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: November 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
November 2, 2006 by American Airlines, Inc. as Exhibit 99.1,
which is included herein. This press release was issued to
report October 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: November 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, Nov. 2, 2006
AMERICAN AIRLINES REPORTS OCTOBER TRAFFIC
FORT WORTH, Texas - American Airlines, the world's
largest airline, reported an October load factor of 77.5
percent - an increase of 0.4 points compared to the same
period last year. Traffic increased 2.3 percent year over
year as capacity increased 1.8 percent.
Domestic traffic increased 0.4 percent year over year on
0.1 percent more capacity. International traffic increased
by 6.1 percent relative to last year on a capacity increase
of 4.7 percent.
American boarded 7.9 million passengers in October.
About American Airlines
American Airlines is the world's largest airline. American,
American Eagle and the AmericanConnection airlines serve 250
cities in over 40 countries with more than 4,000 daily
flights. The combined network fleet numbers more than 1,000
aircraft. American's award-winning Web site, 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 serve more than 600
destinations in over 135 countries and territories. American
Airlines, Inc. and American Eagle Airlines, Inc. are
subsidiaries of AMR Corporation. AmericanAirlines, American
Eagle, the AmericanConnection airlines, AA.com and
AAdvantage are registered trademarks of American Airlines,
Inc. (NYSE: AMR)
Detailed traffic and capacity data are on the following
page.
AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
October
2006 2005 CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 11,123,904 10,873,711 2.3 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 7,311,960 7,281,381 0.4
INTERNATIONAL 3,811,944 3,592,329 6.1
ATLANTIC 1,654,830 1,648,053 0.4
LATIN AMERICA 1,602,034 1,490,412 7.5
PACIFIC 555,080 453,864 22.3
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 14,340,644 14,092,167 1.8 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 9,148,825 9,135,557 0.1
INTERNATIONAL 5,191,819 4,956,610 4.7
ATLANTIC 2,234,678 2,145,054 4.2
LATIN AMERICA 2,229,972 2,182,386 2.2
PACIFIC 727,169 629,170 15.6
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 77.5 % 77.1 % 0.4 Pts
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 79.9 79.7 0.2
INTERNATIONAL 73.4 72.4 1.0
ATLANTIC 74.0 76.8 -2.8
LATIN AMERICA 71.8 68.2 3.6
PACIFIC 76.3 72.1 4.2
PASSENGERS BOARDED 7,850,370 7,716,273 1.7 %
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 199,897 197,827 1.0 %
AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
YEAR-TO-DATE
October
2006 2005 CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 117,332,891 115,910,504 1.2 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 76,458,773 76,940,451 -0.6
INTERNATIONAL 40,874,118 38,970,053 4.9
ATLANTIC 17,116,238 16,619,774 3.0
LATIN AMERICA 18,308,787 17,866,666 2.5
PACIFIC 5,449,093 4,483,612 21.5
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 146,165,969 147,434,321 -0.9 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 93,393,765 96,458,774 -3.2
INTERNATIONAL 52,772,204 50,975,547 3.5
ATLANTIC 21,321,995 20,169,500 5.7
LATIN AMERICA 24,425,072 25,061,464 -2.5
PACIFIC 7,025,138 5,744,583 22.3
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 80.2 % 78.6 % 1.6 Pts
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 81.8 79.7 2.1
INTERNATIONAL 77.4 76.4 1.0
ATLANTIC 80.2 82.4 -2.2
LATIN AMERICA 74.9 71.2 3.7
PACIFIC 77.5 78.0 -0.5
PASSENGERS BOARDED 82,376,603 82,013,782 0.4 %
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 1,840,104 1,834,040 0.3 %