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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K/A NO. 1
[X] Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 For fiscal year ended December 31, 1997.
[ ] Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
Commission file number 1-8400.
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AMR CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 75-1825172
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(State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
4333 Amon Carter Blvd.
Fort Worth, Texas 76155
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (817) 963-1234
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Name of exchange on which registered
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Common stock, $1 par value per share New York Stock Exchange
8.10% Notes due 1998 New York Stock Exchange
9.00% Debentures due 2016 New York Stock Exchange
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
NONE
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(Title of Class)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [ ].
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405
of Regulation S-K (Section 229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein,
and will not be contained, to the best of the registrant's knowledge, in
definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III
of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. [X]
The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the
registrant as of March 9, 1998, was approximately $12,615,837,217. As of March
9, 1998, 182,342,724 shares of the registrant's common stock were outstanding.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Part III of this Form 10-K incorporates by reference certain information from
the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held May 20,
1998.
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PART I
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ITEM 1. BUSINESS
AMR Corporation (AMR or the Company) was incorporated in October 1982. AMR's
principal subsidiary, American Airlines, Inc. (American), was founded in 1934.
For financial reporting purposes, AMR's operations fall within three major
lines of business: the Airline Group, The SABRE Group and the Management
Services Group.
AIRLINE GROUP
The Airline Group consists primarily of American's Passenger and Cargo
divisions and AMR Eagle Holding Corporation, a separate subsidiary of AMR.
AMERICAN'S PASSENGER DIVISION is one of the largest scheduled passenger
airlines in the world. At the end of 1997, American provided scheduled jet
service to more than 165 destinations throughout North America, the Caribbean,
Latin America, Europe and the Pacific.
AMERICAN'S CARGO DIVISION is one of the largest scheduled air freight carriers
in the world. It provides a full range of freight and mail services to
shippers throughout the airline's system. In addition, through cooperative
agreements with other carriers, it has the ability to transport shipments to
virtually any country in the world.
AMR EAGLE HOLDING CORPORATION (AMR EAGLE) owns the four regional airlines which
operate as "American Eagle" -- Executive Airlines, Inc., Flagship Airlines,
Inc., Simmons Airlines, Inc. and Wings West Airlines, Inc. The American Eagle
carriers provide connecting service from six of American's high-traffic cities
to smaller markets throughout the United States, Canada, the Bahamas and the
Caribbean.
In January 1998, AMR Eagle Holding Corporation announced plans to
merge the four regional airlines into a single carrier - "American Eagle
Airlines, Inc." The transaction will occur in phases beginning in May 1998 and
is expected to be complete by the end of 1998.
THE SABRE GROUP
The SABRE Group is a world leader in the electronic distribution of travel
through its proprietary travel reservation and information system, SABRE(R),
and is the largest electronic distributor of travel in North America. In
addition, The SABRE Group is a leading provider of information technology
solutions to the travel and transportation industry and fulfills substantially
all of the data processing, network and distributed systems needs of American
and AMR's other subsidiaries, Canadian Airlines International Limited and other
customers.
REORGANIZATION AMR formed The SABRE Group in 1993 to capitalize on the
synergies of combining its information technology businesses under common
management. Pursuant to a reorganization consummated on July 2, 1996 (the
Reorganization), The SABRE Group Holdings, Inc. (a holding company incorporated
on June 25, 1996 and a subsidiary of AMR) became the successor to the
businesses of The SABRE Group which were formerly operated as divisions or
subsidiaries of American or AMR. All references herein to "The SABRE Group"
include The SABRE Group Holdings, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries and,
for any period prior to the Reorganization, the businesses of AMR and American
constituting The SABRE Group. On October 17, 1996, The SABRE Group completed
an initial public offering of 23,230,000 shares of its Class A Common Stock
constituting approximately 17.8 percent of its economic interest. AMR retained
all of The SABRE Group's Class B common stock, representing approximately 82.2
percent of the economic interest and 97.9 percent of the combined voting power
of all classes of voting stock of The SABRE Group.
ELECTRONIC TRAVEL DISTRIBUTION SABRE and other global distribution systems
are the principal means of air travel distribution in the United States and a
growing means of air travel distribution internationally. Through SABRE, travel
agencies, corporate travel departments and individual consumers can access
information on - and book reservations with - airlines and other providers of
travel and travel-related products and services. As of December 31, 1997,
travel agencies with more than 30,000 locations in over 70 countries on six
continents subscribed to SABRE. SABRE subscribers are able to make
reservations with more than 400 airlines, more than
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50 car rental companies and more than 200 hotel companies covering
approximately 39,000 hotel properties worldwide.
During 1997, more airline bookings in North America were made through
SABRE than through any other global distribution system. The SABRE Group is
actively involved in marketing SABRE internationally either directly or through
joint venture or distributorship arrangements. The SABRE Group's global
marketing partners principally include foreign airlines that have strong
relationships with travel agents in such airlines' primary markets and entities
that operate smaller global distribution systems or other travel-related
network services. In 1997, approximately 67.3 percent of The SABRE Group's
revenue was generated by the electronic distribution of travel, primarily
through booking fees paid by associates.
In February 1998, The SABRE Group signed long-term agreements with
ABACUS International Holdings Ltd. which created a Singapore-based joint
venture company to manage travel distribution in the Asia-Pacific region. The
SABRE Group owns 35 percent of the joint venture company, called ABACUS
International Ltd., and provides it with transaction processing on the SABRE
computer reservations system.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS The SABRE Group is a leading provider of
solutions to the travel and transportation industry. The SABRE Group employs
its airline technology expertise to offer technology solutions to other
industries that face similar complex operations issues, including the airport,
railroad, logistics and hospitality industries. The solutions offered by The
SABRE Group include software development and product sales, transactions
processing and consulting, as well as comprehensive information technology
outsourcing, which bundles traditional data center, network and distributed
systems management with industry-specific software applications and custom
development. In addition, pursuant to information technology services
agreements, The SABRE Group provides substantially all of the data processing,
network and distributed systems needs of American and AMR's other subsidiaries,
Canadian Airlines International Limited and other customers. In 1997,
approximately 32.7 percent of The SABRE Group's revenue was generated by the
provision of information technology solutions.
In January 1998, The SABRE Group completed the execution of a 25 year,
multi-billion dollar technology agreement with US Airways, Inc. to provide
substantially all of US Airways' information technology services. The
agreement covers the management and operation of US Airways' systems and
information technology services, including the migration or conversion of US
Airways' legacy systems to The SABRE Group systems by mid-1999.
MANAGEMENT SERVICES GROUP
The Management Services Group consists of four direct or indirect subsidiaries
of AMR -- AMR Global Services Corporation, Americas Ground Services, Inc.
(AGS), AMR Investment Services, Inc. and Airline Management Services, Inc.
(AMS).
AMR GLOBAL SERVICES CORPORATION manages five operating units: AMR Services
(formerly known as AMR Airline Services), AMR Combs, AMR Global Logistics,
TeleService Resources (TSR) and the AMR Training Group. AMR Services provides
a full range of aviation services, including ramp, passenger and cargo handling
services, as well as aircraft and equipment maintenance, fueling, general sales
representation, flight dispatch and management services for more than 200
airlines and airport authorities at approximately 65 locations throughout North
America, Europe and Asia. AMR Combs, the executive aviation services division
of AMR Global Services, is a premier corporate aviation services network of 14
facilities in major business centers in the United States, Mexico and Asia.
AMR Global Logistics serves the logistics marketplace and specializes in
logistics management, contract warehousing, trucking and multi-modal freight
forwarding services. TSR provides comprehensive call center management
services including inbound and outbound telemarketing, as well as reservation
services for certain air carriers and a wide range of non-airline Fortune 500
clients. The AMR Training Group operates the American Airlines Training &
Conference Center and provides a wide variety of training services to American
and a number of other corporate clients.
AGS provides airline ground and cabin service handling at 10 locations in seven
countries in the Caribbean and Central and South America.
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AMR INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC. serves as an investment advisor to AMR and other
institutional investors. It also manages the American AAdvantage Funds, which
have both institutional shareholders -- including pension funds, financial
advisors, corporations and banks -- and individual shareholders. As of
December 31, 1997, AMR Investment Services was responsible for management of
approximately $18.4 billion in assets, including direct management of
approximately $6 billion in short-term investments.
AMS was formed in 1994 to manage the Company's service contracts with other
airlines such as the agreement to provide a variety of management, technical
and administrative services to Canadian Airlines International Limited which
the Company signed in 1994.
Additional information regarding business segments is included in Management's
Discussion and Analysis on pages 17 through 32 and in Note 16 to the
consolidated financial statements.
COMPETITION
AIR TRANSPORTATION Most major air carriers have developed hub-and-spoke
systems and schedule patterns in an effort to maximize the revenue potential of
their service. American operates four hubs: Dallas/Fort Worth, Chicago
O'Hare, Miami and San Juan, Puerto Rico. In 1995, American implemented
schedule reductions which ended the airline's hub operations at Raleigh/Durham
and Nashville. Delta Air Lines and United Airlines have hub operations at
Dallas/Fort Worth and Chicago O'Hare, respectively.
The AMR Eagle carriers increase the number of markets the Airline
Group serves by providing connections to American at American's hubs and
certain other major airports. The AMR Eagle carriers serve smaller markets
through Dallas/Fort Worth, Chicago, Miami, San Juan, Los Angeles and New York's
John F. Kennedy International Airport. American's competitors also own or
have marketing agreements with regional carriers which provide similar services
at their major hubs.
In addition to its extensive domestic service, American provides
international service to the Caribbean, Canada, Latin America, Europe and the
Pacific. American's operating revenues from foreign operations were
approximately $5.1 billion in 1997 and $4.7 billion in 1996 and 1995.
Additional information about the Company's foreign operations is included in
Note 15 to the consolidated financial statements.
Service over almost all of American's routes is highly competitive.
Currently, any carrier deemed fit by the U.S. Department of Transportation
(DOT) is free to operate scheduled passenger service between any two points
within the U.S. and its possessions. On most of its non-stop routes, American
competes with at least one, and usually more than one, major domestic airline
including: America West Airlines, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines,
Northwest Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Trans World Airlines, United Airlines,
and US Airways. Competition is even greater between cities that require a
connection, where as many as eight airlines may compete via their respective
hubs. American also competes with national, regional, all-cargo, and charter
carriers and, particularly on shorter segments, ground transportation.
On all of its routes, pricing decisions are affected by competition
from other airlines, some of which have cost structures significantly lower
than American's and can therefore operate profitably at lower fare levels. As
of December 31, 1997, approximately 47 percent of American's bookings were
impacted by competition from lower-cost carriers. American and its principal
competitors use inventory management systems that permit them to vary the
number of discount seats offered on each flight in an effort to maximize
revenues, yet still be price competitive with lower-cost carriers.
Competition in many international markets is subject to extensive
government regulation. In these markets, American competes with foreign
investor-owned carriers, state-owned airlines and U.S. carriers that have been
granted authority to provide scheduled passenger and cargo service between the
U.S. and various overseas locations. American's operating authority in these
markets is subject to aviation agreements between the U.S. and the respective
countries, and in some cases, fares and schedules require the approval of the
DOT and the relevant foreign governments. Because international air
transportation is governed by bilateral or other agreements between the U.S.
and the foreign country or countries involved, changes in U.S. or foreign
government aviation policy could result in the alteration or termination of
such agreements, diminish the value of
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such route authorities, or otherwise adversely affect American's international
operations. Bilateral agreements between the U.S. and various foreign
countries served by American are subject to frequent renegotiation.
The major U.S. carriers have some advantage over foreign competitors
in their ability to generate traffic from their extensive domestic route
systems. In many cases, however, U.S. carriers are limited in their rights to
carry passengers beyond designated gateway cities in foreign countries. Some
of American's foreign competitors are owned and subsidized by foreign
governments. To improve their access to each others' markets, various U.S. and
foreign carriers -- including American -- have established marketing
relationships with other carriers. American currently has code-sharing
programs with Aero California, Aspen Mountain Air, British Midland, Business
Express, Canadian Airlines International Limited, China Airlines, Gulf Air,
Hawaiian Airlines, LOT Polish Airlines, Qantas Airways, Singapore Airlines,
South African Airways and the TAM Group. In addition, American plans to
implement code-share alliances with other international carriers, including Air
Liberte, Asiana Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Iberia, Lan Chile, Philippine
Airlines and the TACA Group, pending regulatory approval. The Company has also
agreed to acquire a minority equity interest, pending regulatory approval by
the Department of Justice, in the Argentine holding company Interinvest, S.A.
which owns a controlling interest in the Argentine carriers Aerolineas
Argentinas and Austral Lineas Aereas. In the coming years, the Company expects
to develop these code-sharing programs further and to evaluate new alliances
with other international carriers.
In February 1998, the Company announced its plans to finalize an
alliance between American and Japan Airlines (JAL). Subject to regulatory
approval of the U.S. Department of Transportation and Japan's Ministry of
Transport, the two carriers will introduce extensive code sharing across each
other's networks. The two carriers already have in place full reciprocity
between their frequent flyer programs and an extensive cooperation agreement in
air cargo. In addition, The SABRE Group has a computerized reservation system
joint venture with JAL.
Furthermore, in June 1996, the Company announced its plans to create a
worldwide alliance between American and British Airways Plc. Subject to
regulatory approval, which is still pending, the two carriers will introduce
extensive code sharing across each other's networks. Additionally, the
carriers will combine their passenger and cargo activities between the United
States and Europe and will share the resulting profits on these services.
During 1997, a frequent flyer program was introduced between the two carriers.
The Airline Group believes that it has several advantages relative to
its competition. Its fleet is efficient and quiet and is one of the youngest
fleets in the U.S. airline industry. It has a comprehensive domestic and
international route structure, anchored by efficient hubs, which permit it to
take full advantage of whatever traffic growth occurs. The Company believes
American's AAdvantage frequent flyer program, which is the largest program in
the industry, and its superior service also give it a competitive advantage.
ELECTRONIC TRAVEL DISTRIBUTION The SABRE Group competes in electronic travel
distribution primarily against other large and well-established global
distribution systems. SABRE's principal competitors in marketing to travel
agents include Amadeus/System One, Galileo/Apollo and Worldspan. Each of these
competitors offers many products and services substantially similar to those of
The SABRE Group.
Although certain barriers exist for any new provider of electronic
commerce -- barriers such as the need for significant capital investment to
acquire or develop the hardware, software and network facilities necessary to
operate a global distribution system -- The SABRE Group is faced with the
potential of new competitors, particularly as new channels for travel
distribution develop.
The global market to attract and retain agency subscribers is
intensely competitive. Factors affecting competitive success of global
distribution systems include depth and breadth of information, ease of use,
reliability, service and incentives to travel agents and range of products
available to travel providers, travel agents and consumers.
Although distribution through travel agents continues to be the
primary method of travel distribution, new channels of direct distribution to
businesses, consumers and airlines through computer on-line services, the
Internet and private networks, are developing rapidly. The deployment and
adoption of these tools is currently quite low. That pace of adoption,
however, is expected to accelerate. The SABRE Group believes that it has
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positioned its SABRE BTS(TM), Travelocity(sm) and easySABRE(R) products to
effectively compete in these emerging distribution channels.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS The SABRE Group competes both against
solutions companies and full-service providers of technology outsourcing, some
of which have considerably greater financial resources than The SABRE Group,
and against smaller companies that offer a limited range of products. Among
The SABRE Group's full-service competitors are Electronic Data Systems, IBM
Global Services, Unisys, Andersen Consulting and Lufthansa Systems. Some of
these competitors have formed strategic alliances with large companies in the
travel industry, and The SABRE Group's access to these potential customers is
thus limited. The SABRE Group believes that its competitive position in the
travel industry is enhanced by its experience in developing systems for
American and other airlines, and by its ability to offer not only software
applications but also systems development, integration and maintenance and
transactions processing services.
MANAGEMENT SERVICES GROUP The Management Services Group competes in a broad
variety of service industries against numerous other companies. Many of these
companies are small, privately owned businesses; however, some are larger,
publicly held companies. The basis for competition in each industry in which
the Management Services Group companies participate is both price and service
quality.
REGULATION
GENERAL The Airline Deregulation Act of 1978, as amended, eliminated most
domestic economic regulation of passenger and freight transportation. However,
the DOT and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) still exercise certain
regulatory authority over air carriers under the Federal Aviation Act of 1958,
as amended. The DOT maintains jurisdiction over international route
authorities and certain consumer protection matters, such as advertising,
denied boarding compensation, baggage liability and computer reservations
systems.
The FAA regulates flying operations generally, including establishing
personnel, aircraft and security standards. In addition, the FAA has
implemented a number of requirements that American is incorporating into its
maintenance program. These matters relate to, among other things, inspection
and maintenance of aging aircraft, corrosion control and the installation of
upgraded digital flight data recorders, enhanced ground proximity warning
systems and cargo compartment smoke detection and fire suppression systems.
Based on its current implementation schedule, American expects to be in
compliance with the applicable requirements within the required time periods.
The U.S. Department of Justice has jurisdiction over airline antitrust
matters. The U.S. Postal Service has jurisdiction over certain aspects of the
transportation of mail and related services. Labor relations in the air
transportation industry are regulated under the Railway Labor Act, which vests
in the National Mediation Board certain regulatory functions with respect to
disputes between airlines and labor unions relating to union representation and
relating to collective bargaining agreements. To the extent American continues
to increase its alliances with international carriers, American may be subject
to certain regulations of foreign agencies.
Several items of legislation have been introduced in the Congress that
would, if enacted; (i) authorize the withdrawal of slots from major carriers --
including American -- at key airports for redistribution to new entrants and
smaller carriers and/or (ii) provide financial assistance, in the form of
guarantees and/or subsidized loans, to smaller carriers for aircraft purchases.
In addition, the Departments of Justice and Transportation are investigating
competition at major hub airports. The outcomes of the proposed legislation
and the investigations are unknown. However, to the extent that (i) slots are
taken from American at key airports, (ii) restrictions are imposed upon
American's ability to respond to a competitor, or (iii) competitors have a
financial advantage in the purchase of aircraft because of federal assistance,
American's business may be adversely impacted.
AIRLINE FARES Airlines are permitted to establish their own domestic fares
without governmental regulation, and the industry is characterized by
substantial price competition. The DOT maintains authority over international
fares, rates and charges. International fares and rates are also subject to
the jurisdiction of the governments of the foreign countries which American
serves. While air carriers are required to file and adhere to international
fare and rate tariffs, many international markets are characterized by
substantial commissions, overrides, and discounts to travel agents, brokers and
wholesalers.
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Fare discounting by competitors has historically had a negative effect
on the Airline Group's financial results because the Airline Group is generally
required to match competitors' fares to maintain passenger traffic. During
recent years, a number of new low-cost airlines have entered the domestic
market and several major airlines have begun to implement efforts to lower
their cost structures. Further fare reductions, domestic and international,
may occur in the future. If fare reductions are not offset by increases in
passenger traffic or changes in the mix of traffic that improves yields, the
Airline Group's operating results will be negatively impacted.
AIRPORT ACCESS In 1968, the FAA issued a rule designating New York John F.
Kennedy, New York LaGuardia, Washington National, Chicago O'Hare and Newark
airports as high density traffic airports. Newark was subsequently removed
from the high density airport classification. The rule adopted hourly take-off
and landing slot allocations for each of these airports. Currently, the FAA
permits the purchasing, selling, leasing and trading of these slots by airlines
and others, subject to certain restrictions. Most foreign airports, including
London Heathrow, a major European destination for American, also have slot
allocations. Most foreign authorities do not permit the purchasing, selling or
leasing of slots.
The Airline Group currently has sufficient slot authorizations to
operate its existing flights and has generally been able to obtain slots to
expand its operations and change its schedules. However, there is no assurance
that American will be able to obtain slots for these purposes in the future
because, among other factors, slot allocations are subject to changes in
government policies.
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS The Company is subject to various laws and government
regulations concerning environmental matters and employee safety and health in
the U.S. and other countries. U.S. federal laws that have a particular impact
on the Company include the Airport Noise and Capacity Act of 1990 (ANCA), the
Clean Air Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Clean Water Act,
the Safe Drinking Water Act, and the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA or the Superfund Act). The Company is
also subject to the oversight of the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) concerning employee safety and health matters. The U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), OSHA, and other federal agencies have
been authorized to promulgate regulations that have an impact on the Company's
operations. In addition to these federal activities, various states have been
delegated certain authorities under the aforementioned federal statutes. Many
state and local governments have adopted environmental and employee safety and
health laws and regulations, some of which are similar to federal requirements.
As a part of its continuing safety, health and environmental program, the
Company has maintained compliance with such requirements without any material
adverse effect on its business.
For purposes of noise standards, jet aircraft are rated by categories
or "stages." The ANCA requires the phase-out by December 31, 1999, of Stage II
aircraft operations, subject to certain exceptions. Under final regulations
issued by the FAA in 1991, air carriers are required to reduce, by modification
or retirement, the number of Stage II aircraft in their fleets 50 percent by
December 31, 1996; 75 percent by December 31, 1998; and 100 percent by December
31, 1999. Alternatively, a carrier may satisfy the regulations by operating a
fleet that is at least 65 percent, 75 percent, and 100 percent Stage III by the
dates set forth in the preceding sentence, respectively. At December 31, 1997,
approximately 88 percent of American's active fleet was Stage III, the quietest
and most fuel efficient rating category.
The ANCA recognizes the rights of airport operators with noise
problems to implement local noise abatement programs so long as they do not
interfere unreasonably with interstate or foreign commerce or the national air
transportation system. Authorities in several cities have promulgated aircraft
noise reduction programs, including the imposition of night-time curfews. The
ANCA generally requires FAA approval of local noise restrictions on Stage III
aircraft first effective after October 1990, and establishes a regulatory
notice and review process for local restrictions on Stage II aircraft first
proposed after October 1990. While American has had sufficient scheduling
flexibility to accommodate local noise restrictions imposed to date, American's
operations could be adversely affected if locally-imposed regulations become
more restrictive or widespread.
American has been identified by the EPA as a potentially responsible
party (PRP) at the Operating Industries, Inc. Superfund Site in California.
American has signed a partial consent decree with respect to this site and is
one of several PRPs named. American's alleged waste disposal volumes are minor
compared to the other PRPs. American has also been identified as a PRP at the
Beede Waste Oil Superfund Site in New
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Hampshire. American has responded to a 104(e) Request for Information
regarding interaction with several companies related to this Site.
American, along with most other tenants at the San Francisco
International Airport, has been ordered by the California Regional Water
Quality Control Board to engage in various studies of potential environmental
contamination at the airport and to undertake remedial measures, if necessary.
The Miami International Airport Authority is currently remediating
various environmental conditions at the Miami International Airport (the
Airport) and funding the remediation costs through landing fee revenues.
Future costs of the remediation effort may be borne by carriers operating at
the Airport, including American, through increased landing fees and/or other
charges since certain of the PRPs are no longer in business. The future
increase in landing fees and/or other charges may be material but cannot be
reasonably estimated due to various factors, including the unknown extent of
the remedial actions that may be required, the proportion of the cost that will
ultimately be recovered from the responsible parties, and uncertainties
regarding the environmental agencies that will ultimately supervise the
remedial activities and the nature of that supervision.
American and AMR Eagle, along with other tenants at the Luis Munoz
Marin International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico have been named as PRPs
for environmental claims at the airport.
AMR Combs Memphis, an AMR Services subsidiary, has been named a PRP at
an EPA Superfund Site in West Memphis, Arkansas. AMR Combs Memphis' alleged
involvement in the site is minor relative to the other PRPs.
Flagship Airlines, Inc., an AMR Eagle subsidiary, has been notified of
its potential liability under New York law at an inactive hazardous waste site
in Poughkeepsie, New York.
AMR does not expect these matters, individually or collectively, to
have a material impact on its financial position or liquidity.
GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS Regulations promulgated by the DOT govern the
relationship of SABRE with airlines and travel agencies. Specifically, these
regulations govern the relationships of global distribution systems doing
business in the United States which are offered by an airline or an airline
affiliate (Airline-Affiliated Systems) with airlines doing business in the
United States that own five percent or more of a global distribution system and
with travel agencies. The current form of these regulations was adopted in
1992 and will expire on March 31, 1999.
One of the principal requirements of the U.S. Regulations is that
displays of airline services by global distribution systems such as SABRE must
be nondiscriminatory. This means that the global distribution system may not
use carrier identity in ordering the display of services or in building
connecting flights. Travel agencies, however, may utilize software to override
the neutral displays of an Airline-Affiliated System. Airline-Affiliated
Systems are required to charge the same fees to all air carriers for the same
level of service, to update information for all air carriers with the same
degree of care and timeliness and to provide, on request, detailed bills. Any
product features offered to one or more air carriers must be offered to all
other air carriers on nondiscriminatory terms.
The SABRE Group also has operations subject to regulations in
Australia, Canada and the European Union. The overall approach of the
regulations for global distribution systems in each of these three
jurisdictions is similar to that of the United States. In each of these
jurisdictions, rules require nondiscriminatory displays of airline services and
nondiscriminatory booking fees, and forbid airlines affiliated with global
distribution systems such as SABRE from linking travel agency commissions to
the use of a particular system. Further, these rules to varying extents forbid
airlines affiliated with global distribution systems from discriminating
against competing systems with respect to the data that they furnish.
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LABOR
The airline business is labor intensive. Approximately 80 percent of AMR's
employees work in the Airline Group. Wages, salaries and benefits represented
approximately 38 percent of AMR's consolidated operating expenses for the year
ended December 31, 1997.
The majority of American's employees are represented by labor unions
and covered by collective bargaining agreements. American's relations with
such labor organizations are governed by the Railway Labor Act. Under this
act, the collective bargaining agreements among American and these
organizations do not expire but instead become amendable as of a stated date.
If either party wishes to modify the terms of any such agreement, it must
notify the other party before the contract becomes amendable. After receipt of
such notice, the parties must meet for direct negotiations, and if no agreement
is reached, either party may request the National Mediation Board (NMB) to
appoint a federal mediator. If no agreement is reached in mediation, the NMB
may determine, at any time, that an impasse exists, and if an impasse is
declared, the NMB proffers binding arbitration to the parties. Either party
may decline to submit to arbitration. If arbitration is rejected, a 30-day
"cooling-off" period commences, following which the labor organization may
strike and the airline may resort to "self-help," including the imposition of
its proposed amendments and the hiring of replacement workers.
In 1995, American reached agreements with the members of the
Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA) and the Transport Workers
Union (TWU) on their labor contracts. American's collective bargaining
agreements with the APFA and the TWU become amendable on November 1, 1998 and
March 1, 2001, respectively.
American's collective bargaining agreement with the Allied Pilots
Association (APA) became amendable on August 31, 1994. On September 2, 1996,
American and the APA reached a tentative agreement on a new labor contract.
The tentative agreement was approved by the APA Board of Directors and sent out
for membership ratification, but subsequently rejected by the APA membership.
On January 10, 1997, the NMB proffered binding arbitration to the APA and
American. American agreed to arbitration but because the APA did not also
agree, the proffer was rejected and on January 15, 1997, the APA and American
were notified (i) that the NMB was terminating its services and (ii) that
beginning February 15, 1997, either party could resort to self-help remedies,
including a strike by the members of the APA. On February 15, 1997, the APA
did initiate a strike against American but immediately thereafter President
Clinton intervened and appointed a Presidential Emergency Board (PEB), pursuant
to his authority under the Railway Labor Act. The effect of President
Clinton's actions was to stop the strike and begin a process during which the
PEB reviewed the positions advocated by both parties. On March 17, 1997,
American and the APA reached a second tentative agreement on a new contract.
The tentative agreement was ratified by the APA membership on May 5, 1997. The
new contract becomes amendable August 31, 2001. Among other provisions, the
agreement granted pilots options to buy 11.5 million shares of AMR stock at
$41.69, $5 less than the average fair market value of the stock on the date
of grant, May 5, 1997. The options became immediately exercisable on the date
the new contract was ratified.
The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), which represents AMR Eagle
pilots, reached agreement with AMR Eagle effective September 1, 1997, to have
all of the pilots of the four Eagle carriers covered by a single collective
bargaining agreement. This agreement lasts until October 31, 2013. The
parties have the right to seek limited changes in 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012.
If the parties are unable to agree on the limited changes, they also agreed
that the issues would be resolved by interest arbitration, without the exercise
of self-help (such as a strike). The Association of Flight Attendants (AFA),
which represents the flight attendants of the four Eagle carriers, reached
agreement with AMR Eagle effective March 2, 1998, to have all flight attendants
of the four AMR Eagle carriers covered by a single contract. The agreement
becomes amendable on March 2, 2002. The other union employees at the AMR Eagle
carriers are covered by separate agreements with the Transport Workers' Union
(TWU); certain of those agreements are currently in negotiation.
As of December 31, 1997, The SABRE Group had approximately 8,500 full-
time employees. The SABRE Group considers its current employee relations to be
good. None of The SABRE Group employees based in the United States are
represented by a labor union.
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FUEL
The Airline Group's operations are significantly affected by the availability
and price of jet fuel. American's fuel costs and consumption for the years
1993 through 1997 were:
Average Price
Per Gallon, Percent
Gallons Average Price Excluding of AMR's
Consumed Total Cost Per Gallon Fuel Tax Operating
Year (in millions) (in millions) (in cents) (in cents) Expenses
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1993 2,939 1,818 61.8 59.1 12.0
1994 2,741 1,556 56.7 54.2 10.3
1995 2,749 1,565 56.9 53.8 9.8
1996 2,734 1,866 68.2 63.3 11.7
1997 2,773 1,860 67.1 62.1 11.2
Based upon American's 1997 fuel consumption, a one cent rise in the
average annual price-per-gallon of jet fuel would increase American's monthly
fuel costs by approximately $2.3 million, not considering the offsetting effect
of American's fuel cost hedging program.
The impact of fuel price changes on the Company's competitors is
dependent upon various factors, including hedging strategies. However, lower
fuel prices may be offset by increased fare competition and lower revenues for
all air carriers. Conversely, there can be no assurance that American will be
able to pass fuel cost increases on to its customers by increasing fares in the
future.
While American does not anticipate a significant reduction in fuel
availability, dependency on foreign imports of crude oil and the possibility of
changes in government policy on jet fuel production, transportation and
marketing make it impossible to predict the future availability of jet fuel.
If there were major reductions in the availability of jet fuel, American's
business would be adversely affected.
FREQUENT FLYER PROGRAM
American established the AAdvantage frequent flyer program (AAdvantage) to
develop passenger loyalty by offering awards to travelers for their continued
patronage. AAdvantage members earn mileage credits for flights on American,
American Eagle and certain other participating airlines, or by utilizing
services of other program participants, including hotels, car rental companies
and bank credit card issuers. American sells mileage credits and related
services to the other companies participating in the program. American
reserves the right to change the AAdvantage program rules, regulations, travel
awards and special offers at any time without notice. American may initiate
changes impacting, for example, participant affiliations, rules for earning
mileage credit, mileage levels and awards, blackout dates and limited seating
for travel awards, and the features of special offers. American reserves the
right to end the AAdvantage program with six months notice.
Mileage credits can be redeemed for free, discounted or upgraded
travel on American, American Eagle or participating airlines, or for other
travel industry awards. Once a member accrues sufficient mileage for an award,
the member may request an award certificate from American. Award certificates
may be redeemed up to one year after issuance. Most travel awards are subject
to blackout dates and capacity controlled seating. All miles earned after July
1989 must be redeemed within three years or they expire.
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American accounts for its frequent flyer obligation on an accrual
basis using the incremental cost method. American's frequent flyer liability
is accrued each time a member accumulates sufficient mileage in his or her
account to claim the lowest level of free travel award (25,000 miles) and such
award is expected to be used for free travel. American includes fuel, food,
and reservations/ticketing costs, but not a contribution to overhead or profit,
in the calculation of incremental cost. The cost for fuel is estimated based
on total fuel consumption tracked by various categories of markets, with an
amount allocated to each passenger. Food costs are tracked by market category,
with an amount allocated to each passenger. Reservation/ticketing costs are
based on the total number of passengers, including those traveling on free
awards, divided into American's total expense for these costs. American defers
the portion of revenues received from companies participating in the AAdvantage
program related to the sale of mileage credits and recognizes such revenues
over a period approximating the period during which the mileage credits are
used.
At December 31, 1997 and 1996, American estimated that approximately
5.6 million and 5.3 million free travel awards, respectively, were eligible for
redemption. At December 31, 1997 and 1996, American estimated that
approximately 4.8 million and 4.5 million free travel awards, respectively,
were expected to be redeemed for free travel. In making this estimate,
American has excluded mileage in inactive accounts, mileage related to accounts
that has not yet reached the lowest level of free travel award, and mileage in
active accounts that has reached the lowest level of free travel award but
which is not expected to ever be redeemed for free travel. The liability for
the program mileage that has reached the lowest level of free travel award and
is expected to be redeemed for free travel and deferred revenues for mileage
credits sold to others participating in the program was $628 million and $469
million, representing 11.2 percent and 8.4 percent of AMR's total current
liabilities at December 31, 1997 and 1996, respectively.
The number of free travel awards used for travel on American during
the years ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995, was approximately 2.2 million
each year, representing 8.6 percent of total revenue passenger miles at
December 31, 1997 and 8.4 percent at December 31, 1996 and 1995. American
believes displacement of revenue passengers is minimal given American's load
factors, its ability to manage frequent flyer seat inventory, and the
relatively low ratio of free award usage to revenue passenger miles.
OTHER MATTERS
SEASONALITY AND OTHER FACTORS The Airline Group's results of operations for
any interim period are not necessarily indicative of those for the entire year,
since the air transportation business is subject to seasonal fluctuations.
Higher demand for air travel has traditionally resulted in more favorable
operating results for the second and third quarters of the year than for the
first and fourth quarters.
The results of operations in the air transportation business have also
significantly fluctuated in the past in response to general economic
conditions. In addition, fare initiatives, fluctuations in fuel prices, labor
actions and other factors could impact this seasonal pattern. Unaudited
quarterly financial data for the two-year period ended December 31, 1997, is
included in Note 17 to the consolidated financial statements.
No material part of the business of AMR and its subsidiaries is
dependent upon a single customer or very few customers. Consequently, the loss
of the Company's largest few customers would not have a materially adverse
effect upon AMR.
INSURANCE American carries insurance for public liability, passenger
liability, property damage and all-risk coverage for damage to its aircraft, in
amounts which, in the opinion of management, are adequate.
OTHER GOVERNMENT MATTERS In time of war or during an unlimited national
emergency or civil defense emergency, American and other major air carriers may
be required to provide airlift services to the Military Airlift Command under
the Civil Reserve Air Fleet program.
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ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
FLIGHT EQUIPMENT
Owned and leased aircraft operated by AMR's subsidiaries at December 31, 1997,
included:
Weighted-
Average
Equipment Type Current Seating Capital Operating Age
Capacity Owned Leased Leased Total (Years)
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JET AIRCRAFT
Airbus A300-600R 192/266/267 10 - 25 35 8
Boeing 727-200 150 65 14 - 79 21
Boeing 757-200 188 50 9 31 90 6
Boeing 767-200 172 8 - - 8 15
Boeing 767-200 Extended Range 165 9 13 - 22 12
Boeing 767-300 Extended Range 207 16 15 10 41 7
Fokker 100 97 66 5 4 75 5
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 237/290/297 13 - - 13 20
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 271/282 4 1 - 5 23
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 238/255 13 - - 13 5
McDonnell Douglas MD-80 139 119 25 116 260 10
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Total 373 82 186 641 10
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REGIONAL AIRCRAFT
ATR 42 46 28 2 16 46 8
Super ATR 64/66 35 - 3 38 4
Saab 340B 34 29 61 - 90 6
Saab 340B Plus 34 - - 25 25 2
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Total 92 63 44 199 5
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For information concerning the estimated useful lives and residual
values for owned aircraft, lease terms for leased aircraft, and amortization
relating to aircraft under capital leases, see Notes 1 and 4 to the
consolidated financial statements.
In April 1995, American announced an agreement to sell 12 of its
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 aircraft to Federal Express Corporation (FedEx). In
addition, in March 1998, the Company exercised its option to sell its
remaining seven MD-11 aircraft to FedEx. Six aircraft had been delivered as of
December 31, 1997. The remaining 13 aircraft will be delivered between 1998
and 2003.
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Lease expirations for leased aircraft operated by AMR's
subsidiaries and included in the preceding table as of December 31, 1997,
were:
2003
and
Equipment Type 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Thereafter
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JET AIRCRAFT
Airbus A300-600R - - - - - 25
Boeing 727-200 - 2 4 8 - -
Boeing 757-200 - - 2 2 2 34
Boeing 767-200 Extended Range - - - - - 13
Boeing 767-300 Extended Range - - 8 - 1 16
Fokker 100 - - - 2 3 4
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 - - - 1 - -
McDonnell Douglas MD-80 - - 3 9 14 115
------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
- 2 17 22 20 207
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REGIONAL AIRCRAFT
ATR 42 - 3 4 - - 3
Saab 340B - - - - - 61
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- 3 4 - - 64
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The table excludes leases for 25 Saab 340B Plus aircraft, eight ATR 42
aircraft, and three Super ATR aircraft which can be canceled with twelve months
or less notice with certain restrictions.
Substantially all of the Airline Group's aircraft leases include an
option to purchase the aircraft or to extend the lease term, or both, with the
purchase price or renewal rental to be based essentially on the market value of
the aircraft at the end of the term of the lease or at a predetermined fixed
amount.
GROUND PROPERTIES
American leases, or has built as leasehold improvements on leased property,
most of its airport and terminal facilities; certain corporate office,
maintenance and training facilities in Fort Worth, Texas; its principal
overhaul and maintenance base at Tulsa International Airport, Tulsa, Oklahoma;
its regional reservation offices; and local ticket and administration offices
throughout the system. American has entered into agreements with the Tulsa
Municipal Airport Trust; the Alliance Airport Authority, Fort Worth, Texas; and
the Dallas/Fort Worth, Chicago O'Hare, Raleigh/Durham, Nashville, San Juan, New
York, and Los Angeles airport authorities to provide funds for constructing,
improving and modifying facilities and acquiring equipment which are or will be
leased to American. American also utilizes public airports for its flight
operations under lease or use arrangements with the municipalities or
governmental agencies owning or controlling them and leases certain other
ground equipment for use at its facilities.
The Company's data center is located in an underground facility in
Tulsa, Oklahoma (the Data Center). The land on which the Data Center is
located is leased from the Tulsa Airport Improvements Trust. SABRE and the
Company's data processing services are dependent on the central computer
operations and information processing facility located in the Data Center.
For information concerning the estimated lives and residual values for
owned ground properties, lease terms and amortization relating to ground
properties under capital leases, and acquisitions of ground properties, see
Notes 1, 3 and 4 to the consolidated financial statements.
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ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
In January 1985, American announced a new fare category, the "Ultimate
SuperSaver," a discount, advance purchase fare that carried a 25 percent
penalty upon cancellation. On December 30, 1985, a class action lawsuit was
filed in Circuit Court, Cook County, Illinois entitled Johnson vs. American
Airlines, Inc. The Johnson plaintiffs allege that the 10 percent federal
excise transportation tax should have been excluded from the "fare" upon which
the 25 percent penalty was assessed. Summary judgment was granted in favor of
American but subsequently reversed and vacated by the Illinois Appellate Court.
In August 1997, the Court denied the plaintiffs' motion for class
certification. American is vigorously defending the lawsuit.
In connection with its frequent flyer program, American was sued in
two cases (Wolens et al v. American Airlines, Inc. and Tucker v. American
Airlines, Inc.) seeking class action certification that were consolidated and
are currently pending in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois. The
litigation arises from certain changes made to American's AAdvantage frequent
flyer program in May 1988 which limited the number of seats available to
participants traveling on certain awards and established blackout dates during
which no AAdvantage seats would be available for certain awards. In the
consolidated action, the plaintiffs allege that these changes breached
American's contract with AAdvantage members, seek money damages for the alleged
breach and attorney's fees and seek to represent all persons who joined the
AAdvantage program before May 1988 and accrued mileage credits before the seat
limitations were introduced. The complaint originally asserted several state
law claims, however only the plaintiffs' breach of contract claim remains after
the U. S. Supreme Court ruled that federal law preempted the other claims.
Although the case has been pending for numerous years, it still is in its
preliminary stages. The court has not ruled as to whether the case should be
certified as a class action. American is vigorously defending the lawsuit.
Gutterman et al. v. American Airlines, Inc. is also pending in the
Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, arising from an announced increase in
AAdvantage mileage credits required for free travel. In December 1993,
American announced that the number of miles required to claim a certain travel
award under American's AAdvantage frequent flyer program would be increased
effective February 1, 1995, giving rise to the Gutterman litigation filed on
that same date. The Gutterman plaintiffs claim that the announced increase in
award mileage level violated the terms and conditions of the agreement between
American and AAdvantage members. The plaintiffs seek class certification of
this action, although the court has yet to rule on the issue. To date, only
limited discovery has been undertaken. American is vigorously defending the
lawsuit.
On October 22, 1997, federal agents executed a search warrant at
American's Miami facilities. American has learned that a federal grand jury is
investigating whether American handled hazardous materials and processed
courier shipments, cargo and excess baggage in accordance with applicable laws
and regulations. In connection with this investigation, American has been
served with a subpoena calling for the production of documents relating to the
handling of courier shipments, cargo, excess baggage and hazardous materials.
American has produced documents responsive to the subpoena and intends to
cooperate fully with the government's investigation.
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ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
No matters were submitted to a vote of the Company's security holders during
the last quarter of its fiscal year ended December 31, 1997.
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
The executive officers of AMR as of December 31, 1997, were:
Robert L. Crandall Mr. Crandall was elected Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of AMR and American in March
1985. He has been President of AMR since its
formation in 1982 and served as President of
American from 1980 to March 1995. Age 62.
Donald J. Carty Mr. Carty was elected President of American in
March 1995 and Executive Vice President of AMR in
October 1989. Except for two years service as
President of Canadian Pacific Air between March
1985 and March 1987, he has been with the Company
in various finance and planning positions since
1978. Age 51.
Gerard J. Arpey Mr. Arpey was elected Chief Financial Officer in
March 1995 and Senior Vice President in April 1992.
Prior to that, he served as Vice President of
American since October 1989. Age 39.
Anne H. McNamara Mrs. McNamara was elected Senior Vice President
and General Counsel in June 1988. She had served
as Vice President - Personnel Resources of
American from January 1988 through May 1988. She
was elected Corporate Secretary of AMR in 1982 and
American in 1979 and held those positions through
1987. Age 50.
Charles D. MarLett Mr. MarLett was elected Corporate Secretary in
January 1988. He joined American as an attorney
in June 1984. Age 43.
There are no family relationships among the executive officers of the
Company named above.
There have been no events under any bankruptcy act, no criminal
proceedings, and no judgments or injunctions material to the evaluation of the
ability and integrity of any director or executive officer during the past five
years.
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PART II
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ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON STOCK AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
The Company's common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol
AMR). The approximate number of record holders of the Company's common stock
at March 9, 1998, was 14,138.
The range of closing market prices for AMR's common stock on the New
York Stock Exchange was:
1997 1996
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High Low High Low
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QUARTER ENDED
March 31 $ 44 1/16 $ 39 3/8 $ 46 3/8 $ 34 5/16
June 30 51 40 1/2 48 3/8 43 1/4
September 30 58 1/8 46 5/16 45 9/16 38 3/8
December 31 65 15/16 55 1/4 46 1/2 39 11/16
No cash dividends on common stock were declared for any period during
1997 or 1996. Payment of dividends is subject to the restrictions described in
Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements.
In April 1998, the Company's Board of Directors approved a two-for-one
stock split in the form of a stock dividend, effective on June 9, 1998 for
shareholders of record on May 26, 1998. All share information, including the
market price per share information disclosed above, and earnings per share
amounts have been restated to give effect to the stock split.
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ITEM 6. SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
(in millions, except per share amounts)
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1997 1996 1995 1994 1993
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Total operating revenues $18,570 $17,753 $16,910 $16,137 $15,816
Operating income 1,926 1,839 1,015 1,006 690
Earnings (loss) before
extraordinary loss 985 1,105 191 228 (96)
Net earnings (loss) 985 1,016 162 228 (110)
Earnings (loss) per common
share before extraordinary
loss and effect of preferred
stock exchange:(1/2/3)
Basic 5.52 6.41 1.25 1.14 (1.03)
Diluted 5.39 6.07 1.24 1.14 (1.03)
Net earnings (loss) per
common share:(2/3)
Basic 5.52 5.90 1.06 2.25 (1.12)
Diluted 5.39 5.59 1.05 2.25 (1.12)
Total assets 20,915 20,497 19,556 19,486 19,326
Long-term debt, less current
maturities 2,260 2,752 4,983 5,603 5,431
Obligations under capital
leases, less current
obligations 1,629 1,790 2,069 2,275 2,123
Obligation for postretirement
benefits 1,579 1,530 1,439 1,254 1,090
(1) The earnings per share computation for the twelve months ended
December 31, 1994 includes a $171 million non-cash increase in
additional paid-in-capital resulting from the exchange of outstanding
convertible preferred stock into subordinated convertible debt.
(2) The earnings (loss) per share amounts prior to 1997 have been restated
as required to comply with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 128, "Earnings Per Share".
(3) The earnings (loss) per share amounts have been restated to give effect
to the stock split on June 9, 1998.
No dividends were declared on common shares during any of the periods
above.
Information on the comparability of results is included in
Management's Discussion and Analysis and the notes to the consolidated
financial statements.
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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
AMR was incorporated in October 1982. AMR's principal subsidiary, American
Airlines, Inc., was founded in 1934. For financial reporting purposes, AMR's
operations fall within three major lines of business: the Airline Group, The
SABRE Group and the Management Services Group.
AIRLINE GROUP
The Airline Group consists primarily of American's Passenger and Cargo
divisions and AMR Eagle Holding Corporation, a separate subsidiary of AMR.
AMERICAN'S PASSENGER DIVISION is one of the largest scheduled passenger
airlines in the world. At the end of 1997, American provided scheduled jet
service to more than 165 destinations throughout North America, the Caribbean,
Latin America, Europe and the Pacific.
AMERICAN'S CARGO DIVISION is one of the largest scheduled air freight carriers
in the world. It provides a full range of freight and mail services to
shippers throughout the airline's system. In addition, through cooperative
agreements with other carriers, it has the ability to transport shipments to
virtually any country in the world.
AMR EAGLE HOLDING CORPORATION (AMR EAGLE) owns the four regional airlines which
operate as "American Eagle" -- Executive Airlines, Inc., Flagship Airlines,
Inc., Simmons Airlines, Inc. and Wings West Airlines, Inc. The American Eagle
carriers provide connecting service from six of American's high-traffic cities
to smaller markets throughout the United States, Canada, the Bahamas and the
Caribbean.
In January 1998, AMR Eagle Holding Corporation announced plans to
merge the four regional airlines into a single carrier - "American Eagle
Airlines, Inc." The transaction will occur in phases beginning in May 1998 and
is expected to be complete by the end of 1998.
THE SABRE GROUP
The SABRE Group is a world leader in the electronic distribution of travel
through its proprietary travel reservation and information system, SABRE(R),
and is the largest electronic distributor of travel in North America. In
addition, The SABRE Group is a leading provider of information technology
solutions to the travel and transportation industry and fulfills substantially
all of the data processing, network and distributed systems needs of American
and AMR's other subsidiaries, Canadian Airlines International Limited and other
customers.
ELECTRONIC TRAVEL DISTRIBUTION SABRE and other global distribution systems
are the principal means of air travel distribution in the United States and a
growing means of air travel distribution internationally. Through SABRE, travel
agencies, corporate travel departments and individual consumers can access
information on - and book reservations with - airlines and other providers of
travel and travel-related products and services. As of December 31, 1997,
travel agencies with more than 30,000 locations in over 70 countries on six
continents subscribed to SABRE. SABRE subscribers are able to make
reservations with more than 400 airlines, more than 50 car rental companies and
more than 200 hotel companies covering approximately 39,000 hotel properties
worldwide.
During 1997, more airline bookings in North America were made through
SABRE than through any other global distribution system. The SABRE Group is
actively involved in marketing SABRE internationally either directly or through
joint venture or distributorship arrangements. The SABRE Group's global
marketing partners principally include foreign airlines that have strong
relationships with travel agents in such airlines' primary markets and entities
that operate smaller global distribution systems or other travel-related
network services. In 1997, approximately 67.3 percent of The SABRE Group's
revenue was generated by the electronic distribution of travel, primarily
through booking fees paid by associates.
In February 1998, The SABRE Group signed long-term agreements with
ABACUS International Holdings Ltd. which created a Singapore-based joint
venture company to manage travel distribution in the Asia-Pacific
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region. The SABRE Group owns 35 percent of the joint venture company, called
ABACUS International Ltd., and provides it with transaction processing on the
SABRE computer reservations system.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS The SABRE Group is a leading provider of
solutions to the travel and transportation industry. The SABRE Group employs
its airline technology expertise to offer technology solutions to other
industries that face similar complex operations issues, including the airport,
railroad, logistics and hospitality industries. The solutions offered by The
SABRE Group include software development and product sales, transactions
processing and consulting, as well as comprehensive information technology
outsourcing, which bundles traditional data center, network and distributed
systems management with industry-specific software applications and custom
development. In addition, pursuant to information technology services
agreements, The SABRE Group provides substantially all of the data processing,
network and distributed systems needs of American and AMR's other subsidiaries,
Canadian Airlines International Limited and other customers. In 1997,
approximately 32.7 percent of The SABRE Group's revenue was generated by the
provision of information technology solutions.
In January 1998, The SABRE Group completed the execution of a 25 year,
multi-billion dollar technology agreement with US Airways, Inc. to provide
substantially all of US Airways' information technology services. The
agreement covers the management and operation of US Airways' systems and
information technology services, including the migration or conversion of US
Airways' legacy systems to The SABRE Group systems by mid-1999.
MANAGEMENT SERVICES GROUP
The Management Services Group consists of four direct or indirect subsidiaries
of AMR -- AMR Global Services Corporation, Americas Ground Services, Inc.
(AGS), AMR Investment Services, Inc. and Airline Management Services, Inc.
(AMS).
AMR GLOBAL SERVICES CORPORATION manages five operating units: AMR Services
(formerly known as AMR Airline Services), AMR Combs, AMR Global Logistics,
TeleService Resources (TSR) and the AMR Training Group. AMR Services provides
a full range of aviation services, including ramp, passenger and cargo handling
services, as well as aircraft and equipment maintenance, fueling, general sales
representation, flight dispatch and management services for more than 200
airlines and airport authorities at approximately 65 locations throughout North
America, Europe and Asia. AMR Combs, the executive aviation services division
of AMR Global Services, is a premier corporate aviation services network of 14
facilities in major business centers in the United States, Mexico and Asia.
AMR Global Logistics serves the logistics marketplace and specializes in
logistics management, contract warehousing, trucking and multi-modal freight
forwarding services. TSR provides comprehensive call center management
services including inbound and outbound telemarketing, as well as reservation
services for certain air carriers and a wide range of non-airline Fortune 500
clients. The AMR Training Group operates the American Airlines Training &
Conference Center and provides a wide variety of training services to American
and a number of other corporate clients.
AGS provides airline ground and cabin service handling at 10 locations in seven
countries in the Caribbean and Central and South America.
AMR INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC. serves as an investment advisor to AMR and other
institutional investors. It also manages the American AAdvantage Funds, which
have both institutional shareholders -- including pension funds, financial
advisors, corporations and banks -- and individual shareholders. As of
December 31, 1997, AMR Investment Services was responsible for management of
approximately $18.4 billion in assets, including direct management of
approximately $6 billion in short-term investments.
AMS was formed in 1994 to manage the Company's service contracts with other
airlines such as the agreement to provide a variety of management, technical
and administrative services to Canadian Airlines International Limited which
the Company signed in 1994.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
SUMMARY AMR's net earnings in 1997 were $985 million, or $5.52 per common
share ($5.39 diluted). The Company's results were adversely affected by a
brief strike and the strike threat from members of the Allied Pilots
Association (APA) during the first quarter of 1997, which negatively impacted
the Company's net earnings by an estimated $70 million, and the reinstatement
of the airline transportation tax in March of 1997.
AMR's net earnings in 1996 were $1.0 billion, or $5.90 per common
share ($5.59 diluted). In the fourth quarter of 1996, the Company recorded a
$497 million gain related to the initial public offering of The SABRE Group and
a $251 million charge ($230 million after tax) associated with the Company's
relationship with Canadian Airlines International Limited (Canadian). AMR also
recorded a $26 million charge ($16 million after tax) in the fourth quarter of
1996 to write down the value of aircraft interiors the Company planned to
refurbish. To reduce interest expense, the Company repurchased and/or retired
prior to scheduled maturity approximately $1.1 billion in face value of long-
term debt and capital lease obligations. These long-term debt and capital
lease transactions resulted in an extraordinary loss of $136 million ($89
million after tax) in 1996. Excluding these special items, totaling $162
million after tax, net earnings were $854 million.
BUSINESS SEGMENTS The SABRE Group has significant transactions with American
and the Airline Group. In the second quarter of 1996, American and The SABRE
Group completed the negotiation of a new technology services agreement pursuant
to which The SABRE Group performs data processing and solutions services for
American. This agreement reflected the downward trend in market prices for
data processing services. Additionally, the two companies completed
negotiations on new agreements covering the provision of air travel and certain
marketing services by American to The SABRE Group. The parties agreed to apply
the financial terms of these agreements as of January 1, 1996, which is
reflected in the reporting segments' financial highlights noted below.
The following sections provide a discussion of AMR's results by
reporting segment. The gain on the sale of stock by a subsidiary of $497
million in 1996 and minority interest expense of $36 million and $2 million in
1997 and 1996, respectively, have not been allocated to a reporting segment.
Additional segment information is included in Note 16 to the consolidated
financial statements.
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AIRLINE GROUP
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
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(dollars in millions)
Year Ended December 31,
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1997 1996 1995
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REVENUES
Passenger - American Airlines, Inc. $ 14,310 $ 13,645 $ 13,134
- AMR Eagle 1,017 1,047 976
Cargo 687 682 677
Other 889 837 714
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16,903 16,211 15,501
OPERATING EXPENSES
Wages, salaries and benefits 5,480 5,191 5,082
Aircraft fuel 1,923 1,936 1,623
Commissions to agents 1,278 1,252 1,293
Depreciation and amortization 1,038 1,018 1,070
Maintenance materials and repairs 861 686 632
Other operating expenses 4,754 4,686 4,704
Restructuring costs -- -- 533
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Total operating expenses 15,334 14,769 14,937
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OPERATING INCOME 1,569 1,442 564
OTHER EXPENSE (266) (428) (650)
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EARNINGS (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES
AND EXTRAORDINARY LOSS $ 1,303 $ 1,014 $ (86)
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Average number of equivalent employees 90,600 88,900 89,400
OPERATING STATISTICS
AMERICAN AIRLINES JET OPERATIONS
Revenue passenger miles (millions) 107,026 104,710 102,918
Available seat miles (millions) 153,917 152,886 155,337
Cargo ton miles (millions) 2,032 2,028 2,046
Passenger load factor 69.5% 68.5% 66.3%
Breakeven load factor excluding special charges 61.0% 60.2% 59.6%
Passenger revenue yield per passenger mile (cents) 13.37 13.03 12.76
Passenger revenue per available seat mile (cents) 9.30 8.92 8.46
Cargo revenue yield per ton mile (cents) 33.78 33.14 32.64
Operating expenses excluding special charges
per available seat mile (cents) 9.27 8.91 8.57
Operating aircraft at year-end 641 642 635
AMR EAGLE
Revenue passenger miles (millions) 2,553 2,590 2,492
Available seat miles (millions) 4,218 4,431 4,488
Passenger load factor 60.5% 58.5% 55.5%
Operating aircraft at year-end 199 205 261
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REVENUES
1997 COMPARED TO 1996 Airline Group revenues of $16.9 billion in 1997 were up
$692 million, or 4.3 percent, versus 1996. American's passenger revenues
increased 4.9 percent, or $665 million. The increase in passenger revenues
resulted from a 2.6 percent increase in passenger yield (the average amount one
passenger pays to fly one mile) from 13.03 to 13.37 cents and a 2.2 percent
increase in passenger traffic. For the year, domestic yields increased 1.8
percent, Latin American yields increased 4.5 percent, European yields increased
3.8 percent and Pacific yields increased 1.0 percent. In 1997, American
derived 69 percent of its passenger revenues from domestic operations and 31
percent from international operations.
American's domestic traffic increased 2.0 percent to 74.3 billion
revenue passenger miles (RPMs), while domestic capacity, as measured by
available seat miles (ASMs), increased 0.8 percent. International traffic grew
2.6 percent to 32.7 billion RPMs on a capacity increase of 0.4 percent. The
increase in international traffic was led by a 7.2 percent increase in Latin
America on capacity growth of 5.5 percent. This increase was partially offset
by a 1.7 percent decrease in the Pacific on a capacity decline of 2.9 percent
and a 1.5 percent decrease in Europe on a capacity decline of 5.3 percent,
primarily due to the cancellation of several routes during 1997.
The Airline Group benefited from several external factors in 1997.
First, a healthy U.S. economy produced strong demand for air travel. Second,
industry capacity grew at a more modest rate than demand, which led to higher
industry load factors and a healthy pricing environment. However, these
benefits were adversely impacted by a brief strike and the strike threat by
members of the APA during the first quarter of 1997, which negatively impacted
the Company's net earnings by an estimated $70 million.
1996 COMPARED TO 1995 Airline Group revenues of $16.2 billion in 1996 were up
$710 million, or 4.6 percent, versus 1995. American's passenger revenues
increased 3.9 percent, or $511 million. The increase in passenger revenues
resulted primarily from a 2.1 percent increase in passenger yield from 12.76 to
13.03 cents and a 1.7 percent increase in passenger traffic. For the year,
domestic yields increased 2.6 percent, Latin American yields increased 0.2
percent and European yields increased 3.1 percent, while Pacific yields
decreased 10.5 percent. The decline in Pacific yields was primarily due to the
foreign exchange impact of the weaker yen. In 1996, American derived 69.6
percent of its passenger revenues from domestic operations and 30.4 percent from
international operations.
American's domestic traffic increased 2.3 percent to 72.9 billion
RPMs, while domestic capacity, as measured by ASMs, decreased 1.7 percent.
International traffic grew 0.4 percent to 31.8 billion RPMs on a capacity
decline of 1.2 percent. The increase in international traffic was led by a 5.0
percent increase in Latin America on capacity growth of 3.9 percent, offset by
a 3.9 percent decrease in Europe on a capacity decline of 6.4 percent.
The Airline Group benefited from a number of external factors in 1996.
First, a healthy U.S. economy produced strong demand for air travel. Second,
industry capacity grew at a more modest rate, which led to higher industry load
factors and a healthy pricing environment. And third, U.S. carriers benefited
from an eight-month lapse in the application of the 10 percent excise tax on
airline tickets.
The AMR Eagle carriers' passenger revenues increased by 7.3 percent or
$71 million. Traffic on the AMR Eagle carriers increased 3.9 percent to 2.6
billion RPMs, while capacity decreased 1.3 percent. Passenger yield increased
3.2 percent, in part due to the significant changes made to AMR Eagle's fleet
and route network to increase efficiency. These changes included closing its
Nashville hub and 33 other stations, and grounding 54 aircraft, primarily 19-
seat Jetstream aircraft. In the first quarter of 1995, AMR Eagle redeployed
its fleet of ATR aircraft in response to the FAA's temporary restrictions on
the operation of ATR aircraft in known or forecast icing conditions. The fleet
disruption adversely impacted AMR Eagle's results in the first and second
quarters of 1995.
Other revenues increased 17.2 percent, or $123 million, primarily as a
result of an increase in aircraft maintenance work and airport ground services
performed by American for other airlines and increased employee travel service
charges. The remaining portion of the increase was attributable to the growth
in passenger traffic.
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OPERATING EXPENSES
1997 COMPARED TO 1996 Airline Group operating expenses of $15.3 billion in
1997 were up $565 million, or 3.8 percent, versus 1996. American's Jet
Operations cost per ASM increased 4.0 percent to 9.27 cents.
Wages, salaries and benefits increased $289 million, or 5.6 percent,
due primarily to an increase in the average number of equivalent employees,
contractual wage rate and seniority increases that are built into the Company's
labor contracts, including a three percent rate increase granted to pilots
effective August 31, 1997, and an increase in the provision for profit sharing.
Fuel expense decreased $13 million, or 0.7 percent, due to a 1.6
percent decrease in American's average price per gallon, including taxes,
partially offset by a 1.4 percent increase in American's fuel consumption.
Commissions to agents increased 2.1 percent, or $26 million, due
primarily to increased passenger revenues. This increase was offset by changes
in the Company's travel agency commission payment structure implemented in
September 1997 which lowered the base commission paid to travel agents from 10
percent to eight percent on all tickets purchased in the U.S. and Canada for
both domestic and international travel.
Maintenance materials and repairs expense increased 25.5 percent, or
$175 million, due to an increase in airframe and engine maintenance check
volumes at American's maintenance bases as a result of the maturing of its
fleet.
Other operating expenses increased $68 million, or 1.5 percent, due
primarily to an increase in outsourced services, additional airport security
requirements, and higher costs, such as credit card fees, resulting from higher
passenger revenues. Other operating expenses in 1996 included a $26 million
charge to write down the value of aircraft interiors.
1996 COMPARED TO 1995 Airline Group operating expenses in 1995 included
restructuring costs of $533 million, related to the cost of future pension and
other postretirement benefits for voluntary early retirement programs offered
in conjunction with renegotiated labor contracts covering members of the TWU
and the APFA, as well as provisions for the write-down of certain DC-10
aircraft and the planned retirement of certain turboprop aircraft, and other
restructuring activities. Excluding the restructuring costs, the Airline
Group's operating expenses increased 2.5 percent, or $365 million. American's
capacity decreased 1.6 percent to 152.9 billion ASMs. As a result, American's
Jet Operations cost per ASM, excluding restructuring costs in 1995 and the
write-down of aircraft interiors in 1996, increased 4.0 percent to 8.91 cents.
Despite a 0.6 percent decrease in the average number of equivalent
employees, wages, salaries and benefits expense rose 2.1 percent, or $109
million. The increase was due primarily to contractual wage rate and seniority
increases that are built into the Company's labor contracts and an increase in
the provision for profit sharing.
Fuel expense increased 19.3 percent, or $313 million, due to a 19.9
percent increase in American's average price per gallon, including the 4.3
cents per gallon domestic fuel tax imposed on the airline industry since
October 1995.
Commissions to agents decreased 3.2 percent, or $41 million, due
principally to a reduction in average rates paid to agents attributable
primarily to the change in commission structure implemented in February 1995,
partially offset by commissions on increased passenger revenues.
Maintenance materials and repairs expense increased 8.5 percent, or
$54 million, primarily due to five additional aircraft check lines added at
American's maintenance bases in 1996 as a result of the maturing of its fleet.
Other operating expenses, consisting of aircraft rentals, other
rentals and landing fees, food service costs and miscellaneous operating
expenses, decreased 0.4 percent, or $18 million. Aircraft rentals decreased
8.2 percent, or $55 million, primarily as a result of American's decision to
prepay the cancelable operating leases it had on 12 of its Boeing 767-300
aircraft during June and July 1996. Following the prepayments, these aircraft
have been accounted for as capital leases and the related costs included in
amortization expense. Miscellaneous
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operating expenses (including outsourced services, data processing services,
booking fees, credit card fees, crew travel expenses, advertising and
communications costs) increased by 1.3 percent, or $33 million, including a $26
million charge in 1996 to write down the value of aircraft interiors American
planned to refurbish.
OTHER EXPENSE
Other expense consists of interest income and expense, interest capitalized and
miscellaneous - net.
1997 COMPARED TO 1996 Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized, decreased
20.7 percent, or $105 million, due primarily to scheduled debt repayments and
the repurchase and/or retirement prior to scheduled maturity of approximately
$469 million and $1.1 billion of long-term debt in 1997 and 1996, respectively,
and a reduction of $850 million of American's long-term debt owed to AMR as a
part of the reorganization of The SABRE Group. Also, in 1996, the Company's
convertible debentures were converted into AMR common stock, resulting in an
$834 million decrease in long-term debt. Interest income increased
approximately 29.1 percent, or $30 million, due primarily to higher investment
balances. Miscellaneous - net for 1996 included a $21 million provision for a
cash payment representing American's share of a multi-carrier travel agency
class action litigation settlement.
1996 COMPARED TO 1995 Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized, decreased
25.2 percent, or $171 million, due primarily to scheduled debt repayments and
the repurchase and/or retirement prior to scheduled maturity of approximately
$1.1 billion in long-term debt in 1996 and a reduction of $850 million of
American's long-term debt owed to AMR as a part of the reorganization of The
SABRE Group. Also, the Company's convertible debentures were converted into
common stock of AMR in May 1996, resulting in an $834 million decrease in long-
term debt and a $43 million reduction in interest expense from 1995 to 1996.
Interest income increased $29 million, or 39.2 percent, due primarily to higher
investment balances. Miscellaneous - net for 1996 included a $21 million
provision for a cash payment representing American's share of a multi-carrier
travel agency class action litigation settlement. Miscellaneous - net for 1995
included a $41 million charge related to the loss of an aircraft operated by
American.
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THE SABRE GROUP
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
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(dollars in millions)
Year Ended December 31,
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1997 1996 1995
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REVENUES $ 1,784 $ 1,622 $ 1,529
OPERATING EXPENSES 1,476 1,295 1,149
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OPERATING INCOME 308 327 380
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE) 16 (21) (10)
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EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAXES $ 324 $ 306 $ 370
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Average number of equivalent employees 8,500 7,900 7,300
REVENUES
1997 COMPARED TO 1996 Revenues for The SABRE Group increased 10.0 percent, or
$162 million. Electronic travel distribution revenues increased approximately
$99 million, or 8.9 percent, primarily due to growth in booking fees. The
growth in booking fees was due to an increase in booking volumes primarily
attributable to international expansion in Europe and Latin America and an
overall increase in the price per booking charged to associates. Revenues from
information technology solutions increased approximately $63 million, or 12.1
percent. Revenues from unaffiliated customers increased approximately $39
million due to an increase in software development, consulting and software
license fee revenues. Revenues from other AMR units increased $24 million due
to an increase in software development revenue and data processing volumes
offset by a decrease in data network revenue from the sale, in July 1996, of
data network equipment to a third party which began direct billing certain
items to American.
1996 COMPARED TO 1995 Revenues for The SABRE Group increased 6.1 percent, or
$93 million. Electronic travel distribution revenues increased approximately
$95 million, or 9.4 percent, primarily due to growth in booking fees from
associates. This growth was driven by an increase in booking volumes partially
attributable to international expansion in Europe and Latin America, an overall
increase in the price per booking charged to associates and a migration of
associates to higher participation levels within SABRE. Revenues from
information technology solutions decreased approximately $2 million. Revenues
from unaffiliated customers increased approximately $27 million, offset by a
decrease in revenues from such services provided to other AMR units of $29
million primarily due to application of the financial terms of the technology
services agreement signed with American in 1996.
OPERATING EXPENSES
1997 COMPARED TO 1996 Operating expenses increased 14.0 percent, or $181
million, due primarily to increases in salaries, benefits and employee related
costs and subscriber incentive expenses. Salaries, benefits and employee
related costs increased due to an increase in the average number of equivalent
employees necessary to support The SABRE Group's revenue growth and wage and
salary increases for existing employees. Subscriber incentive expenses
increased in order to maintain and expand The SABRE Group's travel agency
subscriber base.
1996 COMPARED TO 1995 Operating expenses increased 12.7 percent, or $146
million, due primarily to increases in salaries and benefits and subscriber
incentive expenses. Salaries and benefits increased due to an increase of
approximately eight percent in the average number of equivalent employees
necessary to support The SABRE Group's revenue growth and wage and salary
increases for existing employees. Subscriber incentive expenses increased in
order to maintain and grow The SABRE Group's customer base. Additionally, the
new agreements with American covering air travel and certain marketing services
and other changes resulting from the Reorganization increased operating
expenses in 1996.
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OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
1997 COMPARED TO 1996 Other income (expense) increased $37 million due to an
increase in interest income of $17 million due to higher investment balances,
an increase in other income of $14 million primarily due to increased income
from joint ventures, and a decrease in interest expense of approximately $6
million primarily due to a lower principal balance outstanding on the
subordinated debenture payable to AMR and lower interest rates.
1996 COMPARED TO 1995 Other income (expense) decreased $11 million due
primarily to interest expense incurred on the $850 million subordinated
debenture payable to AMR issued in conjunction with the Reorganization,
partially offset by increased interest income.
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MANAGEMENT SERVICES GROUP
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
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(dollars in millions)
Year Ended December 31,
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1997 1996 1995
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REVENUES $ 610 $ 620 $ 572
OPERATING EXPENSES 561 550 501
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OPERATING INCOME 49 70 71
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
Canadian Airlines charges -- (251) --
Miscellaneous - net 6 (1) (2)
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6 (252) (2)
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EARNINGS (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES $ 55 $ (182) $ 69
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Average number of equivalent employees 14,800 14,500 13,300
REVENUES
1997 COMPARED TO 1996 Revenues for the Management Services Group decreased
1.6 percent, or $10 million. This decrease was primarily the result of lower
revenue for AMR Combs due to the March 1997 sale of its aircraft parts
division, decreased telemarketing services provided by TeleService Resources,
the sale of Data Management Services in September 1997 and the reduction in
fees for services provided to Canadian Airlines International Limited
(Canadian) as agreed upon in the fourth quarter of 1996. This decrease was
partially offset by higher revenues for AMR Services as a result of increased
airline passenger, ramp and cargo handling services.
1996 COMPARED TO 1995 Revenues for the Management Services Group increased
8.4 percent, or $48 million. This increase is due principally to AMR Global
Services Corporation, which experienced higher revenue as a result of increased
airline passenger, ramp and cargo handling services provided by its AMR
Services division and increased telemarketing services provided by TeleService
Resources. This increase was partially offset by a $12 million reduction in
fees for services provided to Canadian.
OPERATING EXPENSES
1997 COMPARED TO 1996 Operating expenses increased 2.0 percent, or $11
million, due to an $18 million increase in wages, salaries and benefits
resulting from a 2.1 percent increase in the average number of equivalent
employees and wage and salary adjustments for existing employees. This
increase was partially offset by the decrease in other operating expenses of $7
million, or 2.6 percent, commensurate with the decrease in revenues.
1996 COMPARED TO 1995 Operating expenses increased 9.8 percent, or $49
million, due to a $27 million increase in wages, salaries and benefits
resulting from an increase in the average number of equivalent employees and a
$22 million increase in other operating expenses commensurate with the increase
in revenues.
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
Other income (expense) for 1996 included a $251 million charge associated with
the Company's relationship with Canadian. This charge included $192 million
related to the write-off of AMR's investment in the cumulative mandatorily
redeemable convertible preferred stock of Canadian and $59 million related to
the write-off of certain deferred costs relating to AMR's agreement to provide
a variety of management, technical and administrative services to Canadian.
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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Operating activities provided net cash of $2.9 billion in 1997, $2.7 billion in
1996 and $2.2 billion in 1995. The $204 million increase from 1996 to 1997
resulted primarily from an increase in the air traffic liability due to higher
advanced sales. The $536 million increase from 1995 to 1996 resulted primarily
from increased net earnings and an increase in the air traffic liability due to
higher advanced sales and fare sale activity in late 1996 compared to 1995.
Capital expenditures in 1997 totaled $1.4 billion, compared to $547
million in 1996 and $928 million in 1995, and included purchase deposits on new
aircraft orders of $745 million, purchases of computer related equipment
totaling $207 million and the acquisition of seven ATR aircraft. These
expenditures, as well as the expansion of certain airport facilities, were
funded primarily with internally generated cash. Proceeds from the sale of
equipment and property of $281 million in 1997 include proceeds received upon
the delivery of three of American's McDonnell Douglas MD-11 aircraft to Federal
Express Corporation (FedEx) in accordance with the 1995 agreement between the
two parties.
At December 31, 1997, the Company had commitments to acquire the
following aircraft: 75 Boeing 737-800s, 12 Boeing 757-200s, 11 Boeing 777-
200IGWs, eight Boeing 767-300ERs, 42 Embraer EMB-145s, 25 Bombardier CRJ-700s
and five ATR 72s (Super ATR). Deliveries of these aircraft commence in
1998 and will continue through 2004. Future payments, including estimated
amounts for price escalation through anticipated delivery dates for these
aircraft and related equipment, will approximate $1.5 billion in 1998, $1.9
billion in 1999, $560 million in 2000 and an aggregate of $1.5 billion in 2001
through 2004. In addition to these commitments for aircraft, the Company
expects to spend approximately $1.5 billion related to modifications to
aircraft, renovations of, and additions to, airport and office facilities, and
the acquisition of various other equipment and assets in 1998, of which
approximately $700 million has been authorized by the Company's Board of
Directors. While the Company expects to fund the majority of its capital
expenditures from the Company's existing cash balance and internally generated
cash, some new financing may be raised depending upon capital market conditions
and the Company's evolving view of its long-term needs.
In March 1998, the Company exercised its purchase rights to acquire
two additional Boeing 777-200IGWs for deliveries in 1999. Depending upon the
Company's fleet requirements, the Company may exercise additional aircraft
purchase rights throughout the remainder of 1998. Also in March 1998, the
Company exercised its option to sell its remaining seven MD-11 aircraft to
FedEx with deliveries between 2000 and 2002.
The new collective bargaining agreement reached between American and
the Allied Pilots Association granted pilots options to purchase 11.5 million
shares of AMR common stock at $41.69, $5 less than the average fair market value
of the stock on the date of grant, May 5, 1997. The options were immediately
exercisable. To offset the potential dilution from the exercise of these
options, the Company repurchased 11.5 million shares of its common stock during
1997. Also in July 1997, the Company initiated a stock repurchase program for
up to an additional $500 million of its outstanding common stock, to be
purchased in the open market or in private transactions from time to time over a
24-month period. As of December 31, 1997, a total of 14,086,750 shares had been
purchased by the Company under the two programs at a total cost of approximately
$740 million, and proceeds of approximately $200 million had been received by
the Company upon the exercise of stock options. The Company expects to spend
approximately $350 million during 1998 to repurchase the remainder of the shares
under the stock repurchase program.
The Board of Directors of The SABRE Group has also approved a stock
repurchase program for The SABRE Group, under which The SABRE Group will
repurchase, subject to certain business and market conditions, up to 1.5
million shares of The SABRE Group's Class A common stock. Based on current
market prices, the total cost of The SABRE Group's stock repurchase program
will be approximately $55 million.
In February 1998, The SABRE Group signed long-term agreements with
ABACUS International Holdings Ltd. which created a Singapore-based joint
venture company to manage travel distribution in the Asia-Pacific region. The
SABRE Group received 35 percent of the joint venture company, called ABACUS
International Ltd. The SABRE Group paid $139 million in cash and contributed
assets related to The SABRE Group's ongoing travel distribution activities in
the Asia-Pacific region and other considerations with a fair value of
approximately
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$100 million. The SABRE Group provides ABACUS International with transaction
processing on the SABRE computer reservations system. The investment was
funded with existing cash.
The Company will continue to evaluate uses for any surplus cash, which
may include the retirement, refinancing, and/or repurchase in the open market
or otherwise of debt and/or other fixed obligations, and the continued
repurchase of equity in the open market. The total amount of debt and/or
equity retired, refinanced, and/or repurchased will depend on market
conditions, AMR's cash position and other considerations during the year.
American has a $1.0 billion credit facility agreement which expires
December 19, 2001. At American's option, interest on the agreement can be
calculated on one of several different bases. For most borrowings, American
would anticipate choosing a floating rate based upon the London Interbank
Offered Rate (LIBOR). At December 31, 1997, no borrowings were outstanding
under the agreement.
AMR (principally American Airlines) historically operates with a
working capital deficit as do most other airline companies. The existence of
such a deficit has not in the past impaired the Company's ability to meet its
obligations as they become due and is not expected to do so in the future.
MARKET RISK SENSITIVE INSTRUMENTS AND POSITIONS
The risk inherent in the Company's market risk sensitive instruments and
positions is the potential loss arising from adverse changes in the price of
fuel, foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates as discussed below.
The sensitivity analyses presented do not consider the effects that such
adverse changes may have on overall economic activity nor do they consider
additional actions management may take to mitigate its exposure to such
changes. Actual results may differ. See Note 6 to the consolidated financial
statements for accounting policies and additional information.
AIRCRAFT FUEL The Company's earnings are affected by changes in the price and
availability of aircraft fuel. In order to provide a measure of control over
price and supply, the Company trades and ships fuel and maintains fuel storage
facilities to support its flight operations. The Company also manages the
price risk of fuel costs primarily utilizing fuel swap and fuel option
contracts. Market risk is estimated as a hypothetical 10 percent increase in
the December 31, 1997 cost per gallon of fuel. Based on projected 1998 fuel
usage, such an increase would result in an increase to aircraft fuel expense of
approximately $110 million in 1998, net of fuel hedge instruments outstanding
at December 31, 1997. As of December 31, 1997, the Company had hedged
approximately 23 percent of its 1998 fuel requirements.
FOREIGN CURRENCY The Company is exposed to the effect of foreign exchange
rate fluctuations on the U.S. dollar value of foreign currency-denominated
operating revenues and expenses. The Company's largest exposure comes from the
British pound and Japanese yen. The Company uses options to hedge its
anticipated foreign currency-denominated net cash flows. The result of a
uniform 10 percent strengthening in the value of the U.S. dollar from December
31, 1997 levels relative to each of the currencies in which the Company's sales
and expenses are denominated and have not historically adjusted for such
foreign exchange rate fluctuations would result in a decrease in operating
income of approximately $60 million for the year ending December 31, 1998, net
of hedge instruments outstanding at December 31, 1997, due to the Company's
foreign-denominated revenues exceeding its foreign-denominated expenses. The
increase to other income due to the remeasurement of net foreign currency-
denominated liabilities and the increase to common stockholders' equity due to
the translation of net foreign currency-denominated liabilities resulting from
a 10 percent strengthening in the value of the U.S. dollar is not material.
This sensitivity analysis was prepared based upon projected 1998 foreign
currency-denominated revenues and expenses and foreign currency-denominated
assets and liabilities as of December 31, 1997. Furthermore, this calculation
assumes that each exchange rate would change in the same direction relative to
the U.S. dollar.
INTEREST The Company's earnings are also affected by changes in interest
rates due to the impact those changes have on its interest income from cash and
short-term investments and its interest expense from variable-rate debt
instruments. The Company has variable-rate debt instruments representing
approximately five percent of its total long-term debt and interest rate swaps
on notional amounts of approximately $1.4 billion at December 31, 1997. If
interest rates average 10 percent more in 1998 than they did during 1997, the
Company's
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interest expense would increase by approximately $10 million. If interest
rates average 10 percent more in 1998 than they did during 1997, the Company's
interest income from cash and short-term investments would increase by
approximately $14 million. These amounts are determined by considering the
impact of the hypothetical interest rates on the Company's variable-rate long-
term debt, interest rate swap agreements, cash and short-term investment
balances at December 31, 1997.
Market risk for fixed-rate long-term debt is estimated as the
potential increase in fair value resulting from a hypothetical 10 percent
decrease in interest rates and amounts to approximately $105 million. The fair
values of the Company's long-term debt were estimated using quoted market
prices or discounted future cash flows based on the Company's incremental
borrowing rates for similar types of borrowing arrangements.
OTHER The Company is also subject to market risk in its investment in the
cumulative mandatorily redeemable convertible preferred stock of Canadian
Airlines International Limited (Canadian). However, the impact of such market
risk on earnings is not significant as the Company wrote down its investment in
Canadian to its estimated fair market value in 1996. Furthermore, the Company
considers its investment in Canadian as an available for sale security and, as
such, any future increase in the value of the Company's investment in Canadian
would be recorded directly to stockholders' equity and would not impact the
Company's earnings. The cumulative mandatorily redeemable convertible
preferred stock of Canadian is not publicly traded and has no readily
determinable fair value.
OTHER INFORMATION
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS Subsidiaries of AMR have been notified of potential
liability with regard to several environmental cleanup sites and certain
airport locations. At sites where remedial litigation has commenced, potential
liability is joint and several. AMR's alleged volumetric contributions at
these sites are minimal. AMR does not expect these matters, individually or
collectively, to have a material impact on its results of operations, financial
position or liquidity. Additional information is included in Note 3 to the
consolidated financial statements.
YEAR 2000 COMPLIANCE The Company has implemented a Year 2000 compliance
program designed to ensure that the Company's computer systems and applications
will function properly beyond 1999. Such program includes both systems and
applications operated by the Company's businesses as well as software licensed
to or operated for third parties by The SABRE Group. The Company believes that
it has allocated adequate resources for this purpose and expects its Year 2000
date conversion program to be completed on a timely basis. The Company has
commenced testing on certain systems and applications and will continue to test
the remainder of the systems and applications throughout the course of the Year
2000 program. However, there can be no assurance that the systems of other
parties (e.g., Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation,
airport authorities, data providers) upon which the Company's businesses also
rely will be converted on a timely basis. The Company's business, financial
condition, or results of operations could be materially adversely affected by
the failure of its systems and applications, those licensed to or operated for
third parties, or those operated by other parties to properly operate or manage
dates beyond 1999.
The Company expects to incur significant internal staff costs, as well
as consulting and other expenses, related to infrastructure and facilities
enhancements necessary to prepare its systems for the Year 2000. The Company's
total estimated cost of the Year 2000 compliance program is approximately $215
million to $250 million, of which approximately $65 million was incurred as of
December 31, 1997. The remaining expenses are expected to be incurred
primarily in 1998. A significant portion of these costs are not likely to be
incremental costs to the Company, but rather will represent the redeployment of
existing information technology resources. Maintenance or modification costs
associated with making existing computer systems Year 2000 compliant will be
expensed as incurred.
The costs of the project and the date on which the Company plans to
complete the Year 2000 compliance program are based on management's best
estimates, which were derived utilizing numerous assumptions of future events
including the continued availability of certain resources, third party
modification plans and other factors. However, there can be no guarantee that
these estimates will be achieved, and actual results could differ materially
from these estimates. Specific factors that might cause such material
differences include, but
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are not limited to, the availability and cost of personnel trained in this
area, the ability to locate and correct all relevant computer codes and similar
uncertainties.
AIRLINE TRANSPORTATION TAXES The Federal airline passenger excise tax, which
was reimposed in the first quarter of 1997, expired on September 30, 1997. A
replacement tax mechanism took effect on October 1, 1997. Over a five year
period on a sliding scale, the airline ticket tax will be reduced from 10
percent to 7.5 percent and a $3 per passenger segment fee will be phased in.
Additionally, the fee for international arrivals and departures was increased
from $6 per departure to $12 for each arrival and departure and a 7.5 percent
tax was added on the purchase of frequent flyer miles.
DALLAS LOVE FIELD In 1968, as part of an agreement between the cities of Fort
Worth and Dallas to build and operate Dallas/Fort Worth Airport (DFW), a bond
ordinance was enacted by both cities (the Bond Ordinance). The Bond Ordinance
required both cities to direct all scheduled interstate passenger operations to
DFW and was an integral part of the bonds issued for the construction and
operation of DFW. In 1979, as part of a settlement to resolve litigation with
Southwest Airlines, the cities agreed to expand the scope of operations allowed
under the Bond Ordinance at Dallas' Love Field. This settlement was codified
by Congress and became known as the Wright Amendment. The Wright Amendment
limited interstate operations at Love Field to the four states contiguous to
Texas (New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana) and prohibited through
ticketing to any destination outside that perimeter. In 1997, without the
consent of either city, Congress amended the Wright Amendment by (i) adding
three states (Kansas, Mississippi and Alabama) to the perimeter and (ii)
removing all federal restrictions on large aircraft configured with 56 seats or
less (the 1997 Amendment). In October 1997, the City of Fort Worth filed suit
in state district court against the City of Dallas and others seeking to
enforce the Bond Ordinance. Fort Worth contends that the 1997 Amendment does
not preclude the City of Dallas from exercising its proprietary rights to
restrict traffic at Love Field in a manner consistent with the Bond Ordinance
and, moreover, that it has an obligation to do so. American has joined in this
litigation. Thereafter, Dallas filed a declaratory judgment action in federal
district court seeking to have the court declare that, as a matter of law, the
1997 Amendment precludes Dallas from exercising any restrictions on operations
at Love Field. As a result of the foregoing, the future of flight operations
at Love Field and American's DFW hub is uncertain. To the extent that
operations at Love Field to new destinations increase, American may be
compelled for competitive reasons to divert resources from DFW to Love Field.
This diversion could adversely impact American's business.
NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In June 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards No. 130, "Reporting Comprehensive Income"
(SFAS 130), effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 1997. SFAS
130 establishes standards for the reporting and display of comprehensive income
and its components in a full set of general-purpose financial statements. The
adoption of SFAS 130 will have no impact on the Company's results of
operations.
Also in June 1997, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 131, "Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related
Information" (SFAS 131), effective for fiscal years beginning after December
15, 1997. SFAS No. 131 supersedes SFAS No. 14, "Financial Reporting for
Segments of a Business Enterprise," and requires that a public company report
annual and interim financial and descriptive information about its reportable
operating segments pursuant to criteria that differ from current accounting
practice. Operating segments, as defined, are components of an enterprise
about which separate financial information is available that is evaluated
regularly by the chief operating decision maker in deciding how to allocate
resources and in assessing performance. Because this statement addresses how
supplemental financial information is disclosed in annual and interim reports,
the adoption will have no impact on the Company's financial condition or
results of operations.
In October 1997, the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants issued Statement of Position (SOP) No. 97-2, "Software Revenue
Recognition," effective for transactions entered into for fiscal years
beginning after December 15, 1997. SOP 97-2 provides revised and expanded
guidance on software revenue recognition and applies to entities that earn
revenue from licensing, selling or otherwise marketing computer software. The
Company's accounting policy for software revenue recognition is in compliance
with SOP 97-2 and its adoption is not expected to have a material impact on the
Company's financial position or results of operations.
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OUTLOOK FOR 1998
AIRLINE GROUP The Airline Group expects 1998 to be another satisfactory year.
A strong U.S. economy and healthy demand for air travel allow the Company to
remain optimistic about 1998 revenues. In 1998, total system capacity is
expected to increase slightly. The Airline Group expects to continue to
strengthen its position in several domestic markets while expanding its
international network. The recently approved bilateral agreement between the
U.S. and Japan coupled with the expansion of code-share alliances, delivery of
new Boeing aircraft and the addition of several new routes will enable American
to gain further presence internationally. The Company is continuing to improve
the regional airline feed to American by strengthening AMR Eagle with the
delivery of its first regional jet in early 1998.
Pressure to reduce costs will continue, although the volatility of
fuel prices makes any prediction of overall costs very difficult. Excluding
fuel, the Company anticipates an increase in unit costs of about two to three
percent, driven by increased maintenance costs as American's fleet continues to
mature, higher labor costs associated with the normal seniority and scale
increases in the union contracts and various other inflationary pressures.
THE SABRE GROUP The SABRE Group expects continued profitability and revenue
growth in 1998. Revenues from The SABRE Group's information technology
solutions business should grow significantly in 1998 as a result of the multi-
billion dollar technology services agreement signed between The SABRE Group and
US Airways, Inc. Additionally, The SABRE Group expects overall revenue growth
from the electronic travel distribution business to be consistent with those of
prior years. While The SABRE Group anticipates a decline in domestic airline
bookings growth in 1998, The SABRE Group expects to compensate for the decline
with growth in international bookings, non-air bookings and price increases.
MANAGEMENT SERVICES GROUP The Management Services Group comprises several
businesses whose activities are various and diverse. While most of the
businesses expect profitable growth in 1998, this growth will be offset by the
loss of revenue attributable to the sale of certain businesses in 1997. As a
result, combined Management Services Group operating results will likely remain
consistent with 1997 results.
FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
The preceding discussions under Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations contain various forward-looking
statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
which represent the Company's expectations or beliefs concerning future events.
When used in this document and in documents incorporated herein by reference,
the words "expects," "plans," "anticipates," and similar expressions are
intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements
include, without limitation, projections relating to results of operations and
financial condition, including increases in revenues and unit costs, Year 2000
compliance, overall economic projections and the Company's plans and objectives
for future operations, including plans to develop future code-sharing programs
and to evaluate new alliances. All forward-looking statements in this report
are based upon information available to the Company on the date of this report.
The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-
looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of factors that
could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations. The
following factors, in addition to other possible factors not listed, could
cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from those expressed in
forward-looking statements:
UNCERTAINTY OF FUTURE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS The Company's
operations could be adversely affected by failure of the Company to reach
agreement with any labor union representing the Company's employees or by an
agreement with a labor union representing the Company's employees that contains
terms which prevent the Company from competing effectively with other airlines.
ECONOMIC AND OTHER CONDITIONS The airline industry is affected by changes in
national, regional and local economic conditions, inflation, war (or the threat
thereof), consumer preferences and spending patterns, demographic trends,
consumer perceptions of airline safety, costs of safety and security measures
and weather.
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COMMODITY PRICES Due to the competitive nature of the airline industry, in
the event of any increase in the price of jet fuel, there can be no assurance
that the Airline Group would be able to pass on increased fuel prices to its
customers by increasing fares.
COMPETITION IN THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY Service over almost all of the Airline
Group's routes is highly competitive. On most of its non-stop routes, the
Airline Group competes with at least one, and usually more than one, major
domestic airline, as well as lower-cost carriers. The Airline Group also
competes with national, regional, all-cargo and charter carriers and,
particularly on shorter segments, ground transportation. Pricing decisions are
affected by competition from other airlines. Fare discounting by competitors
has historically had a negative effect on the Airline Group's financial results
because American is generally required to match competitors' fares to maintain
passenger traffic. No assurance can be given that any future fare reduction
would be offset by increases in passenger traffic or changes in the mix of
traffic that would improve yields.
COMPETITION IN ELECTRONIC TRAVEL DISTRIBUTION The markets in which The SABRE
Group's electronic travel distribution business competes are highly
competitive. The SABRE Group competes primarily against other large and well-
established global distribution systems and is always faced with the potential
of new competitors, particularly as new channels for distribution develop.
Increased competition could cause The SABRE Group to reduce prices, to increase
spending on marketing or product development or to otherwise take actions that
might adversely affect its operating earnings.
CHANGING BUSINESS STRATEGY Although it has no current plan to do so, the
Company may change its business strategy in the future and may not pursue some
of the goals stated herein.
GOVERNMENT REGULATION Future results of the Company's operations may vary
based upon any actions which the governmental agencies with jurisdiction over
the Company's operations may take, including the granting and timing of certain
governmental approvals needed for code-sharing alliances and other arrangements
with other airlines, restrictions on competitive practices (e.g., new
regulations which would curtail an airlines ability to respond to a competitor)
and the adoption of more restrictive locally-imposed noise restrictions.
UNCERTAINTY IN INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS The Company's current international
activities and prospects could be adversely affected by factors such as
reversals or delays in the opening of foreign markets, exchange controls,
currency and political risks, taxation and changes in international government
regulation of the Company's operations.
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ITEM 8. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Report of Independent Auditors 34
Consolidated Statement of Operations 35
Consolidated Balance Sheet 37
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows 39
Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity 40
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 41
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The Board of Directors and Stockholders
AMR Corporation
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of AMR
Corporation as of December 31, 1997 and 1996, and the related consolidated
statements of operations, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the
three years in the period ended December 31, 1997. These financial statements
are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to
express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of
material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence
supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit
also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial
statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis
for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present
fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of AMR
Corporation at December 31, 1997 and 1996, and the consolidated results of its
operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended
December 31, 1997, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
2121 San Jacinto
Dallas, Texas 75201
January 19, 1998, except
for Note 8, as to which
the date is June 9, 1998
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AMR CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
(in millions, except per share amounts)
Year Ended December 31,
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1997 1996 1995
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REVENUES
Airline Group:
Passenger - American Airlines, Inc. $ 14,310 $ 13,645 $ 13,134
- AMR Eagle 1,017 1,047 976
Cargo 687 682 677
Other 889 837 714
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16,903 16,211 15,501
The SABRE Group 1,784 1,622 1,529
Management Services Group 610 620 572
Less: Intergroup revenues (727) (700) (692)
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Total operating revenues 18,570 17,753 16,910
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EXPENSES
Wages, salaries and benefits 6,328 5,961 5,779
Aircraft fuel 1,923 1,936 1,623
Commissions to agents 1,278 1,252 1,293
Depreciation and amortization 1,244 1,204 1,259
Other rentals and landing fees 896 895 878
Maintenance materials and repairs 873 697 641
Food service 677 672 682
Aircraft rentals 574 616 671
Other operating expenses 2,851 2,681 2,536
Restructuring costs -- -- 533
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Total operating expenses 16,644 15,914 15,895
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OPERATING INCOME 1,926 1,839 1,015
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
Interest income 138 80 63
Interest expense (399) (499) (670)
Gain on sale of stock by subsidiary -- 497 --
Miscellaneous - net (19) (284) (55)
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(280) (206) (662)
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EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND EXTRAORDINARY
LOSS
1,646 1,633 353
Income tax provision 661 528 162
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EARNINGS BEFORE EXTRAORDINARY LOSS 985 1,105 191
EXTRAORDINARY LOSS, NET OF TAX BENEFIT -- (89) (29)
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NET EARNINGS $ 985 $ 1,016 $ 162
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AMR CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
(in millions, except per share amounts)
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Year Ended December 31,
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1997 1996 1995
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EARNINGS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHARES $ 985 $ 1,016 $ 162
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EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE:
BASIC
Before extraordinary loss $ 5.52 $ 6.41 $ 1.25
Extraordinary loss -- (0.51) (0.19)
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Net earnings $ 5.52 $ 5.90 $ 1.06
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DILUTED
Before extraordinary loss $ 5.39 $ 6.07 $ 1.24
Extraordinary loss -- (0.48) (0.19)
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Net earnings $ 5.39 $ 5.59 $ 1.05
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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AMR CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
(in millions)
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December 31,
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1997 1996
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ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash $ 64 $ 68
Short-term investments 2,370 1,743
Receivables, less allowance for uncollectible
accounts (1997 - $24; 1996 - $17) 1,370 1,382
Inventories, less allowance for obsolescence
(1997 - $203; 1996 - $213) 636 633
Deferred income taxes 406 404
Other current assets 225 240
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Total current assets 5,071 4,470
EQUIPMENT AND PROPERTY
Flight equipment, at cost 13,002 13,107
Less accumulated depreciation 4,459 3,922
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8,543 9,185
Purchase deposits for flight equipment 754 --
Other equipment and property, at cost 4,158 3,982
Less accumulated depreciation 2,284 2,100
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1,874 1,882
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11,171 11,067
EQUIPMENT AND PROPERTY UNDER CAPITAL LEASES
Flight equipment 2,980 2,998
Other equipment and property 274 261
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3,254 3,259
Less accumulated amortization 1,168 1,021
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2,086 2,238
OTHER ASSETS
Route acquisition costs, less accumulated amortization
(1997 - $211; 1996 - $182) 945 974
Airport operating and gate lease rights, less accumulated amortization
(1997 - $143; 1996 - $123) 325 345
Prepaid pension cost 382 446
Other 935 957
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2,587 2,722
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TOTAL ASSETS $ 20,915 $ 20,497
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AMR CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
(in millions, except shares and par value)
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December 31,
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1997 1996
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable $ 1,021 $ 1,068
Accrued salaries and wages 897 823
Accrued liabilities 1,123 1,232
Air traffic liability 2,044 1,889
Current maturities of long-term debt 397 424
Current obligations under capital leases 135 130
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Total current liabilities 5,617 5,566
LONG-TERM DEBT, LESS CURRENT MATURITIES 2,260 2,752
OBLIGATIONS UNDER CAPITAL LEASES,
LESS CURRENT OBLIGATIONS 1,629 1,790
OTHER LIABILITIES AND CREDITS
Deferred income taxes 1,105 743
Deferred gains 610 647
Postretirement benefits 1,579 1,530
Other liabilities and deferred credits 1,899 1,801
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5,193 4,721
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Common stock - $1 par value; shares authorized: 750,000,000;
shares issued: 1997 - 182,278,766; 1996 - 181,979,426 182 182
Additional paid-in capital 3,104 3,075
Treasury shares at cost: 1997 - 9,080,832 (485) --
Other (4) (23)
Retained earnings 3,419 2,434
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6,216 5,668
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY $ 20,915 $ 20,497
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AMR CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(in millions)
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Year Ended December 31,
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1997 1996 1995
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CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net earnings $ 985 $ 1,016 $ 162
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to
net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation 996 967 1,012
Deferred income taxes 362 218 50
Amortization 248 237 247
Gain on sale of stock by subsidiary -- (497) --
Provisions for losses -- 251 41
Extraordinary loss -- 136 45
Provision for restructuring costs -- -- 533
Change in assets and liabilities:
Decrease (increase) in receivables 12 (225) (109)
Increase in inventories (41) (66) (11)
Increase in accounts payable
and accrued liabilities 117 261 441
Increase (decrease) in air traffic liability 155 423 (7)
Other, net 86 (5) (224)
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Net cash provided by operating activities 2,920 2,716 2,180
CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Capital expenditures (1,390) (547) (928)
Net increase in short-term investments (627) (924) (65)
Proceeds from sale of equipment and property 281 257 68
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Net cash used for investing activities (1,736) (1,214) (925)
CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Payments on long-term debt and capital lease obligations (648) (2,130) (1,401)
Repurchase of common stock (740) -- --
Proceeds from:
Exercise of stock options 200 25 21
Sale of stock by subsidiary -- 589 --
Issuance of long-term debt -- -- 184
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Net cash used for financing activities (1,188) (1,516) (1,196)
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Net increase (decrease) in cash (4) (14) 59
Cash at beginning of year 68 82 23
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Cash at end of year $ 64 $ 68 $ 82
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AMR CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
(in millions, except shares and per share amounts)
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Additional
Preferred Common Paid-in Treasury Retained
Stock Stock Capital Stock Other Earnings Total
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Balance at January 1, 1995 $ 78 $ 152 $ 2,136 $ -- $ (242) $ 1,256 $ 3,380
Net earnings -- -- -- -- -- 162 162
Issuance of 1,015,652 shares pursuant
to stock option, deferred stock
and restricted stock incentive -- -- 27 -- -- -- 27
plans
Adjustment for minimum pension
liability, net of tax benefit of $120 -- -- -- -- 198 -- 198
Unrealized loss on investments, net
of tax benefit of $28 -- -- -- -- (47) -- (47)
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Balance at December 31, 1995 78 152 2,163 -- (91) 1,418 3,720
Net earnings -- -- -- -- -- 1,016 1,016
Issuance of 27,853,548 shares upon
conversion of convertible
subordinated debentures and
preferred stock, net of
conversion fees and issuance costs (78) 28 867 -- -- -- 817
Issuance of 1,403,656 shares pursuant
to stock option, deferred stock
and restricted stock incentive -- 2 45 -- -- -- 47
plans
Adjustment for minimum pension
liability, net of tax benefit of $13 -- -- -- -- (21) -- (21)
Reversal of unrealized loss on
investment in Canadian Airlines
International Limited -- -- -- -- 91 -- 91
Unrealized loss on investments, net
of tax benefit of $1 -- -- -- -- (2) -- (2)
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Balance at December 31, 1996 -- 182 3,075 -- (23) 2,434 5,668
Net earnings -- -- -- -- -- 985 985
Issuance of 312,140 shares pursuant
to stock option, deferred stock
and restricted stock incentive -- -- 13 -- -- -- 13
plans
Issuance of 11,500,000 stock options
at $5 below market value at date
of grant -- -- 58 -- -- -- 58
Repurchase of 14,086,750 common shares -- -- -- (740) -- -- (740)
Issuance of 5,005,918 shares from
Treasury pursuant to stock
option, deferred stock and
restricted stock incentive plans,
net of tax benefit of $15 -- -- (42) 255 -- -- 213
Adjustment for minimum pension
liability, net of tax expense of $13 -- -- -- -- 19 -- 19
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Balance at December 31, 1997 $ -- $ 182 $ 3,104 $ (485) $ (4) $ 3,419 $ 6,216
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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1. SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES
BASIS OF CONSOLIDATION The consolidated financial statements include the
accounts of AMR Corporation (AMR or the Company), its wholly-owned
subsidiaries, including its principal subsidiary American Airlines, Inc.
(American), and its majority-owned subsidiaries, including The SABRE Group
Holdings, Inc. (The SABRE Group). All significant intercompany transactions
have been eliminated. Certain amounts from prior years have been reclassified
to conform with the 1997 presentation.
USE OF ESTIMATES The preparation of financial statements in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial
statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
INVENTORIES Spare parts, materials and supplies relating to flight equipment
are carried at average acquisition cost and are expensed when incurred in
operations. Allowances for obsolescence are provided, over the estimated
useful life of the related aircraft and engines, for spare parts expected to be
on hand at the date aircraft are retired from service, plus allowances for
spare parts currently identified as excess. These allowances are based on
management estimates, which are subject to change.
EQUIPMENT AND PROPERTY The provision for depreciation of operating equipment
and property is computed on the straight-line method applied to each unit of
property, except that spare assemblies are depreciated on a group basis. The
depreciable lives and residual values used for the principal depreciable asset
classifications are:
Residual
Depreciable Life Value
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Boeing 727-200 (Stage II) December 31, 1999(1) None
Boeing 727-200 (to be converted to Stage III) December 31, 2003(1) None
DC-10 December 31, 2002(2) None
Other jet aircraft 20 years 5%
Regional aircraft and engines 15-17 years 10%
Major rotable parts, avionics and assemblies Life of equipment to which 0-10%
applicable
Improvements to leased flight equipment Term of lease None
Buildings and improvements (principally on 10-30 years or term of lease None
leased land)
Furniture, fixtures and other equipment 3-20 years None
(1) In 1996, American changed the estimated useful lives of its
Boeing 727-200 aircraft and engines from an average
depreciable life of 21 years to an approximate common
retirement date of December 31, 1999 for those aircraft which
will not be converted to Stage III noise standards and
December 31, 2003 for those which will be converted to Stage
III. The impact of this change was not material.
(2) Approximate common retirement date.
Equipment and property under capital leases are amortized over the
term of the leases and such amortization is included in depreciation and
amortization. Lease terms vary but are generally 10 to 25 years for aircraft
and 7 to 40 years for other leased equipment and property.
MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR COSTS Maintenance and repair costs for owned and
leased flight equipment are charged to operating expense as incurred, except
engine overhaul costs incurred by AMR's regional carriers, which are accrued on
the basis of hours flown.
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1. SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
INTANGIBLE ASSETS The Company continually evaluates intangible assets to
determine whether current events and circumstances warrant adjustment of the
carrying values or amortization periods.
Route acquisition costs and airport operating and gate lease rights
represent the purchase price attributable to route authorities, airport take-
off and landing slots and airport gate leasehold rights acquired. These assets
are being amortized on a straight-line basis over 40 years for route
authorities, 25 years for airport take-off and landing slots, and the term of
the lease for airport gate leasehold rights.
PASSENGER REVENUES Passenger ticket sales are initially recorded as a
component of air traffic liability. Revenue derived from ticket sales is
recognized at the time transportation is provided. However, due to various
factors, including the complex pricing structure and interline agreements
throughout the industry, certain amounts are recognized in revenue using
estimates regarding both the timing of the revenue recognition and the amount
of revenue to be recognized. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
ELECTRONIC TRAVEL DISTRIBUTION REVENUES Revenues for airline travel
reservations are recognized at the time of the booking of the reservation, net
of estimated future cancellations. Revenues for car rental and other travel
providers are recognized at the time the reservation is used by the customer.
Fees billed on service contracts are recognized as revenue in the month earned.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS REVENUES Revenue from information technology
services is recognized in the period earned. Revenue from software license
fees for standard software products is recognized when the software is
delivered, provided no significant future vendor obligations exist and
collection is probable. Revenue on long-term software development and
consulting contracts is recognized under the percentage of completion method of
accounting. Losses, if any, on long-term contracts are recognized when the
current estimate of total contract costs indicates a loss on a contract is
probable. Fixed fees for software maintenance are recognized ratably over the
life of the contract.
ADVERTISING COSTS The Company expenses the costs of advertising as incurred.
Advertising expense was $207 million, $205 million and $192 million for the
years ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995, respectively.
FREQUENT FLYER PROGRAM The estimated incremental cost of providing free
travel awards is accrued when such award levels are reached. American sells
mileage credits and related services to companies participating in its frequent
flyer program. The portion of the revenue related to the sale of mileage
credits is deferred and recognized over a period approximating the period
during which the mileage credits are used.
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS Short-term investments, without regard to remaining
maturity at acquisition, are not considered as cash equivalents for purposes of
the statement of cash flows.
STOCK OPTIONS The Company accounts for its stock-based compensation plans in
accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for
Stock Issued to Employees" (APB 25) and related Interpretations. Under APB 25,
no compensation expense is recognized for stock option grants if the exercise
price of the Company's stock option grants is at or above the fair market value
of the underlying stock on the date of grant.
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2. INVESTMENTS
Short-term investments consisted of (in millions):
December 31,
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1997 1996
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Overnight investments and time deposits $ 674 $ 81
Corporate notes 950 1,302
Other debt securities 746 360
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$ 2,370 $ 1,743
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Short-term investments at December 31, 1997, by contractual maturity
included (in millions):
Due in one year or less $1,403
Due after one year through three years 662
Due after three years 305
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$2,370
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All short-term investments are classified as available-for-sale and
stated at fair value. Net unrealized gains and losses, net of deferred taxes,
are reflected as an adjustment to stockholders' equity.
3. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
At December 31, 1997, the Company had commitments to acquire the
following aircraft: 75 Boeing 737-800s, 12 Boeing 757-200s, 11 Boeing 777-
200IGWs, eight Boeing 767-300ERs, 42 Embraer EMB-145s, 25 Bombardier CRJ-700s
and five ATR 72s. Deliveries of these aircraft commence in 1998 and will
continue through 2004. Future payments, including estimated amounts for price
escalation through anticipated delivery dates for these aircraft and related
equipment, will approximate $1.5 billion in 1998, $1.9 billion in 1999, $560
million in 2000 and an aggregate of $1.5 billion in 2001 through 2004. In
addition to these commitments for aircraft, the Company's Board of Directors
has authorized expenditures of approximately $1.5 billion over the next five
years related to modifications to aircraft, renovations of, and additions to,
airport and office facilities, and the acquisition of various other equipment
and assets. AMR expects to spend approximately $700 million of this authorized
amount in 1998.
The Miami International Airport Authority is currently remediating
various environmental conditions at the Miami International Airport (the
Airport) and funding the remediation costs through landing fee revenues.
Future costs of the remediation effort may be borne by carriers operating at
the Airport, including American, through increased landing fees and/or other
charges since certain of the potentially responsible parties are no longer in
business. The future increase in landing fees and/or other charges may be
material but cannot be reasonably estimated due to various factors, including
the unknown extent of the remedial actions that may be required, the proportion
of the cost that will ultimately be recovered from the responsible parties, and
uncertainties regarding the environmental agencies that will ultimately
supervise the remedial activities and the nature of that supervision. The
ultimate resolution is not, however, expected to have a significant impact on
the financial position or liquidity of AMR.
In April 1995, American announced an agreement to sell 12 of its
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 aircraft to Federal Express Corporation (FedEx), with
delivery of the aircraft between 1996 and 1999. No gain or loss is expected to
be recognized as a result of this transaction. Six aircraft had been delivered
as of December 31, 1997. The carrying value of the six remaining aircraft
American has committed to sell was approximately $357 million as of December
31, 1997. In addition, American has the option to sell its remaining seven MD-
11 aircraft with deliveries between 2000 and 2002.
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3. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (CONTINUED)
AMR and American have included an event risk covenant in approximately
$3.1 billion of debt and lease agreements. The covenant permits the holders of
such instruments to receive a higher rate of return (between 50 and 700 basis
points above the stated rate) if a designated event, as defined, should occur
and the credit rating of the debentures or the debt obligations underlying the
lease agreements is downgraded below certain levels.
Special facility revenue bonds have been issued by certain
municipalities, primarily to purchase equipment and improve airport facilities
which are leased by American. In certain cases, the bond issue proceeds were
loaned to American and are included in long-term debt. Certain bonds have
rates that are periodically reset and are remarketed by various agents. In
certain circumstances, American may be required to purchase up to $437 million
of the special facility revenue bonds prior to scheduled maturity, in which
case American has the right to resell the bonds or to use the bonds to offset
its lease or debt obligations. American may borrow the purchase price of these
bonds under standby letter of credit agreements. At American's option, these
letters of credit are secured by funds held by bond trustees and by
approximately $492 million of short-term investments.
4. LEASES
AMR's subsidiaries lease various types of equipment and property,
including aircraft, passenger terminals, equipment and various other
facilities. The future minimum lease payments required under capital leases,
together with the present value of net minimum lease payments, and future
minimum lease payments required under operating leases that have initial or
remaining non-cancelable lease terms in excess of one year as of December 31,
1997, were (in millions):
Capital Operating
Year Ending December 31, Leases Leases
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1998 $ 255 $ 1,011
1999 250 985
2000 315 935
2001 297 931
2002 247 887
2003 and subsequent 1,206 13,366
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2,570(1) $ 18,115(2)
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Less amount representing interest 806
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Present value of net minimum lease payments $ 1,764
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(1) Future minimum payments required under capital leases include
$192 million guaranteed by AMR relating to special facility
revenue bonds issued by municipalities.
(2) Future minimum payments required under operating leases
include $6.2 billion guaranteed by AMR relating to special
facility revenue bonds issued by municipalities.
At December 31, 1997, the Company had 186 jet aircraft and 44
turboprop aircraft under operating leases, and 82 jet aircraft and 63 turboprop
aircraft under capital leases. The aircraft leases can generally be renewed at
rates based on fair market value at the end of the lease term for one to five
years. Most aircraft leases have purchase options at or near the end of the
lease term at fair market value, but generally not to exceed a stated
percentage of the defined lessor's cost of the aircraft or at a predetermined
fixed amount.
During 1996, American made prepayments totaling $565 million on
cancelable operating leases it had on 12 of its Boeing 767-300 aircraft. Upon
the expiration of the amended leases, American can purchase the aircraft for a
nominal amount. As a result, the aircraft are recorded as flight equipment
under capital leases.
Rent expense, excluding landing fees, was $1.2 billion for 1997 and 1996 and
$1.3 billion for 1995.
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5. INDEBTEDNESS
Long-term debt (excluding amounts maturing within one year) consisted
of (in millions):
December 31,
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1997 1996
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6.50% - 10.70% notes due through 2021 $ 1,469 $ 1,859
8.625% - 10.20% debentures due through 2021 437 506
Variable rate indebtedness due through 2024
(3.55% - 6.824% at December 31, 1997) 135 162
6.0% - 9.25% bonds due through 2031 176 176
Other 43 49
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Long-term debt, less current maturities $ 2,260 $ 2,752
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Maturities of long-term debt (including sinking fund requirements) for
the next five years are: 1998 - $397 million; 1999 - $34 million; 2000 - $230
million; 2001 - $436 million; 2002 - $66 million.
During 1996, AMR repurchased and/or retired prior to scheduled
maturity approximately $1.1 billion in face value of long-term debt and capital
lease obligations. Cash from operations provided the funding for the
repurchases and retirements. These transactions resulted in an extraordinary
loss of $136 million ($89 million after tax) in 1996. In May 1996, the
Company's convertible debentures were converted into common stock of AMR, which
resulted in an $834 million decrease in long-term debt and an $817 million
increase in stockholders' equity (net of conversion fees and issuance costs).
American has a $1.0 billion credit facility agreement which expires
December 19, 2001. At American's option, interest on the agreement can be
calculated on one of several different bases. For most borrowings, American
would anticipate choosing a floating rate based upon the London Interbank
Offered Rate (LIBOR). At December 31, 1997, no borrowings were outstanding under
the agreement.
Certain debt is secured by aircraft, engines, equipment and other
assets having a net book value of approximately $739 million. In addition,
certain of American's debt and credit facility agreements contain restrictive
covenants, including a cash flow coverage test and a minimum net worth
requirement, which could affect AMR's ability to pay dividends. At December
31, 1997, under the most restrictive provisions of those agreements,
approximately $1.9 billion of American's retained earnings were available for
payment of dividends to AMR.
Cash payments for interest were $409 million, $515 million and $685
million for 1997, 1996 and 1995, respectively.
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6. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND RISK MANAGEMENT
As part of the Company's risk management program, AMR uses a variety
of financial instruments, including interest rate swaps, fuel swaps and
currency exchange agreements. The Company does not hold or issue derivative
financial instruments for trading purposes.
NOTIONAL AMOUNTS AND CREDIT EXPOSURES OF DERIVATIVES
The notional amounts of derivative financial instruments summarized in
the tables which follow do not represent amounts exchanged between the parties
and, therefore, are not a measure of the Company's exposure resulting from its
use of derivatives. The amounts exchanged are calculated based on the notional
amounts and other terms of the instruments, which relate to interest rates,
exchange rates or other indices.
The Company is exposed to credit losses in the event of
non-performance by counterparties to these financial instruments, but it does
not expect any of the counterparties to fail to meet its obligations. The
credit exposure related to these financial instruments is represented by the
fair value of contracts with a positive fair value at the reporting date,
reduced by the effects of master netting agreements. To manage credit risks,
the Company selects counterparties based on credit ratings, limits its exposure
to a single counterparty under defined guidelines, and monitors the market
position of the program and its relative market position with each
counterparty. The Company also maintains industry-standard security agreements
with the majority of its counterparties which may require the Company or the
counterparty to post collateral if the value of these instruments falls below
certain mark-to-market thresholds. As of December 31, 1997, no collateral was
required under these agreements, and the Company does not expect to post
collateral in the near future.
INTEREST RATE RISK MANAGEMENT
American enters into interest rate swap contracts to effectively
convert a portion of its fixed-rate obligations to floating-rate obligations.
These agreements involve the exchange of amounts based on a floating interest
rate for amounts based on fixed interest rates over the life of the agreement
without an exchange of the notional amount upon which the payments are based.
The differential to be paid or received as interest rates change is accrued and
recognized as an adjustment of interest expense related to the obligation. The
related amount payable to or receivable from counterparties is included in
current liabilities or assets. The fair values of the swap agreements are not
recognized in the financial statements. Gains and losses on terminations of
interest rate swap agreements are deferred as an adjustment to the carrying
amount of the outstanding obligation and amortized as an adjustment to interest
expense related to the obligation over the remaining term of the original
contract life of the terminated swap agreement. In the event of the early
extinguishment of a designated obligation, any realized or unrealized gain or
loss from the swap would be recognized in income coincident with the
extinguishment.
The following table indicates the notional amounts and fair values of
the Company's interest rate swap agreements (in millions):
December 31,
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1997 1996
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Notional Notional
Amount Fair Value Amount Fair Value
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Interest rate swap agreements $ 1,410 $ 12 $ 1,480 $ (9)
The fair values represent the amount the Company would pay or receive
to terminate the agreements at December 31, 1997 and 1996, respectively.
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6. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND RISK MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED)
At December 31, 1997, the weighted-average remaining life of the
interest rate swap agreements in effect was 3.7 years. The weighted-average
floating rates and fixed rates on the contracts outstanding were:
December 31,
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1997 1996
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Average floating rate 5.901% 5.728%
Average fixed rate 5.844% 5.627%
Floating rates are based primarily on LIBOR and may change
significantly, affecting future cash flows.
FUEL PRICE RISK MANAGEMENT
American enters into fuel swap contracts to protect against increases
in jet fuel prices. Under the agreements, American receives or makes payments
based on the difference between a fixed price and a variable price for certain
fuel commodities. The changes in market value of such agreements have a high
correlation to the price changes of the fuel being hedged. Gains and losses on
fuel swap agreements are recognized as a component of fuel expense when the
underlying fuel being hedged is used. Gains and losses on fuel swap agreements
would be recognized immediately were the changes in the market value of the
agreements to cease to have a high correlation to the price changes of the fuel
being hedged. At December 31, 1997, American had agreements with broker-
dealers to exchange payments on approximately 847 million gallons of fuel
products, which represents approximately 23 percent of its expected 1998 fuel
needs and approximately eight percent of its expected 1999 fuel needs. The
fair value of the Company's fuel swap agreements at December 31, 1997,
representing the amount the Company would pay to terminate the agreements,
totaled $34 million.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE RISK MANAGEMENT
To hedge against the risk of future exchange rate fluctuations on a
portion of American's foreign cash flows, the Company enters into various
currency put option agreements on a number of foreign currencies. The option
contracts are denominated in the same foreign currency in which the projected
foreign cash flows are expected to occur. These contracts are designated and
effective as hedges of probable quarterly foreign cash flows for various
periods through September 30, 1999, which otherwise would expose the Company to
foreign currency risk. Realized gains on the currency put option agreements
are recognized as a component of passenger revenues. At December 31, 1997, the
notional amount related to these options totaled approximately $602 million and
the fair value, representing the amount AMR would receive to terminate the
agreements, totaled approximately $42 million.
The Company has entered into Japanese yen currency exchange agreements
to effectively convert certain lease obligations into dollar-based obligations.
Changes in the value of the agreements due to exchange rate fluctuations are
offset by changes in the value of the foreign currency denominated lease
obligations translated at the current exchange rate. Discounts or premiums are
accreted or amortized as an adjustment to interest expense over the lives of
the underlying lease obligations. The related amounts due to or from
counterparties are included in other liabilities or other assets. The net fair
values of the Company's currency exchange agreements, representing the amount
AMR and American would pay or receive to terminate the agreements, were:
December 31,
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1997 1996
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Notional Fair Value Notional Fair Value
Amount (in millions) Amount (in millions)
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Japanese yen 24.5 billion $ (15) 24.7 billion $ 14
The exchange rates on the Japanese yen agreements range from 66.50 to
118.80 yen per U.S. dollar.
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6. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND RISK MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED)
FAIR VALUES OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The fair values of the Company's long-term debt were estimated using
quoted market prices where available. For long-term debt not actively traded,
fair values were estimated using discounted cash flow analyses, based on the
Company's current incremental borrowing rates for similar types of borrowing
arrangements. The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of the Company's
long-term debt, including current maturities, were (in millions):
December 31,
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1997 1996
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Carrying Fair Carrying Fair
Value Value Value Value
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6.50% - 10.70% notes $ 1,859 $ 2,088 $ 2,214 $ 2,406
8.625% - 10.20% debentures 437 540 564 648
Variable rate indebtedness 136 136 165 165
6.0% - 9.25% bonds 176 194 176 180
Other 49 50 57 58
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$ 2,657 $ 3,008 $ 3,176 $ 3,457
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All other financial instruments are either carried at fair value or
their carrying value approximates fair value.
7. INCOME TAXES
The significant components of the income tax provision were (in
millions):
Year Ended December 31,
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1997 1996 1995
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Current $ 299 $ 310 $ 112
Deferred 362 218 50
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$ 661 $ 528 $ 162
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The income tax provision includes a federal income tax provision of
$573 million, $463 million and $133 million for the years ended December 31,
1997, 1996 and 1995, respectively.
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7. INCOME TAXES (CONTINUED)
The income tax provision differed from amounts computed at the
statutory federal income tax rate as follows (in millions):
Year Ended December 31,
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1997 1996 1995
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Statutory income tax provision $ 576 $ 572 $ 125
State income tax provision, net 47 36 11
Meal expense 21 18 22
Minority interest 12 1 --
Gain on sale of stock by subsidiary -- (174) --
Change in valuation allowance -- 60 --
Other, net 5 15 4
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Income tax provision $ 661 $ 528 $ 162
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The change in valuation allowance in 1996 relates to the deferred tax
asset resulting from the write-off of AMR's investment in Canadian Airlines
International Limited (see Note 14) and expiring foreign tax credits.
The components of AMR's deferred tax assets and liabilities were (in
millions):
December 31,
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1997 1996
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Deferred tax assets:
Alternative minimum tax credit carryforwards $ 862 $ 680
Postretirement benefits other than pensions 583 550
Rent expense 323 231
Gains from lease transactions 234 248
Frequent flyer obligation 232 172
Other 417 603
Operating loss carryforwards -- 345
Valuation allowance (72) (72)
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Total deferred tax assets 2,579 2,757
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Deferred tax liabilities:
Accelerated depreciation and amortization (2,964) (2,679)
Pensions (94) (144)
Other (220) (273)
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Total deferred tax liabilities (3,278) (3,096)
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Net deferred tax liability $ (699) $ (339)
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At December 31, 1997, AMR had available for federal income tax
purposes approximately $862 million of alternative minimum tax credit
carryforwards available for an indefinite period.
Cash payments (refunds) for income taxes were $423 million, $194
million and $(36) million for 1997, 1996 and 1995, respectively.
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8. COMMON AND PREFERRED STOCK
In April 1998, the Company's Board of Directors approved a two-for-one
stock split in the form of a stock dividend, subject to shareholder approval of
an amendment to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation to increase the
number of authorized common shares. On May 20, 1998, the Company's shareholders
approved the amendment to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation thereby
increasing the total number of authorized shares of all classes of stock to 770
million, of which 20 million are shares of preferred stock (without par value)
and 750 million are shares of common stock ($1 par value). The stock split was
effective on June 9, 1998 for shareholders of record on May 26, 1998. All share
and earnings per share amounts have been restated to give effect to the stock
split.
9. STOCK AWARDS AND OPTIONS
Under the 1988 Long Term Incentive Plan (1988 Plan), as amended in
1994, officers and key employees of AMR and its subsidiaries may be granted
stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, deferred stock,
stock purchase rights, other stock-based awards and/or performance related
awards, including cash bonuses. The total number of common shares authorized
for distribution under the 1988 Plan is 14,400,000 shares. In the event that
additional shares of the Company's common stock are issued, 7.65 percent of
such newly issued shares will be allocated to the 1988 Plan. The 1988 Plan
will terminate no later than May 18, 1998. Options are awarded with an
exercise price equal to the fair market value of the stock on date of grant,
becoming exercisable in equal annual installments over five years following the
date of grant and expiring 10 years from the date of grant. Stock appreciation
rights may be granted in tandem with options awarded. As of January 1, 1996,
all outstanding stock appreciation rights were canceled, while the underlying
stock options remain in effect.
In January 1998, the Board of Directors approved the 1998 Long Term
Incentive Plan (1998 Plan), the successor plan to the 1988 Plan. The 1998 Plan
will be presented to the Company's stockholders for approval at the Company's
1998 annual meeting. If approved, the 1998 Plan will become effective on May
21, 1998 and will terminate on May 21, 2008. Under the 1998 Plan, officers and
key employees of AMR and its subsidiaries may be granted stock options, stock
appreciation rights, restricted stock, deferred stock, stock purchase rights,
other stock based awards and/or performance related awards, including cash
bonuses. The 1998 Plan authorizes the issuance of 10,000,000 shares.
In 1997, the total charge for stock compensation expense included in
wages, salaries and benefits expense was $75 million. No compensation expense
was recognized for stock option grants under the 1988 Plan since the exercise
price of the Company's stock option grants was the fair market value of the
underlying stock on the date of grant.
Stock option activity was:
Year Ended December 31,
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1997 1996 1995
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Weighted- Weighted-
Average Average
Exercise Exercise
Options Price Options Price Options
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Outstanding at January 1 3,663,590 $ 33.59 4,645,560 $ 31.42 4,808,020
Granted 895,480 52.28 784,950 39.21 881,200
Exercised (985,776) 32.17 (1,161,600) 29.70 (781,020)
Canceled(1) (66,520) 33.82 (605,320) 31.48 (262,640)
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Outstanding at December 31 3,506,774 $ 38.77 3,663,590 $ 33.59 4,645,560
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(1) Includes 471,900 options canceled upon conversion to The SABRE Group stock
options for 1996 and 41,000 options canceled upon exercise of stock
appreciation rights for 1995.
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9. STOCK AWARDS AND OPTIONS (CONTINUED)
The following table summarizes information about the stock options
outstanding at December 31, 1997:
Weighted- Weighted- Weighted-
Range of Number of Average Average Number of Average
Exercise Options Remaining Exercise Options Exercise
Prices Outstanding Life (years) Price Exercisable Price
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$20-$29 610,584 5.25 $27.33 378,944 $27.07
$30-$35 857,580 5.49 33.13 544,540 32.67
$36-$47 1,210,010 8.04 38.80 293,010 38.56
$48-$58 828,600 9.65 52.98 - -
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3,506,774 7.30 $38.77 1,216,494 $32.34
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In May 1997, in conjunction with the labor agreement reached between
American and members of the Allied Pilots Association, the Company established
the Pilots Stock Option Plan (The Pilot Plan). The Pilot Plan granted members
of the Allied Pilots Association the option to purchase 11.5 million shares of
AMR stock at $41.69 per share, $5 less than the average fair market value of
the stock on the date of grant, May 5, 1997. These shares were exercisable
immediately.
Pilot Plan option activity was:
Year Ended
December 31, 1997
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Options
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Outstanding at January 1 --
Granted 11,500,000
Exercised (4,061,780)
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Outstanding at December 31 7,438,220
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The weighted-average grant date fair value of all stock option awards
granted during 1997 and 1996 was $11.00 and $12.90, respectively.
Shares of deferred stock are awarded at no cost to officers and key
employees under the 1988 Plan's Career Equity Program and will be issued upon
the individual's retirement from AMR or, in certain circumstances, will vest on
a pro rata basis. Deferred stock activity was:
Year Ended December 31,
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1997 1996 1995
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Outstanding at January 1 2,394,662 2,848,116 2,993,606
Granted 175,500 205,300 240,600
Issued (67,340) (109,448) (232,032)
Canceled(1) (45,632) (549,306) (154,058)
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Outstanding at December 31 2,457,190 2,394,662 2,848,116
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(1) Includes 420,800 shares canceled upon conversion to The SABRE
Group stock options and awards for 1996.
The weighted-average grant date fair value of career equity awards
granted during 1997 and 1996 was $54.98 and $39.64, respectively.
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9. STOCK AWARDS AND OPTIONS (CONTINUED)
A performance share plan was implemented in 1993 under the terms of
which shares of deferred stock are awarded at no cost to officers and key
employees under the 1988 Plan. The shares vest over a three-year performance
period based upon AMR's ratio of operating cash flow to adjusted assets.
Performance share activity was:
Year Ended December 31,
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1997 1996 1995
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Outstanding at January 1 1,679,460 1,648,822 1,016,660
Granted 808,736 764,614 681,982
Issued (190,766) (137,008) --
Awards settled in cash (513,064) (356,176) --
Canceled(1) (47,092) (240,792) (49,820)
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Outstanding at December 31 1,737,274 1,679,460 1,648,822
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(1) Includes 181,102 shares canceled upon conversion to The SABRE
Group stock awards for 1996.
The weighted-average grant date fair value of performance share awards
granted during 1997 and 1996 was $52.28 and $39.41, respectively.
There were 18.2 million shares of AMR's common stock at December 31,
1997 reserved for the issuance of stock upon the exercise of options and the
issuance of stock awards.
The SABRE Group has established the 1996 Long Term Incentive Plan
(1996 Plan), whereby its officers and other key employees may be granted stock
options and other stock-based awards. Initially, 13 million shares of The
SABRE Group's Class A Common Stock were authorized to be issued under the 1996
Plan. At December 31, 1997, approximately 3.8 million shares of The SABRE
Group's Class A Common Stock were outstanding under the 1996 Plan.
In January 1998, in connection with the information technology
services agreement executed between The SABRE Group and US Airways, Inc., The
SABRE Group granted two tranches of stock options to US Airways, each to
acquire three million shares of The SABRE Group's Class A Common Stock. US
Airways may select an alternative vehicle of substantially equivalent value in
place of receiving stock. The first tranche of options is exercisable during
the six month period ending two years after the transfer of US Airways'
information technology assets, has an exercise price of $27 per share and is
subject to a cap on share price of $90. The second tranche of options is
exercisable during the 10 year period beginning on the fifth anniversary of
the asset transfer date, has an exercise price of $27 per share and is subject
to a cap on share price of $127.
The Company has adopted the pro forma disclosure features of Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation" (SFAS 123). As required by SFAS 123, pro forma information
regarding net earnings and earnings per share has been determined as if the
Company and The SABRE Group had accounted for its employee stock options and
awards granted subsequent to December 31, 1994 using the fair value method
prescribed by SFAS 123. The fair value for the stock options was estimated at
the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following
weighted-average assumptions for 1997, 1996 and 1995: risk-free interest rates
ranging from 5.80% to 6.70%; dividend yields of 0%; expected stock volatility
ranging from 25.0% to 29.0%; and expected life of the options of 4.5 years for
all Plans, with the exception of The Pilot Plan which was 1.5 years.
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9. STOCK AWARDS AND OPTIONS (CONTINUED)
The Black-Scholes option valuation model was developed for use in
estimating the fair value of traded options which have no vesting restrictions
and are fully transferable. In addition, option valuation models require the
input of highly subjective assumptions including the expected stock price
volatility. Because the Company's employee stock options have characteristics
significantly different from those of traded options, and because changes in
the subjective input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate,
in management's opinion, the existing models do not necessarily provide a
reliable single measure of the fair value of its employee stock options. In
addition, because SFAS 123 is applicable only to options and stock-based awards
granted subsequent to December 31, 1994, its pro forma effect will not be fully
reflected until 1999.
The Company's pro forma net earnings and earnings per share assuming
the Company had accounted for its employee stock options using the fair value
method would have resulted in 1997 net earnings of $960 million and basic and
diluted earnings per share of $5.38 and $5.25, respectively. The pro forma
effect of SFAS 123 is immaterial to the Company's 1996 and 1995 net earnings
and earnings per share.
10. RETIREMENT BENEFITS
Substantially all employees of American and employees of certain other
subsidiaries are eligible to participate in pension plans. The defined benefit
plans provide benefits for participating employees based on years of service
and average compensation for a specified period of time before retirement.
Airline pilots and flight engineers also participate in defined contribution
plans for which Company contributions are determined as a percentage of
participant compensation.
Total costs for all pension plans were (in millions):
Year Ended December 31,
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1997 1996 1995
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Defined benefit plans:
Service cost - benefits earned during the period $ 189 $ 204 $ 165
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation 403 375 323
Return on assets (435) (91) (1,288)
Net amortization and deferral 26 (322) 1,008
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Net periodic pension cost for defined
benefit plans 183 166 208
Defined contribution plans 142 132 124
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Total $ 325 $ 298 $ 332
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In addition to the pension costs shown above, in late 1995, AMR
offered early retirement programs to select groups of employees as part of its
restructuring efforts. In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 88, "Employers' Accounting for Settlements and Curtailments of
Defined Benefit Pension Plans and for Termination Benefits," AMR recognized
additional pension expense of $220 million associated with these programs in
1995 which was included in restructuring costs. Of this amount, $118 million
was for special termination benefits and $102 million was for the actuarial
losses resulting from the early retirements for 1995.
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10. RETIREMENT BENEFITS (CONTINUED)
The funded status and actuarial present value of benefit obligations
of the defined benefit plans were (in millions):
December 31,
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1997 1996
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Plans with Plans with Plans with Plans with
Assets in Accumulated Assets in Accumulated
Excess of Benefit Excess of Benefit
Accumulated Obligation in Accumulated Obligation in
Benefit Excess of Benefit Excess of
Obligation Assets Obligation Assets
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Vested benefit obligation $ 4,580 $ 53 $ 2,729 $ 1,435
============ ============ ============ ============
Accumulated benefit obligation
$ 4,802 $ 57 $ 2,882 $ 1,510
Effect of projected future
salary increases 940 26 650 202
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Projected benefit obligation 5,742 83 3,532 1,712
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Plan assets at fair value 5,213 6 3,154 1,463
Plan assets less than projected
benefit obligation (529) (77) (378) (249)
Unrecognized net loss 761 27 729 237
Unrecognized prior service
cost 58 5 37 29
Unrecognized transition asset (21) 1 (32) --
Adjustment to record minimum
pension liability -- (11) -- (69)
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Prepaid (accrued) pension
cost(1) $ 269 $ (55) $ 356 $ (52)
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(1) AMR's funding policy is to make contributions equal to, or in
excess of, the minimum funding requirements of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
Plan assets consist primarily of domestic and foreign government and
corporate debt securities, marketable equity securities, and money market and
mutual fund shares, of which approximately $92 million and $71 million of plan
assets at December 31, 1997 and 1996, respectively, were invested in shares of
mutual funds managed by a subsidiary of AMR.
The projected benefit obligation was calculated using weighted-average
discount rates of 7.25% and 7.75% at December 31, 1997 and 1996, respectively;
rates of increase for compensation ranging from 4.0% to 4.20% at December 31,
1997 and 1996; and the 1983 Group Annuity Mortality Table. The weighted-
average expected long-term rate of return on assets was 9.50% in 1997, 1996 and
1995. The vested benefit obligation and plan assets at fair value at December
31, 1997, for plans whose benefits are guaranteed by the Pension Benefit
Guaranty Corporation were $4.6 billion and $5.2 billion, respectively.
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10. RETIREMENT BENEFITS (CONTINUED)
In October 1997, AMR spun off the portion of its defined benefit
pension plan applicable to employees of The SABRE Group to the Legacy Pension
Plan (LPP), a defined benefit plan established by The SABRE Group effective
January 1, 1997. At the date of the spin-off, the net obligation attributable
to The SABRE Group employees participating in AMR's plan was approximately $20
million. The SABRE Group also established The SABRE Group Retirement Plan
(SGRP), a defined contribution plan. Effective January 1, 1997, employees of
The SABRE Group who were under the age of 40 as of December 31, 1996
participate in the SGRP. Employees of The SABRE Group who were age 40 or over
as of December 31, 1996 had the option of participating in either the SGRP or
the LPP. The SABRE Group contributes 2.75 percent of each participating
employee's base pay to the SGRP. The employees vest in the contributions after
three years of service, including any prior service with AMR affiliates. In
addition, The SABRE Group matches 50 cents of each dollar contributed by
participating employees, limited to the first six percent of the employee's
base pay contribution, subject to IRS limitations. Employees are immediately
vested in their own contributions and the Company's matching contributions. In
1997, costs for the SGRP were $11 million.
In addition to pension benefits, other postretirement benefits,
including certain health care and life insurance benefits, are also provided to
retired employees. The amount of health care benefits is limited to lifetime
maximums as outlined in the plan. Substantially all employees of American and
employees of certain other subsidiaries may become eligible for these benefits
if they satisfy eligibility requirements during their working lives.
Certain employee groups make contributions toward funding a portion of
their retiree health care benefits during their working lives. AMR funds
benefits as incurred and makes contributions to match employee prefunding.
Net other postretirement benefit cost was (in millions):
Year Ended December 31,
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1997 1996 1995
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Service cost - benefits earned during the period $ 48 $ 58 $ 48
Interest cost on accumulated other postretirement
benefit obligation 95 102 101
Return on assets (4) (3) (2)
Net amortization and deferral (14) (5) (6)
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Net other postretirement benefit cost $ 125 $ 152 $ 141
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In addition to net other postretirement benefit cost, in late 1995,
AMR offered early retirement programs to select groups of employees as part of
its restructuring efforts. In accordance with Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 106, "Employers' Accounting for Postretirement
Benefits Other than Pensions," AMR recognized additional other postretirement
benefit expense of $93 million associated with the program in 1995 which was
included in restructuring costs. Of this amount, $26 million was for special
termination benefits and $67 million was for the net actuarial losses resulting
from the early retirements for 1995.
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10. RETIREMENT BENEFITS (CONTINUED)
The funded status of the plan, reconciled to the accrued other
postretirement benefit cost recognized in AMR's balance sheet, was (in
millions):
December 31,
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1997 1996
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Retirees $ 630 $ 593
Fully eligible active plan participants 178 128
Other active plan participants 598 492
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Accumulated other postretirement benefit obligation 1,406 1,213
Plan assets at fair value 56 39
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Accumulated other postretirement benefit obligation
in excess of plan assets 1,350 1,174
Unrecognized net gain 177 300
Unrecognized prior service benefit 52 56
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Accrued other postretirement benefit cost $ 1,579 $ 1,530
======== ========
Plan assets consist primarily of shares of mutual funds managed by a
subsidiary of AMR.
For 1997 and 1996, future benefit costs were estimated assuming per
capita cost of covered medical benefits would increase at a five and six
percent annual rate, respectively, decreasing gradually to a four percent
annual growth rate by 2001. A one percent increase in this annual trend rate
would have increased the accumulated other postretirement benefit obligation at
December 31, 1997 by approximately $144 million and 1997 other postretirement
benefit cost by approximately $19 million. The weighted-average discount rate
used in estimating the accumulated other postretirement benefit obligation was
7.25% and 7.75% at December 31, 1997 and 1996, respectively.
11. EARNINGS PER SHARE
In 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement No.
128, "Earnings Per Share" (SFAS 128). SFAS 128 replaced the primary and fully
diluted earnings per share with basic and diluted earnings per share. Unlike
primary earnings per share, basic earnings per share excludes any dilutive
effects of options, warrants and convertible securities. Diluted earnings per
share is very similar to the previously reported fully diluted earnings per
share. Earnings per share amounts for all periods have been presented, and
where appropriate, restated to conform to the SFAS 128 requirements.
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11. EARNINGS PER SHARE (CONTINUED)
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted
earnings per share (in millions, except per share amounts):
Year Ended December 31,
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1997 1996 1995
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NUMERATOR:
Earnings before extraordinary loss -
Numerator for basic earnings per $ 985 $ 1,105 $ 191
share
Effect of dilutive securities:
Interest upon assumed conversion of
convertible subordinated
debentures, net of tax -- 14(a) --
Dividends upon assumed conversion of
convertible preferred stock -- 1(a) --
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-- 15 --
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Numerator for diluted earnings per
share - income available to
common shareholders after assumed
conversions $ 985 $ 1,120 $ 191
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DENOMINATOR:
Denominator for basic earnings per share -
weighted-average shares 178 172 152
Effect of dilutive securities:
Convertible subordinated debentures -- 8 --
Convertible preferred stock -- 1 --
Employee options and shares 14 7 6
Treasury shares repurchased (9) (4) (4)
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Dilutive potential common shares 5 12 2
Denominator for diluted earnings per
share - adjusted weighted-average
and assumed conversions 183 184 154
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Basic earnings per share before
extraordinary loss $ 5.52 $ 6.41 $ 1.25
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Diluted earnings per share before
extraordinary loss $ 5.39 $ 6.07 $ 1.24
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(a) Through date of actual conversion
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12. RESTRUCTURING COSTS
In 1995, the Company recorded $533 million for restructuring costs
which included (in millions):
Year Ended
December 31,
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1995
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Special termination benefits:
Pension $ 118
Other postretirement benefits 26
Other termination benefits 19
Actuarial losses:
Pension 102
Other postretirement benefits 67
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Total cost of early retirement programs 332
Provisions for aircraft impairment and retirement 193
Other 8
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$ 533
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In 1995, approximately 2,100 mechanics and fleet service clerks and
300 flight attendants elected early retirement under programs offered in
conjunction with renegotiated union labor contracts, and the majority of these
employees left the Company's workforce during 1996. The Company recorded
restructuring costs of $332 million in 1995 related to these early retirement
programs. A large portion of the funding for the programs was done in 1995.
The remaining cash payments associated with these programs will be expended as
required for funding the appropriate pension and other postretirement benefit
plans in future years.
The aircraft portion of the 1995 restructuring costs includes a $145
million provision related to the write-down of certain McDonnell Douglas DC-10
aircraft. Effective January 1, 1995, AMR adopted Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 121, "Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived
Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of," which requires impairment
losses to be recorded on long-lived assets used in operations when indicators
of impairment are present and the undiscounted cash flows estimated to be
generated by those assets are less than the assets' carrying amount. In 1995,
the Company evaluated its fleet operating plan with respect to the DC-10-10
fleet and, as a result, believes that the estimated future cash flows expected
to be generated by these aircraft will not be sufficient to recover their net
book value. Management estimated the undiscounted future cash flows utilizing
models used by the Company in making fleet and scheduling decisions. As a
result of this analysis, the Company determined that a write-down of the DC-10-
10 aircraft to the net present value of their estimated discounted future cash
flows was warranted, which resulted in a $112 million charge. In addition, the
Company recorded a $33 million charge to reflect a diminution in the estimated
market value of certain DC-10 aircraft previously grounded by the Company. No
cash costs have been incurred or are expected as a result of these DC-10 write-
downs.
Also included in the aircraft restructuring costs is a $48 million
charge related to the planned early retirement in 1996 of certain turboprop
aircraft operated by AMR's regional carriers. The charge relates primarily to
future lease commitments on these aircraft past the dates they will be removed
from service and write-down of related inventory to its estimated fair value.
Cash payments on the leases in 1997 and 1996 totaled approximately $20 million
and $8 million, respectively, and additional payments will occur over the
remaining lease terms.
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13. GAIN ON SALE OF STOCK BY SUBSIDIARY
Pursuant to a reorganization consummated on July 2, 1996 (the
Reorganization), The SABRE Group Holdings, Inc. (a holding company incorporated
on June 25, 1996) became the successor to the businesses of The SABRE Group
which were formerly operated as divisions or subsidiaries of American or AMR.
During October 1996, The SABRE Group Holdings, Inc. completed an initial public
offering of 23,230,000 shares of its Class A Common Stock, representing 17.8
percent of its economic interest, at $27 per share for net proceeds of
approximately $589 million. This transaction resulted in a reduction of the
Company's economic interest in The SABRE Group from 100 percent to 82.2
percent. In accordance with the Company's policy of recognizing gains or
losses on the sale of a subsidiary's stock based on the difference between the
offering price and the Company's carrying amount of such stock, the Company
recorded a $497 million gain. The issuance of stock by The SABRE Group
Holdings, Inc. was not subject to federal income taxes. In accordance with
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, "Accounting for Income
Taxes," no income tax expense was recognized on the gain.
14. OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE) - MISCELLANEOUS
Other income (expense) - miscellaneous, net included the following (in
millions):
Year Ended December 31,
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1997 1996 1995
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Canadian Airlines charges $ -- $ (251) $ --
Loss of aircraft -- -- (41)
Litigation settlement -- (21) --
Minority interest (36) (2) --
Other, net 17 (10) (14)
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$ (19) $ (284) $ (55)
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During 1996, the Company determined that the decline in the value of
its investment in the cumulative mandatorily redeemable convertible preferred
stock of Canadian Airlines International Limited (Canadian) was not temporary
and, in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 115,
"Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities," recorded a
$192 million charge to write down the investment to its estimated fair value.
Additionally, the Company recorded a charge of $59 million to write off certain
deferred costs relating to the Company's agreement to provide a variety of
services to Canadian.
The charge for loss of aircraft relates to the loss of an aircraft
operated by American in 1995.
15. FOREIGN OPERATIONS
American conducts operations in various foreign countries. American's
operating revenues from foreign operations were (in millions):
Year Ended December 31,
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1997 1996 1995
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Latin America $ 2,716 $ 2,438 $ 2,316
Europe 2,035 1,967 2,059
Pacific 356 336 373
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Foreign operating revenues $ 5,107 $ 4,741 $ 4,748
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The SABRE Group also conducts operations in various foreign countries.
The SABRE Group's operating revenues from foreign operations were $339 million,
$284 million and $251 million for 1997, 1996 and 1995, respectively.
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16. SEGMENT INFORMATION
AMR's operations fall within three industry segments: the Airline
Group, The SABRE Group and the Management Services Group. For a description of
each of these groups, refer to Management's Discussion and Analysis on pages 17
and 18.
The following table presents selected financial data by industry
segment (in millions):
December 31,
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1997 1996 1995
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Airline Group:
Total revenues $16,903 $16,211 $15,501
Intergroup revenues 47 41 --
Operating income 1,569 1,442 564
Depreciation and amortization expense 1,038 1,018 1,071
Restructuring costs -- -- 533
Capital expenditures 1,139 338 745
Identifiable assets 18,709 18,560 18,290
The SABRE Group:
Total revenues 1,784 1,622 1,529
Intergroup revenues 526 500 548
Operating income 308 327 380
Depreciation and amortization expense 185 165 171
Capital expenditures 218 184 167
Identifiable assets 1,503 1,246 596
Management Services Group:
Total revenues 610 620 572
Intergroup revenues 154 159 144
Operating income 49 70 71
Depreciation and amortization expense 21 21 17
Capital expenditures 33 25 16
Identifiable assets 297 287 313
Identifiable assets are gross assets used by a business segment,
including an allocated portion of assets used jointly by more than one business
segment. General corporate and other assets not allocated to business segments
were $406 million, $404 million and $357 million at December 31, 1997, 1996 and
1995, respectively, and consist primarily of income tax assets.
In the second quarter of 1996, American and The SABRE Group completed
the negotiations of a new technology services agreement pursuant to which The
SABRE Group performs data processing and solutions services for American. This
agreement reflected the downward trend in market prices for data processing
services. Additionally, the two companies completed negotiations on new
agreements covering the provision of air travel and certain marketing services
by American to The SABRE Group. The parties agreed to apply the financial
terms of these agreements as of January 1, 1996, which is reflected in the
selected segment financial data in the above table. Excluding the effects of
the new agreements and the Reorganization, operating income for 1996 would have
approximated $1.38 billion for the Airline Group and $392 million for The SABRE
Group.
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17. QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED)
Unaudited summarized financial data by quarter for 1997 and 1996 (in
millions, except per share amounts):
First Second Third Fourth
Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter
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1997
Operating revenues $4,426 $4,710 $4,798 $4,636
Operating income 349 588 610 379
Net earnings 152 302 323 208
Earnings per common share:
Basic 0.84 1.66 1.83 1.20
Diluted 0.82 1.63 1.78 1.16
1996
Operating revenues $4,308 $4,550 $4,562 $4,333
Operating income 401 586 588 264
Earnings before extraordinary loss 157 293 282 373
Net earnings 157 293 282 284
Earnings per common share:
Basic
Before extraordinary loss 1.03 1.70 1.55 2.05
Net earnings 1.03 1.70 1.55 1.56
Diluted
Before extraordinary loss 0.92 1.60 1.53 2.02
Net earnings 0.92 1.60 1.53 1.54
Results for the third quarter of 1996 include a $21 million provision
for American's share of a multi-carrier travel agency class action litigation
settlement. Results for the fourth quarter of 1996 include a $497 million gain
recorded by the Company related to the initial public offering of The SABRE
Group (See Note 13), a $251 million charge related to the write-off of the
Company's investment in Canadian and certain deferred costs relating to the
Company's agreement to provide a variety of services to Canadian (See Note 14)
and a $26 million charge to write down the value of aircraft interiors the
Company planned to refurbish.
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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
None.
PART III
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ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
Incorporated herein by reference from the Company's definitive proxy statement
for the annual meeting of stockholders on May 20, 1998. Information concerning
the executive officers is included in Part I of this report on page 14.
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Incorporated herein by reference from the Company's definitive proxy statement
for the annual meeting of stockholders on May 20, 1998.
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
Incorporated herein by reference from the Company's definitive proxy statement
for the annual meeting of stockholders on May 20, 1998.
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
Incorporated herein by reference from the Company's definitive proxy statement
for the annual meeting of stockholders on May 20, 1998.
PART IV
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ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
(a) (1) The following financial statements and Independent Auditors' Report
are filed as part of this report:
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Report of Independent Auditors 34
Consolidated Statement of Operations for the Years Ended
December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995 35-36
Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 1997 and 1996 37-38
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the Years Ended
December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995 39
Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity for the Years Ended
December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995 40
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 41-61
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(2) The following financial statement schedule and Independent
Auditors' Report are filed as part of this report:
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Report of Independent Auditors 69
Schedule II Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves 70
Schedules not included have been omitted because they are not
applicable or because the required information is included in
the consolidated financial statements or notes thereto.
(3) Exhibits required to be filed by Item 601 of Regulation S-K.
(Where the amount of securities authorized to be issued under
any of AMR's long-term debt agreements does not exceed 10
percent of AMR's assets, pursuant to paragraph (b)(4) of Item
601 of Regulation S-K, in lieu of filing such as an exhibit,
AMR hereby agrees to furnish to the Commission upon request a
copy of any agreement with respect to such long-term debt.)
EXHIBIT
*3.1 Restated Certificate of Incorporation of AMR, incorporated by
reference to AMR's Registration Statement on Form S-4, file
number 33-55191.
*3.2 Amended Bylaws of AMR, incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10(ppp) to AMR's report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June
30, 1995.
*3.3 Bylaws of AMR, amended as of May 21, 1997.
*10.1 Employment Agreement among AMR, American Airlines and Robert
L. Crandall, dated January 1, 1988, incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10(t) to AMR's report on Form 10-Q for the period
ended March 31, 1988; amendments thereto incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10(ff) to AMR's report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1989, Exhibit 10(tt) to AMR's
report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1990,
Exhibit 10(uu) to AMR's report on Form 10-Q for the period
ended June 30, 1992, and Exhibit 10(ooo) to AMR's report on
Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 1995.
*10.2 Amended and Restated Employment Agreement among AMR, American
Airlines and Robert L. Crandall, dated January 21, 1998.
*10.3 Irrevocable Executive Trust Agreement, dated as of May 1,
1992, between AMR and Wachovia Bank of North Carolina N.A.,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(vv) to AMR's report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1992.
*10.4 Deferred Compensation Agreement, dated April 14, 1973, as
amended March 1, 1975, between American and Robert L.
Crandall, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(c)(7) to
American's Registration Statement No. 2-76709.
*10.5 Form of Executive's Termination Benefits Agreement
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(p) to AMR's report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1985.
*10.6 Management Severance Allowance, dated as of February 23, 1990,
for levels 1-4 employees of American Airlines, Inc.,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(oo) to AMR's report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1989.
*10.7 Management Severance Allowance, dated as of February 23, 1990,
for level 5 and above employees of American Airlines, Inc.,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(pp) to AMR's report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1989.
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*10.8 Description of informal arrangement relating to deferral of
payment of directors' fees, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10(c)(11) to American's Registration Statement No. 2-
76709.
*10.9 Directors Stock Equivalent Purchase Plan, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10(gg) to AMR's report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1989.
*10.10 Directors Stock Incentive Plan dated May 18, 1994, as amended,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to AMR's report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996.
*10.11 Deferred Compensation Agreement, dated as of December 27,
1995, between AMR and Howard P. Allen, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10(sss) to AMR's report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1995.
*10.12 Deferred Compensation Agreement, dated as of January 31, 1990,
between AMR and Edward A. Brennan, incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10(hh) to AMR's report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1989.
*10.13 Deferred Compensation Agreement, dated as of February 7, 1996,
between AMR and Armando M. Codina, incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10(ttt) to AMR's report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1995.
*10.14 Deferred Compensation Agreement, dated as of February 10,
1997, between AMR and Armando M. Codina, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.13 to AMR's report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1996.
*10.15 Deferred Compensation Agreement, dated as of February 19,
1998, between AMR and Armando M. Codina.
*10.16 Deferred Compensation Agreement, dated as of February 9, 1996,
between AMR and Charles T. Fisher, III, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10(uuu) to AMR's report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1995.
*10.17 Deferred Compensation Agreement, dated as of January 30, 1997,
between AMR and Charles T. Fisher, III, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.15 to AMR's report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1996.
*10.18 Deferred Compensation Agreement, dated as of February 19,
1998, between AMR and Charles T. Fisher, III.
*10.19 Deferred Compensation Agreement, dated as of February 23,
1996, between AMR and Charles H. Pistor, Jr., incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10(vvv) to AMR's report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1995.
*10.20 Deferred Compensation Agreement, dated as of January 30, 1997,
between AMR and Charles H. Pistor, Jr., incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.17 to AMR's report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1996.
*10.21 Deferred Compensation Agreement, dated as of February 19,
1998, between AMR and Charles H. Pistor, Jr.
*10.22 Deferred Compensation Agreement, dated as of July 16, 1997,
between AMR and Judith Rodin.
*10.23 Deferred Compensation Agreement, dated as of February 19,
1998, between AMR and Judith Rodin.
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*10.24 Description of American's Split Dollar Insurance Program,
dated December 28, 1977, incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10(c)(1) to American's Registration Statement No. 2-76709.
*10.25 AMR Corporation 1988 Long-Term Incentive Plan, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10(t) to AMR's report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1988.
*10.26 Amendment to AMR's 1988 Long-term Incentive Plan dated May 18,
1994, incorporated by reference to Exhibit A to AMR's
definitive proxy statement with respect to the annual meeting
of stockholders held on May 18, 1994.
*10.27 Form of Stock Option Agreement for Corporate Officers under
the AMR 1988 Long-Term Incentive Plan, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10(rr) to AMR's report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1990.
*10.28 Current form of Stock Option Agreement under the AMR 1988
Long-Term Incentive Plan.
*10.29 Form of Career Equity Program Agreement, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10(nnn) to AMR's report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1994.
*10.30 Current Form of Career Equity Program Deferred Stock Award
Agreement for Corporate Officers under the AMR 1988 Long-Term
Incentive Plan.
*10.31 Current form of Career Equity Program Deferred Stock Award
Agreement for non-officers under the AMR 1988 Long-Term
Incentive Plan.
*10.32 Form of Guaranty to Career Equity Program under the AMR 1988
Long-Term Incentive Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10(ccc) to AMR's report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1993.
*10.33 Performance Share Program for the years 1994 to 1996 under the
1988 Long-term Incentive Program, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10(lll) to AMR's report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1994.
*10.34 Performance Share Program for the years 1995 to 1997 under the
1988 Long-term Incentive Program, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10(ooo) to AMR's report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1995.
*10.35 Performance Share Program for the years 1996 to 1998 under the
1988 Long-term Incentive Program, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.26 to AMR's report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1996.
*10.36 Performance Share Program for the years 1997 to 1999 under the
1988 Long-term Incentive Program, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.27 to AMR's report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1996.
*10.37 Form of Performance Share Program for the years 1997 to 1999
under the 1988 Long-term Incentive Program.
*10.38 Performance Share Program for the years 1998 to 2000 under the
1988 Long-term Incentive Program.
*10.39 American Airlines, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement
Program, as amended January 1997, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.28 to AMR's report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1996.
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*10.40 American Airlines, Inc. 1987 Executive Deferral Plan, as
amended through 1997.
*10.41 American Airlines, Inc. 1996 Employee Profit Sharing Plan,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.29 to AMR's report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996.
*10.42 American Airlines, Inc. 1997 Employee Profit Sharing Plan,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.30 to AMR's report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996.
*10.43 American Airlines, Inc. 1998 Employee Profit Sharing Plan.
*10.44 American Airlines, Inc. 1996 Incentive Compensation Plan for
Officers and Key Employees, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10(qqq) to AMR's report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1995.
*10.45 American Airlines, Inc. 1997 Incentive Compensation Plan for
Officers and Key Employees, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.32 to AMR's report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1996.
*10.46 American Airlines, Inc. 1998 Incentive Compensation Plan for
Officers and Key Employees.
*10.47 Aircraft Sales Agreement by and between American Airlines,
Inc. and Federal Express Corporation, dated April 7, 1995,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(rrr) to AMR's report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995.
Confidential treatment was granted as to a portion of this
document.
*10.48 Aircraft Purchase Agreement by and between American Airlines,
Inc. and The Boeing Company, dated October 31, 1997.
Confidential treatment has been requested as to a portion of
this document.
*10.49 Aircraft Purchase Agreement by and between AMR Eagle Holding
Corporation and Bombardier Inc., dated January 31, 1998.
Confidential treatment has been requested as to a portion of
this document.
*10.50 Aircraft Purchase Agreement by and between AMR Eagle, Inc. and
Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A., dated December
22, 1997. Confidential treatment has been requested as to a
portion of this document.
*10.51 The SABRE Group, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan, incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.25 to The SABRE Group Holdings,
Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-1, file number 333-
09747.
*10.52 The SABRE Group, Inc. Directors' Stock Incentive Plan,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.26 to The SABRE Group
Holdings, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-1, file
number 333-09747.
*10.53 Form of Executive Termination Benefits Agreement for The SABRE
Group, Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.27 to The
SABRE Group Holdings, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-
1, file no. 333-09747.
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*21 Significant subsidiaries of the registrant as of December 31,
1997.
23 Consent of Independent Auditors.
27.1 Financial Data Schedule as of December 31, 1997.
27.2 Restated Financial Data Schedule as of December 31, 1996.
27.3 Restated Financial Data Schedule as of December 31, 1995.
(b) Reports on Form 8-K:
None.
* Previously filed
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this amended report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
AMR CORPORATION
/s/ Gerard J. Arpey
- -------------------------------------------------
Gerard J. Arpey
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
Date: June 12, 1998
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The Board of Directors and Stockholders
AMR Corporation
We have audited the consolidated financial statements of AMR
Corporation as of December 31, 1997 and 1996, and for each of the three years in
the period ended December 31, 1997, and have issued our report thereon dated
January 19, 1998, except for Note 8, as to which the date is June 9, 1998. Our
audits also included Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and
Reserves. This schedule is the responsibility of the Company's management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on this schedule based on our audits.
In our opinion, the financial statement schedule referred to above,
when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole,
presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
2121 San Jacinto
Dallas, Texas 75201
January 19, 1998, except
for Note 8, as to which
the date is June 9, 1998
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AMR CORPORATION
SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS AND RESERVES
(DEDUCTED FROM ASSET TO WHICH APPLICABLE)
(IN MILLIONS)
CHARGED TO
----------
SALES,
BALANCE RETIRE- BALANCE
AT OTHER DEPREC. NET MENTS AT
BEGINNING OPERATING AND RESTRUCT WRITE- AND END OF
OF YEAR EXPENSES AMORT. COSTS OFF TRANSFERS YEAR
--------- --------- -------- ------- --------- ------- ---------
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997
Allowance for
uncollectible accounts $ 17 $ 26 $ -- $ -- $ (19) $ -- $ 24
Allowance for
obsolescence of inventories 213 -- 36 -- -- (46) 203
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996
Allowance for
uncollectible accounts 18 20 -- -- (21) -- 17
Allowance for
obsolescence of inventories 250 -- 23 -- -- (60) 213
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995
Allowance for
uncollectible accounts 26 17 -- -- (25) -- 18
Allowance for
obsolescence of inventories 179 -- 38 18 -- 15 250
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EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
23 Consent of Independent Auditors.
27.1 Financial Data Schedule as of December 31, 1997.
27.2 Restated Financial Data Schedule as of December 31, 1996.
27.3 Restated Financial Data Schedule as of December 31, 1995.
1
EXHIBIT 23
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration
Statements (Form S-8 No. 2-68366, Form S-8 No. 33-60725, Form S-8 No. 33-60727,
Form S-8 No. 333-13751, Form S-8 No. 333-19325, Form S-3 No. 33-42027, Form S-3
No. 33-46325, and Form S-3 No. 33-52121) of AMR Corporation, and in the related
Prospectuses, of our reports dated January 19, 1998, except for Note 8, as to
which the date is June 9, 1998, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements and schedule of AMR Corporation included in this Annual Report (Form
10-K/A No. 1) for the year ended December 31,1997.
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Dallas, Texas
June 9, 1998
5
0000006201
AMR CORPORATION
1,000,000
YEAR
DEC-31-1997
JAN-01-1997
DEC-31-1997
64
2,370
1,394
24
636
5,071
21,168
7,911
20,915
5,617
3,889
0
0
2,801
3,415
20,915
0
18,570
0
16,644
0
0
399
1,646
661
985
0
0
0
985
5.52
5.39
5
1,000,000
YEAR
DEC-31-1996
JAN-01-1996
DEC-31-1996
68
1,743
1,399
17
633
4,470
20,348
7,043
20,497
5,566
4,542
0
0
3,257
2,411
20,497
0
17,753
0
15,914
0
0
499
1,633
528
1,105
0
89
0
1,016
5.90
5.59
5
1,000,000
YEAR
DEC-31-1995
JAN-01-1995
DEC-31-1995
82
819
1,171
18
589
3,137
20,224
6,659
19,556
4,693
0
2,315
78
0
1,327
19,556
0
16,910
0
15,362
533
0
684
358
162
196
0
(29)
0
167
1.06
1.05
