UNITED STATES
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: September 25, 2008
American Airlines, Inc. _
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-2691 13-1502798 _
(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)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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On Sept. 25, 2008, AMR Corporation, the parent company of American Airlines, Inc., provided notice of its intent to draw its $255 million revolving credit facility. The draw on the credit facility is intended to reduce the amount of a potential credit card hold back reserve, as described in AMR’s Form 10-Q filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 17, 2008, that could be imposed in the fourth quarter of 2008 based on the terms of one of American’s credit card processing agreements. The amount of the hold back reserve from such agreement may be based on, among other things, the amount of unrestricted cash (which does not include undrawn credit facilities) held by American and American’s debt service coverage ratio.
The expected proceeds from the facility were included in the Company’s projected total cash and short-term investment balance of approximately $4.9 billion, including a restricted balance of approximately $455 million, for the end of the third quarter of 2008, as disclosed in the Company’s Form 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Sept. 18, 2008.
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.
American Airlines, Inc.
/s/ Kenneth W. Wimberly
Kenneth W. Wimberly
Corporate Secretary
Dated: September 25, 2008
