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          UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549
_____________

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of earliest event
  reported: October 5, 2011


                         AMR CORPORATION                   _
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


          Delaware                                     1-8400                                      75-1825172           _
(State of Incorporation) ( Commission File Number)     (IRS Employer Identification No.)


4333 Amon Carter Blvd.      Fort Worth, Texas              76155
(Address of principal executive offices)                                                                             (Zip Code)


                     (817) 963-1234                 _
          (Registrant's telephone number)



             (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)


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Item 8.01   Other Events

AMR Corporation is filing herewith a press release issued on October 5, 2011 by American Airlines, Inc. as Exhibit 99.1, which is included herein.  This press release was issued to report September traffic for American Airlines, Inc.



 
 

 


SIGNATURE



Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


               AMR CORPORATION



/s/ Kenneth W. Wimberly
Kenneth W. Wimberly
Corporate Secretary



Dated:  October 5, 2011




 
 

 


EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
 
99.1
Description
 
Press Release
   
99.1
Press Release

 
 
 

 
 

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


FOR RELEASE: Wed., Oct. 5, 2011


AMERICAN AIRLINES REPORTS SEPTEMBER TRAFFIC

FORT WORTH, Texas – American Airlines reported a September load factor of 81.4 percent, an increase of 1.3 points versus the same period last year. Traffic increased 1.9 percent on a capacity increase of 0.3 percent year-over-year.

Domestic traffic increased 1.7 percent year-over-year on 1.1 percent less capacity, resulting in an increase in domestic load factor of 2.3 points versus September of last year. International traffic increased by 2.2 percent relative to last year, as capacity increased by 2.4 percent, resulting in an international load factor 0.2 points lower versus the same period last year.

American boarded 6.8 million passengers in September.

Detailed traffic and capacity are attached.







 
 

 


AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES

     
September
     
     
2011
 
2010
 
CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
         
 
SYSTEM
10,244,401
 
10,052,771
 
1.9
%
   
D.O.T. DOMESTIC
6,124,993
 
6,022,855
 
1.7
 
   
INTERNATIONAL
4,119,408
 
4,029,915
 
2.2
 
   
ATLANTIC
1,826,808
 
1,817,551
 
0.5
 
   
LATIN AMERICA
1,723,741
 
1,674,188
 
3.0
 
   
PACIFIC
568,859
 
538,177
 
5.7
 
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
           
 
SYSTEM
12,592,724
 
12,554,652
 
0.3
%
   
D.O.T. DOMESTIC
7,480,111
 
7,563,807
 
(1.1)
 
   
INTERNATIONAL
5,112,613
 
4,990,845
 
2.4
 
   
ATLANTIC
2,204,043
 
2,153,070
 
2.4
 
   
LATIN AMERICA
2,165,034
 
2,176,637
 
(0.5)
 
   
PACIFIC
743,536
 
661,138
 
12.5
 
LOAD FACTOR
           
 
SYSTEM
81.4
%
80.1
%
1.3
Pts
   
D.O.T. DOMESTIC
81.9
 
79.6
 
2.3
 
   
INTERNATIONAL
80.6
 
80.7
 
(0.2)
 
   
ATLANTIC
82.9
 
84.4
 
(1.5)
 
   
LATIN AMERICA
79.6
 
76.9
 
2.7
 
   
PACIFIC
76.5
 
81.4
 
(4.9)
 
PASSENGERS BOARDED
6,846,200
 
6,695,678
 
2.2
%
                 
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000)
148,904
 
157,152
 
(5.2)
%


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

 
 

 
 

 


AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES

     
YEAR-TO-DATE September
     
     
2011
 
2010
 
CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
         
 
SYSTEM
95,816,673
 
94,439,679
 
1.5
%
   
D.O.T. DOMESTIC
57,734,857
 
58,253,928
 
(0.9)
 
   
INTERNATIONAL
38,081,816
 
36,185,752
 
5.2
 
   
ATLANTIC
14,601,201
 
14,395,731
 
1.4
 
   
LATIN AMERICA
18,240,099
 
17,233,227
 
5.8
 
   
PACIFIC
5,240,516
 
4,556,794
 
15.0
 
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
           
 
SYSTEM
116,969,492
 
115,164,563
 
1.6
%
   
D.O.T. DOMESTIC
69,396,904
 
70,059,358
 
(0.9)
 
   
INTERNATIONAL
47,572,588
 
45,105,205
 
5.5
 
   
ATLANTIC
18,289,154
 
17,727,377
 
3.2
 
   
LATIN AMERICA
22,542,181
 
21,941,404
 
2.7
 
   
PACIFIC
6,741,253
 
5,436,423
 
24.0
 
LOAD FACTOR
           
 
SYSTEM
81.9
%
82.0
%
(0.1)
Pts
   
D.O.T. DOMESTIC
83.2
 
83.1
 
0.0
 
   
INTERNATIONAL
80.0
 
80.2
 
(0.2)
 
   
ATLANTIC
79.8
 
81.2
 
(1.4)
 
   
LATIN AMERICA
80.9
 
78.5
 
2.4
 
   
PACIFIC
77.7
 
83.8
 
(6.1)
 
PASSENGERS BOARDED
64,984,640
 
64,823,147
 
0.2
%
                 
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000)
1,342,158
 
1,401,695
 
(4.2)
%


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