Business Summary
AMR Corporation, through its subsidiaries, operates in the airline industry in the United States. The company, through its principal subsidiary, American Airlines, Inc., provides scheduled jet service to approximately 150 destinations throughout North America, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe, and Asia. American Airlines also operates as a scheduled air freight carrier, providing a range of freight and mail services to shippers. AMR Corporation, through its subsidiary, AMR Eagle Holding Corporation, owns and operates two regional airlines, providing connecting service from nine of American's high-traffic cities to smaller markets throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean under the name American Eagle. The company serves 250 cities in 40 countries with approximately 3,400 daily flights. As of December 31, 2008, AMR Corporation owned and leased aircrafts in operation included 626 American Airlines Aircrafts and 266 AMR Eagle Aircrafts. The company was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.
