In 1982, stockholders voted to approve a plan of reorganization under which a new holding company, AMR Corp., was formed and became the parent company of American Airlines® . The name "AMR" was taken from the airline's three-letter New York Stock Exchange symbol. AMR, the parent company for American Airlines, has a number of businesses within its corporate structure including: American Airlines American’s Passenger division is the largest scheduled passenger airline in the world. American provides scheduled jet service to destinations throughout North America, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe and the Pacific, serving 172 cities with a fleet of 840 aircraft. In 2001, American carried more than 80 million passengers. Exchange symbol