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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: December 16, 1999
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)
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Item 5. Other Events
AMR Corporation (the "Company") is filing herewith a statement
issued December 16, 1999 by Don Carty, Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of the Company and American Airlines, Inc., a
wholly-owned subsidiary of AMR, as Exhibit 99.1 which is included
herein. This statement was released at a press conference in
Miami regarding the Company's plea agreement to the illegal
storage of hazardous materials at the Company's facilities at
Miami International Airport. In connection with this plea, the
Company agreed to pay a fine of $6 million, a $2 million
community service payment to the Miami-Dade Fire Department
Hazardous Materials Division, and be subject to a three-year
corporate probation. In addition, the Company agreed to a
comprehensive compliance program that will set new standards for
safety in the handling, storage and transportation of hazardous
materials.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
The following exhibit is included herein:
99.1 Statement of Don Carty, Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer, AMR Corporation and American Airlines, Inc.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
AMR CORPORATION
/s/ Charles D. MarLett
Charles D. MarLett
Corporate Secretary
Dated: December 17, 1999
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Description
99.1 Statement of Don Carty, Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer, AMR Corporation and American Airlines, Inc.
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Exhibit 99.1
Contact: Corporate Communications
Fort Worth, Texas
817-967-1577
FOR RELEASE: Thursday, Dec. 16, 1999
STATEMENT OF DON CARTY
CHAIRMAN & CEO, AMR CORP. AND AMERICAN AIRLINES
DECEMBER 16, 1999
The following is the statement of AMR Corp. Chairman & CEO Don
Carty at a press conference in Miami regarding the company's plea
agreement to the illegal storage of hazardous materials.
Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for being
here.
Today in the federal court for the southern district of
Florida, AMR admitted to the unlawful storage of a hazardous
material at our facilities at Miami International Airport. The
plea was the result of a two-year investigation by the U.S.
Attorney's Office with which our company and dozens of employees
cooperated. In connection with this matter, we have agreed to
pay a fine of $6 million, a $2 million community service payment
to the Miami-Dade Fire Department Hazardous Materials Division,
and be subject to a three-year corporate probation.
In addition, we have agreed to a comprehensive compliance
program that will set new standards for safety in the handling,
storage and transportation of hazardous materials.
I am here today to admit our error and apologize to our
passengers. The government's investigation and our own extensive
internal review demonstrated that there were some clear omissions
in training and oversight in our handling of several incidents
involving the shipment of hazardous materials. Among the lapses
was a 1995 incident involving the clean-up and disposal of a
storage drum containing dioxitol - and which is the incident that
is the subject of this court action.
This is obviously not a happy day for our company, but there
is a positive outcome from all this. This investigation has
resulted in a better, safer American Airlines. While American
Airlines obviously cares about meeting the high service
expectations of our customers, we care most about their safety
and security. There is simply nothing more important. Our
passengers and our employees can be reassured that American and
American Eagle have committed new resources, training and
procedures to insure strict adherence to transportation,
environmental and hazardous materials laws and regulations.
The government's investigation was prompted by a 1997
incident in which a courier was able to check-in baggage that
contained a hazardous material - details of which he lied about.
But still, we should not have allowed this to happen. Since that
time, we have spent countless hours interviewing employees and
reviewing our procedures in Miami and throughout our company to
identify ways to do things better. Among the changes we have
already made, or will be making:
- We have already enhanced check-in procedures for
passengers in Miami. In addition, we will be adding new
equipment at the Miami domestic check-in counter to
complement baggage screening done at the international
ticket counters.
- We have developed an industry-leading training program on
how to safely handle hazardous materials. This training
is required of all airport passenger service agents,
baggage and cargo handlers, and skycaps, among others.
More than 30,000 American and American Eagle employees
successfully completed the enhanced training program this
year, and they will receive recurrent training in these
important procedures each year.
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- American is creating an officer-level Vice President-
Safety, Security and Environmental, with responsibility
for promoting our complete compliance and maintaining
industry-leading procedures for both American Airlines
and American Eagle. This officer will report directly to
me, as the chief executive, and will be supported by at
least three senior-level positions and other staff
necessary to coordinate and oversee the company's
compliance efforts.
- A new staff of Security and Environmental Officers (SEOs)
will be created to provide virtually round-the-clock
airport coverage. This staff will provide a new level of
expertise, knowledge, resource and support to American
and American Eagle passenger service, cargo, ramp and
security employees, whether it be in responding to an
incident or answering questions about procedures or
policies.
- American and American Eagle will take extra steps to
educate passengers and shippers on how they can help
ensure the proper handling of hazardous materials.
Enhanced signage will also be developed for other parts
of the MIA terminal.
There are other changes in procedures that will not be made
public so as to preserve the integrity of the system. We believe
that all of these initiatives will assure our customers that we
deserve their ongoing trust.
Aviation safety and the protection of the environment
require the cooperation of airlines, employees, customers and
governmental agencies. We deeply regret that we had a lapse in
our part of this partnership, but as we have pledged to U.S.
Attorney Tom Scott and to Judge Shelby Highsmith, we believe the
end result is that we are now a better airline.
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