  Domestic capacity and traffic were lower by 5.0 and 1.7 percent year-over-year respectively.
American boarded 6.8 million passengers in November.

Detailed traffic and capacity are attached.









 
 

 


AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES

     
November
     
     
2011
 
2010
 
CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
         
 
SYSTEM
9,735,358
 
9,907,708
 
(1.7)
%
   
D.O.T. DOMESTIC
6,024,062
 
6,130,231
 
(1.7)
 
   
INTERNATIONAL
3,711,296
 
3,777,477
 
(1.8)
 
   
ATLANTIC
1,299,647
 
1,337,674
 
(2.8)
 
   
LATIN AMERICA
1,919,764
 
1,922,420
 
(0.1)
 
   
PACIFIC
491,885
 
517,383
 
(4.9)
 
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
           
 
SYSTEM
11,822,884
 
12,313,798
 
(4.0)
%
   
D.O.T. DOMESTIC
7,147,652
 
7,527,625
 
(5.0)
 
   
INTERNATIONAL
4,675,232
 
4,786,173
 
(2.3)
 
   
ATLANTIC
1,675,416
 
1,748,534
 
(4.2)
 
   
LATIN AMERICA
2,367,132
 
2,399,232
 
(1.3)
 
   
PACIFIC
632,684
 
638,408
 
(0.9)
 
LOAD FACTOR
           
 
SYSTEM
82.3
%
80.5
%
1.9
Pts
   
D.O.T. DOMESTIC
84.3
 
81.4
 
2.8
 
   
INTERNATIONAL
79.4
 
78.9
 
0.5
 
   
ATLANTIC
77.6
 
76.5
 
1.1
 
   
LATIN AMERICA
81.1
 
80.1
 
1.0
 
   
PACIFIC
77.7
 
81.0
 
(3.3)
 
PASSENGERS BOARDED
6,805,893
 
6,871,522
 
(1.0)
%
                 
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000)
143,447
 
158,380
 
(9.4)
%


Current AMR Corp. releases can be accessed on the Internet.
The address is http://www.aa.com/

 
 

 
 

 


AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES

     
YEAR-TO-DATE November
     
     
2011
 
2010
 
CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
         
 
SYSTEM
116,206,630
 
115,115,908
 
0.9
%
   
D.O.T. DOMESTIC
70,189,742
 
70,928,774
 
(1.0)
 
   
INTERNATIONAL
46,016,888
 
44,187,134
 
4.1
 
   
ATLANTIC
17,714,405
 
17,557,677
 
0.9
 
   
LATIN AMERICA
21,982,331
 
20,981,574
 
4.8
 
   
PACIFIC
6,320,152
 
5,647,883
 
11.9
 
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
           
 
SYSTEM
141,592,847
 
140,364,037
 
0.9
%
   
D.O.T. DOMESTIC
84,119,552
 
85,327,179
 
(1.4)
 
   
INTERNATIONAL
57,473,295
 
55,036,858
 
4.4
 
   
ATLANTIC
22,176,723
 
21,653,828
 
2.4
 
   
LATIN AMERICA
27,168,645
 
26,630,811
 
2.0
 
   
PACIFIC
8,127,926
 
6,752,219
 
20.4
 
LOAD FACTOR
           
 
SYSTEM
82.1
%
82.0
%
0.1
Pts
   
D.O.T. DOMESTIC
83.4
 
83.1
 
0.3
 
   
INTERNATIONAL
80.1
 
80.3
 
(0.2)
 
   
ATLANTIC
79.9
 
81.1
 
(1.2)
 
   
LATIN AMERICA
80.9
 
78.8
 
2.1
 
   
PACIFIC
77.8
 
83.6
 
(5.9)
 
PASSENGERS BOARDED
79,029,693
 
78,992,321
 
0.0
%
                 
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000)
1,638,697
 
1,734,090
 
(5.5)
%


About American Airlines
American Airlines, American Eagle and the AmericanConnection® carrier serve 260 airports in more than 50 countries and territories with, on average, more than 3,300 daily flights. The combined network fleet numbers more than 900 aircraft. American’s award-winning website, AA.com®, provides users with easy access to check and book fares, plus personalized news, information and travel offers. American Airlines is a founding member of the oneworld® alliance, which brings together some of the best and biggest names in the airline business, enabling them to offer their customers more services and benefits than any airline can provide on its own. Together, its members and members-elect serve more than 900 destinations with more than 10,000 daily flights to 149 countries and territories. American Airlines, Inc. and American Eagle Airlines, Inc. are subsidiaries of AMR Corporation. AmericanAirlines, American Eagle, AmericanConnection, AA.com, and AAdvantage are trademarks of American Airlines, Inc. (NYSE: AMR).

AMR Corporation, and certain of its United States-based subsidiaries, including American Airlines, Inc. and AMR Eagle Holding Corporation, on Nov. 29 filed voluntary petitions for Chapter 11 reorganization in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. More information about the Chapter 11 filing is available on the Internet at http://aa.com/restructuring.
 
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Current AMR Corp. news releases can be accessed at http://www.aa.com