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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of earliest event

reported: May 4, 2010

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.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 8.01 Other Events

AMR Corporation is filing herewith a press release issued on May 4, 2010 by American Airlines, Inc. as Exhibit 99.1, which is included herein. This press release was issued to report April 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: May 4, 2010

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Description

99.1 Press Release

CONTACT: Tim Wagner

Corporate Communications

Fort Worth, Texas

817-967-1577

mediarelations@aa.com

FOR RELEASE: Tuesday, May 4, 2010

AMERICAN AIRLINES REPORTS APRIL TRAFFIC

FORT WORTH, Texas – American Airlines reported an April load factor of 82.0 percent, an increase of 0.7 points versus the same period last year. Traffic decreased 1.3 percent and capacity decreased 2.1 percent year over year.

Domestic traffic increased 0.2 percent year over year on 0.2 percent more capacity. International traffic decreased by 3.9 percent relative to last year on a capacity decrease of 5.7 percent. The decline in International traffic and capacity in April was a result of the partial closure of European airspace due to volcanic ash.

American boarded 7.1 million passengers in April.

Detailed traffic and capacity data are on the following pages.

AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
		April
			2010			2009			CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM				10,151,086			10,283,773			(1.3	)	%
	D.O.T. DOMESTIC			6,515,352			6,499,697			0.2
	INTERNATIONAL			3,635,734			3,784,076			(3.9	)
	ATLANTIC			1,351,972			1,570,915			(13.9	)
	LATIN AMERICA			1,824,048			1,776,211			2.7
	PACIFIC			459,714			436,950			5.2

AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM				12,377,945			12,643,995			(2.1	)	%
	D.O.T. DOMESTIC			7,749,741			7,734,631			0.2
	INTERNATIONAL			4,628,204			4,909,363			(5.7	)
	ATLANTIC			1,687,261			1,966,853			(14.2	)
	LATIN AMERICA			2,382,850			2,378,094			0.2
	PACIFIC			558,093			564,416			(1.1	)

LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM				82.0	%		81.3	%		0.7		Pts
D.O.T. DOMESTIC				84.1			84.0			0.0
INTERNATIONAL				78.6			77.1			1.5
ATLANTIC				80.1			79.9			0.3
LATIN AMERICA				76.5			74.7			1.9
PACIFIC				82.4			77.4			5.0

PASSENGERS BOARDED				7,146,276			7,241,987			(1.3	)	%

SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000)				149,704			127,935			17.0		%

AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
		YEAR-TO-DATE APRIL
		2010			2009			CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
SYSTEM			38,844,379			38,871,497			(0.1	)	%
	D.O.T. DOMESTIC		24,512,713			24,567,434			(0.2	)
	INTERNATIONAL		14,331,666			14,304,063			0.2
	ATLANTIC		4,914,580			5,151,788			(4.6	)
	LATIN AMERICA		7,608,326			7,435,986			2.3
	PACIFIC		1,808,760			1,716,289			5.4

AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
SYSTEM			49,213,421			50,418,684			(2.4	)	%
	D.O.T. DOMESTIC		30,586,096			30,789,770			(0.7	)
	INTERNATIONAL		18,627,326			19,628,914			(5.1	)
	ATLANTIC		6,688,040			7,259,739			(7.9	)
	LATIN AMERICA		9,734,432			10,125,591			(3.9	)
	PACIFIC		2,204,853			2,243,584			(1.7	)

LOAD FACTOR
SYSTEM			78.9	%		77.1	%		1.8		Pts
D.O.T. DOMESTIC			80.1			79.8			0.4
INTERNATIONAL			76.9			72.9			4.1
ATLANTIC			73.5			71.0			2.5
LATIN AMERICA			78.2			73.4			4.7
PACIFIC			82.0			76.5			5.5

PASSENGERS BOARDED			27,315,763			27,574,956			(0.9	)	%

SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000)			596,764			498,571			19.7		%

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