American Airlines Boeing 777-223 ER N783AN (msn 30004) MIA (Bruce Drum) (orders 2 777-323 ERs), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

American Airlines (Dallas/Fort Worth) has ordered two stretched Boeing 777-323 ERs for deliveries late next year.

On the financial side, AMR Corporation, the parent company of American Airlines, Inc., reported a net loss of $97 million, or $0.29 per share, for the fourth quarter of 2010. The fourth quarter 2010 results include the impact of approximately $28 million in a non-cash impairment charge to write down certain route authorities in Colombia as a result of a recent open skies agreement. Excluding this special item, the Company lost $69 million, or $0.21 per share. Results include a $35 million tax benefit primarily related to The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 passed in late December.

The results for the fourth quarter of 2010 compare to a loss of $344 million, or $1.03 per share, for the fourth quarter of 2009. The fourth quarter 2009 results include the positive net impact of $71 million in non-cash special items and a non-cash tax item. Excluding these special items and the non-cash tax item, the Company lost $415 million, or $1.25 per share, in the fourth quarter of 2009.

For all of 2010, AMR recorded a net loss of $471 million, or $1.41 per share, compared to a loss of $1.5 billion, or $4.99 per share, for 2009. Excluding special items and non-cash tax items, the Company lost $389 million, or $1.17 per share, in 2010, compared to a loss of $1.4 billion, or $4.63 per share, in 2009.

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