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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: February 6, 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
Beginning on February 6, 1999, flight operations at American
Airlines, Inc. ("American", a wholly-owned subsidiary of AMR
Corporation) were severely disrupted when certain members of the
Allied Pilots Association ("APA", the union representing
American's cockpit crew members) engaged in a "sick-out". On
February 10, 1999, American obtained a Temporary Restraining
Order ("TRO") from the U.S. District Court for the Northern
District of Texas which, among other things, ordered the APA (i)
to cease its participation in the sick-out and (ii) to encourage
its members to return to work. On February 13, 1999, the
District Court entered an Order of Contempt against the APA, its
President and Vice President, for failing to abide by the terms
of the TRO. On February 17, 1999, American issued a press
release which estimated certain of the damages it had suffered as
a consequence of this illegal job action. This press release is
filed as Exhibit 99.1 which is included herein.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
The following exhibit is included herein:
99.1 Press Release
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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: February 18, 1999
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Description
99.1 Press Release
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Exhibit 99.1
Contact: Corporate Communications
Fort Worth, Texas
817-967-1577
FOR RELEASE: Wednesday, Feb. 17, 1999
AMERICAN AIRLINES LOSS MAY TOP $150 MILLION;
INCLUDES $59 MILLION WHILE APA DEFIED COURT ORDER
FORT WORTH, Texas - In testimony in federal court today,
American Airlines Vice President and Controller Doug Herring said
the company's total losses during the entire nine-day illegal job
action by the Allied Pilots Association (APA) could "easily
exceed $150 million."
During just the three-and-a-half day period covered by U. S.
District Court Judge Joe Kendall's temporary restraining order -
from Wednesday, Feb. 10 through Saturday, Feb. 13 - losses were
estimated at $58.7 million.
The company has not yet finalized its calculations of the
total loss from the job action, beyond Herring's court estimate
of $150 million.
"The total financial impact of the sickout will be
enormous," American said in a statement. "And, there is no way
to calculate or make up for the loss of goodwill from our
passengers during this illegal work stoppage or, what we will
have to spend to win those passengers back."
(Editor's note: The estimated losses discussed here exclude
certain expenses, such as fuel, that were not incurred by
American Airlines when it cancelled more than 6,600 flights over
a nine-day period.)
The discussion above includes certain assumptions of revenue and
costs that constitute forward-looking statements. These matters
which deal with our expectations about the future are subject to
a number of factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from our expectations, including further analysis of
our revenue and cost data, general economic conditions,
competitive factors within the airline industry which could
affect the demand for air travel, changes in the Company's
business strategy, and changes in commodity prices.
