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AMR Corporation
Type Public (NASDAQAMR)
Founded 1982
Headquarters Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Key people Gerard Arpey, Chairman & CEO
Industry Transportation
Products Airline Services
Revenue $22.563 Billion USD (2006)
Net income $231 Million USD (2006)
Employees 86,600 (2005)
Slogan We know why you fly. We're American Airlines.
Website www.aa.com

AMR Corporation (NYSEAMR) is a commercial aviation business and "airline holding company" based in Fort Worth, Texas. Formed in 1982, as part of American Airlines's reorganization, its name derives from American Airlines' ticker symbol on the New York Stock Exchange. In addition to American Airlines, AMR owns regional airlines American Eagle Airlines successor to Simmons Airlines, and Executive Airlines by way of AMR Eagle Holdings Corporation. Regional Airlines flown in conjunction with AMR American Airlines marketing brand, known as AmericanConnection are independent of AMR Corporation's divisions and subsidiaries, but do operation in conjunction with them in order to provide "seamless" connections to AMRs two principle airline holdings. AMR's, and AA's, Chairman, President, and CEO is Gerard Arpey.[1]

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Airline Subsidiaries Divisions

Fleet

AMR Corporation Fleet

Operated by AMR Corporation Airlines

Aircraft Type Number Subsidiary
Airbus A300B4-600R 34 American Airlines
Boeing 737-800 77 (47 Orders) American Airlines
Boeing 757-200 124 American Airlines
Boeing 767-200ER 16 American Airlines
Boeing 767-300ER 58 American Airlines
Boeing 777-200ER 47 (7 orders) American Airlines
McDonnell Douglas MD-82 211 American Airlines
McDonnell Douglas MD-83 88 American Airlines
Bombardier CRJ 700 25 American Eagle Airlines
Embraer ERJ-135[3] 49 American Eagle Airlines
Embraer ERJ-140 59 American Eagle Airlines
Embraer ERJ-145 108 American Eagle Airlines
Saab 340B 28* American Eagle Airlines
ATR 72-Super ATR-210 39 Executive Airlines

Non AMR Corporation Fleet

Operated by other airlines under the American Connection brand

Aircraft Type Number Operated by or as a codeshare
Embraer ERJ 140 15 Chautauqua Airlines
Beechcraft 1900D AA Code-share Great Lakes Airlines
Embraer ERJ 145 15 Trans States Airlines

Aviation Business Subsidiaries Divisions

American Airlines Foundation

AMR sponsors the AMR/American Airlines Foundation, a grant-making foundation which supports charitable causes in cities served by AA, in particular the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, Chicago, Illinois, Miami, Florida, Saint Louis, Missouri, and San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Board of Directors

As of 2005:

References

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