SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of earliest event
reported: June 2, 2004
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)
Item 5. Other Events
AMR Corporation is filing herewith a press release issued on June
2, 2004 by American Airlines, Inc. as Exhibit 99.1, which is
included herein. This press release was issued to report May
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: June 3, 2004
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: Wednesday, June 2, 2004
AMERICAN AIRLINES REPORTS MAY TRAFFIC
FORT WORTH, Texas - American Airlines reported a May system
load factor of 73.1 percent, down 0.5 points from a year ago. For
the month, traffic increased 9.0 percent year over year, while
systemwide capacity rose 9.7 percent.
Domestic traffic rose 2.1 percent year over year for May on a
capacity increase of 2.6 percent. International traffic in May
climbed 27.5 percent year over year on a capacity increase of 28.4
percent.
American boarded 7.56 million passengers in May, up 1.5
percent from May 2003.
Detailed traffic and capacity data are on the following pages:
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
MAY
2004 2003 CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 10,732,761 9,844,819 9.0 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 7,317,554 7,166,021 2.1
INTERNATIONAL 3,415,207 2,678,798 27.5
ATLANTIC 1,641,975 1,308,859 25.5
LATIN AMERICA 1,379,761 1,167,286 18.2
PACIFIC 393,471 202,653 94.2
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 14,670,778 13,367,503 9.7 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 9,893,607 9,645,912 2.6
INTERNATIONAL 4,777,171 3,721,591 28.4
ATLANTIC 2,053,462 1,615,203 27.1
LATIN AMERICA 2,246,512 1,818,624 23.5
PACIFIC 477,197 287,764 65.8
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 73.1 % 73.6 % -0.5 Pts
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 73.9 74.2 -0.3
INTERNATIONAL 71.4 71.9 -0.5
ATLANTIC 79.9 81.0 -1.1
LATIN AMERICA 61.4 64.1 -2.7
PACIFIC 82.4 70.4 12.0
PASSENGERS BOARDED 7,564,732 7,453,165 1.5 %
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 198,813 167,439 18.7 %
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AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
YEAR-TO-DATE
MAY
2004 2003 CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM 51,780,984 46,936,812 10.3 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 35,773,544 33,804,726 5.8
INTERNATIONAL 16,007,440 13,132,085 21.9
ATLANTIC 6,634,644 5,617,156 18.1
LATIN AMERICA 7,739,235 6,396,378 21.0
PACIFIC 1,633,562 1,118,552 46.0
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM 71,619,599 66,766,287 7.3 %
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 49,331,793 47,960,901 2.9
INTERNATIONAL 22,287,805 18,805,387 18.5
ATLANTIC 8,604,061 7,618,789 12.9
LATIN AMERICA 11,583,121 9,483,174 22.1
PACIFIC 2,100,623 1,703,424 23.3
LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM 72.3 % 70.3 % 2.0 Pts
D.O.T. DOMESTIC 72.5 70.4 2.1
INTERNATIONAL 71.8 69.8 2.0
ATLANTIC 77.1 73.7 3.4
LATIN AMERICA 66.8 67.4 -0.6
PACIFIC 77.7 65.6 12.1
PASSENGERS BOARDED 37,060,684 35,591,251 4.1 %
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 899,348 819,248 9.8 %
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