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                         UNITED STATES
               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     Washington, D.C.  20549

                            FORM 10-Q



[x]Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2000.


[  ]Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the Transition Period From                      to
 .


Commission file number 1-2691.



                    American Airlines, Inc.
     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

        Delaware                            13-1502798
    (State or other                      (I.R.S. Employer
      jurisdiction                      Identification No.)
   of incorporation or
     organization)

 4333 Amon Carter Blvd.
   Fort Worth, Texas                           76155
 (Address of principal                      (Zip Code)
   executive offices)

Registrant's telephone number,   (817) 963-1234
including area code


                         Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year , if changed
                       since last report)


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all
reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months
(or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to
file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes x       No        .




Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the
issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable
date.


Common Stock, $1 par value - 1,000 shares as of May 5, 2000.

The registrant meets the conditions set forth in, and is filing
this form with the reduced disclosure format prescribed by,
General Instructions H(1)(a) and (b) of Form 10-Q.


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                                 INDEX

                        AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.




PART I:   FINANCIAL INFORMATION


Item 1.  Financial Statements

  Consolidated Statements of Operations -- Three months  ended  March
  31, 2000 and 1999

  Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - March 31, 2000 and December
  31, 1999

  Condensed  Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows  --  Three  months
  ended March 31, 2000 and 1999

  Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements - March  31, 2000


Item  2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations

Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk


PART II:  OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K


SIGNATURE

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                    PART I:  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.  Financial Statements

AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited) (In millions)


                                               Three Months Ended
                                                   March 31,
                                               2000          1999
                                                    
Revenues
    Passenger                               $  3,770      $  3,320
    Cargo                                        166           143
    Other                                        266           246
      Total operating revenues                 4,202         3,709


Expenses
  Wages, salaries and benefits                 1,514         1,383
  Aircraft fuel                                  527           336
  Depreciation and amortization                  256           226
  Commissions to agents                          242           272
  Maintenance, materials and repairs             222           218
  Other rentals and landing fees                 216           211
  Food service                                   182           165
  Aircraft rentals                               140           150
  Other operating expenses                       717           721
    Total operating expenses                   4,016         3,682
Operating Income                                 186            27

Other Income (Expense)
  Interest income                                 30            18
  Interest expense                               (70)          (51)
  Interest capitalized                            36            31
  Related party interest - net                     5            11
  Miscellaneous - net                             (6)           31
                                                  (5)           40
Earnings Before Income Taxes                     181            67
Income tax provision                              76            32
Net Earnings                                $    105       $    35













The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited) (In millions)


                                            March 31,     December 31,
                                               2000          1999
Assets
                                                     
Current Assets
  Cash                                      $     70       $     72
  Short-term investments                       1,837          1,645
  Receivables, net                             1,492          1,124
  Receivable from affiliates, net                395            651
  Inventories, net                               617            616
  Deferred income taxes                          597            597
  Other current assets                           205            176
    Total current assets                       5,213          4,881

Equipment and Property
  Flight equipment, net                       10,292          9,916
  Other equipment and property, net            1,412          1,383
  Purchase deposits for flight equipment       1,482          1,495
                                              13,186         12,794

Equipment and Property Under Capital Leases
  Flight equipment, net                        1,602          1,623
  Other equipment and property, net               99             98
                                               1,701          1,721

Route acquisition costs, net                     880            887
Other assets, net                              1,428          1,436
                                            $ 22,408       $ 21,719
Liabilities and Stockholder's Equity

Current Liabilities
  Accounts payable                          $  1,172       $    991
  Accrued liabilities                          1,677          1,790
  Air traffic liability                        2,758          2,255
  Current maturities of long-term debt            65             61
  Current obligations under capital leases       205            210
    Total current liabilities                  5,877          5,307

Long-term debt, less current maturities        2,219          2,231
Obligations  under  capital  leases,
 less current obligations                      1,334          1,414
Deferred income taxes                          1,622          1,581
Other liabilities, deferred  gains, deferred
 deferred credits and postretirement benefits  4,104          4,036

Stockholder's Equity
  Common stock                                     -            -
  Additional paid-in capital                   1,836          1,840
  Accumulated other comprehensive income          (2)            (2)
  Retained earnings                            5,418          5,312
                                               7,252          7,150
                                            $ 22,408       $ 21,719

The  accompanying  notes  are an integral  part  of  these  financial
statements.

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AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited) (In millions)


                                                Three Months Ended
                                                    March 31,
                                              2000          1999
                                                      
Net Cash Provided by (Used in)
 Operating Activities                        $  626       $ (231)

Cash Flow from Investing Activities:
  Capital expenditures, including purchase
   deposits for flight equipment               (669)         (864)
  Net decrease (increase) in short-term
   investments                                 (192)          616
  Proceeds from:
    Sale of other investments                     -            31
    Sale of equipment and property               70            16
Net cash used for investing activities         (791)         (201)

Cash Flow from Financing Activities:
  Payments on long-term debt and capital
   lease obligations                            (93)          (80)
  Proceeds from:
    Short-term loan from Sabre, Inc.              -           300
    Sale-leaseback transactions                   -            54
  Funds transferred from affiliates, net        256           127
Net cash provided by financing activities       163           401

Net decrease in cash                             (2)          (31)
Cash at beginning of period                      72            85

Cash at end of period                        $   70         $  54

Cash Payments For:
  Interest                                   $   37         $  45
  Income taxes                                   28             9

Activities Not Affecting Cash:
  Capital lease obligations incurred          $   -         $  54
















The  accompanying notes are an integral part of these  financial
statements.

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AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

1.The   accompanying   unaudited  condensed   consolidated   financial
  statements have been prepared in accordance with generally  accepted
  accounting  principles for interim financial  information  and  with
  the  instructions  to Form 10-Q and Article 10  of  Regulation  S-X.
  Accordingly,  they  do  not  include  all  of  the  information  and
  footnotes  required by generally accepted accounting principles  for
  complete financial statements.  In the opinion of management,  these
  financial  statements contain all adjustments, consisting of  normal
  recurring  accruals,  necessary  to  present  fairly  the  financial
  position,  results  of  operations and cash flows  for  the  periods
  indicated.   Results of operations for the periods presented  herein
  are  not  necessarily indicative of results of  operations  for  the
  entire  year.   The  balance sheet at December  31,  1999  has  been
  derived  from  the audited financial statements at that  date.   For
  further  information, refer to the consolidated financial statements
  and  footnotes  thereto  included in  the  American  Airlines,  Inc.
  (American  or the Company) Annual Report on Form 10-K for  the  year
  ended December 31, 1999. Certain amounts from 1999 have been reclassified
  to conform with the 2000 presentation.

2.Accumulated depreciation of owned equipment and property at March
  31,  2000  and December 31, 1999, was $7.1 billion and $7.0 billion,
  respectively.   Accumulated amortization of equipment  and  property
  under capital leases at March 31, 2000 and December 31, 1999, was $1.1
  billion.

3.As  discussed in the notes to the consolidated financial  statements
  included  in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for  the  year
  ended  December 31, 1999, the Miami International Airport  Authority
  is  currently remediating various environmental conditions at  Miami
  International  Airport (Airport) and funding the  remediation  costs
  through  landing  fee  revenues.  Future costs  of  the  remediation
  effort  may be borne by carriers operating at the Airport, including
  American,  through increased landing fees and/or other charges.   In
  addition, the Company is subject to environmental issues at  various
  other  airport  and  non-airport  locations.   Management  believes,
  after   considering   a  number  of  factors,  that   the   ultimate
  disposition  of  these  environmental  issues  is  not  expected  to
  materially  affect  the Company's consolidated  financial  position,
  results  of  operations,  or  cash  flows.   Amounts  recorded   for
  environmental issues are based on the Company's current  assessments
  of   the  ultimate  outcome  and,  accordingly,  could  increase  or
  decrease as these assessments change.

4.As of March 31, 2000, the Company had commitments to acquire the
  following aircraft: 77 Boeing 737-800s and 22 Boeing 777-200IGWs.  In
  addition, in May 2000, the Company announced its agreement to purchase
  20  Boeing 757-200 aircraft and retire five McDonnell Douglas  MD-90
  aircraft.  Deliveries of all aircraft continue through 2004.  Payments
  for all aircraft will approximate $1.5 billion during the remainder of
  2000, $1.8 billion in 2001, $500 million in 2002 and an aggregate of
  approximately $300 million in 2003 and 2004.

5.In  connection with a secondary offering by Equant N.V. in  February
  1999,    the   Company   sold   approximately   433,000   depository
  certificates  for proceeds of $31 million.  The Company  recorded  a
  pre-tax gain of $31 million as a result of this transaction.

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Item  2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

For the Three  Months Ended March 31, 2000 and 1999

American  recorded net earnings for the three months ended March  31,
2000  of  $105 million.  This compares to net earnings of $35 million
for  the first quarter of 1999.  American's operating income of  $186
million  increased $159 million compared to the same period in  1999.
The Company's first quarter 1999 results include a labor disagreement
that  disrupted the Company's operations and negatively impacted  the
Company's 1999 net earnings by an estimated $140 million.   This  was
partially  offset  by the after-tax gain related to  the  sale  of  a
portion   of   American's  holdings  in  Equant,  N.V.  (Equant)   of
approximately $19 million.

American's revenues increased $494 million, or 13.3 percent,  in  the
first  quarter of 2000 versus the same period last year.   American's
passenger  revenues  increased  by 13.6  percent,  or  $450  million.
American's  yield (the average amount one passenger pays to  fly  one
mile)  of  13.95 cents increased by 6.2 percent compared to the  same
period in 1999.  Domestic yields increased 6.1 percent from the first
quarter   of  1999.   International  yields  increased  7.0  percent,
primarily  due  to an increase of 22.6 percent, 6.7 percent  and  5.3
percent  in  Pacific, Europe and Latin American yields, respectively.
The  increase in revenues was due primarily to a strong U.S. economy,
which  led  to  strong demand for air travel and a favorable  pricing
climate.   In addition, the first quarter of 1999 includes a schedule
disruption which impacted the Company's operations.

American's  traffic or revenue passenger miles (RPMs)  increased  6.8
percent  to 27.0 billion miles for the quarter ended March 31,  2000,
due primarily to the labor disagreement in the first quarter of 1999.
American's  capacity or available seat miles (ASMs) of  40.0  billion
miles  increased 6.1 percent compared to the first quarter  of  1999.
American's  domestic  traffic  increased  5.4  percent  on   capacity
increases  of  5.1 percent and international traffic  increased  10.2
percent  on  capacity  growth  of  8.6  percent.   The  increase   in
international  traffic  was  driven by a  24.6  percent  increase  in
traffic  to  the Pacific on capacity growth of 10.0 percent,  a  12.2
percent increase in traffic to Europe on a capacity increase of  14.0
percent  and  a 6.4 percent increase in traffic to Latin  America  on
capacity growth of 4.6 percent.

Cargo  revenues increased 16.1 percent, or $23 million, due primarily
to  the impact of the labor disagreement which impacted the Company's
operations in the first quarter of 1999.

American's operating expenses increased 9.1 percent, or $335 million.
American's cost per ASM increased 3.4 percent to 9.96 cents.   Wages,
salaries  and  benefits  increased  9.6  percent,  or  $132  million,
primarily  due  to  an increase in the average number  of  equivalent
employees,  contractual wage rate and seniority  increases  that  are
built  into  the  Company's labor contracts and an  increase  in  the
provision for profit-sharing and stock-based compensation.   Aircraft
fuel  expense increased 56.8 percent, or $191 million, due to a  47.4
percent  increase in American's average price per gallon  and  a  6.3
percent  increase in American's fuel consumption.   The  increase  in
fuel expense is net of gains of approximately $114 million recognized
during  the  first  quarter  related to the  Company's  fuel  hedging
program.    Depreciation  and  amortization  expense  increased   $30
million,  or  13.3  percent,  due to the addition  of  new  aircraft.
Commissions to agents decreased 11.0 percent, or $30 million, despite
an  increase  of approximately 14 percent in passenger revenues,  due
primarily  to  the  benefit  from the international  base  commission
structure  change implemented in October 1999 and a decrease  in  the
percentage  of  commissionable transactions.  Food service  increased
10.3  percent,  or  $17  million, due primarily  to  an  increase  in
passengers boarded and rate increases.

Other  Income (Expense) decreased $45 million due primarily to a  $19
million  increase in interest expense resulting from an  increase  in
long-term  debt, partially offset by an increase of  $12  million  in
interest  income  as  a  result of higher  investment  balances.   In
addition, in March 1999, the Company recognized a $31 million gain on
the sale of a portion of American's interest in Equant.

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AIRCRAFT INFORMATION

As  of  March  31, 2000, the Company had commitments  to  acquire  the
following aircraft: 77 Boeing 737-800s and 22 Boeing 777-200IGWs.   In
addition, in May 2000, the Company announced its agreement to purchase
20  Boeing  757-200 aircraft and retire five McDonnell  Douglas  MD-90
aircraft.  Deliveries of all aircraft continue through 2004.  Payments
for all aircraft will approximate $1.5 billion during the remainder of
2000,  $1.8 billion in 2001, $500 million in 2002 and an aggregate  of
approximately $300 million in 2003 and 2004.  The Company  expects  to
fund  its  remaining  2000  capital expenditures  from  the  Company's
existing  cash and short-term investments, internally generated  cash,
and  new  financing depending upon capital market conditions  and  the
Company's evolving view of its long-term needs.

DALLAS LOVE FIELD

In  1968, as part of an agreement between the cities of Fort Worth and
Dallas  to build and operate Dallas/Fort Worth Airport (DFW),  a  bond
ordinance was enacted by both cities (the Bond Ordinance).   The  Bond
Ordinance  required  both  cities to direct all  scheduled  interstate
passenger  operations to DFW and was an integral  part  of  the  bonds
issued for the construction and operation of DFW.  In 1979, as part of
a settlement to resolve litigation with Southwest Airlines, the cities
agreed  to  expand  the  scope of operations allowed  under  the  Bond
Ordinance  at  Dallas'  Love  Field.   Congress  enacted  the   Wright
Amendment  to  prevent the federal government from acting inconsistent
with   this   agreement.   The  Wright  Amendment  limited  interstate
operations  at Love Field to the four states contiguous to Texas  (New
Mexico,  Oklahoma,  Arkansas, and Louisiana)  and  prohibited  through
ticketing to any destination outside that perimeter.  In 1997, without
the  consent of either city, Congress amended the Wright Amendment  by
(i)  adding  three states (Kansas, Mississippi, and  Alabama)  to  the
perimeter  and  (ii)  removing  some  federal  restrictions  on  large
aircraft configured with 56 seats or less (the 1997 Amendment).

     In  October  1997,  the City of Fort Worth filed  suit  in  state
district  court  against  the City of Dallas  and  others  seeking  to
enforce  the  Bond  Ordinance.   Fort Worth  contends  that  the  1997
Amendment  does  not preclude the City of Dallas from  exercising  its
proprietary  rights  to restrict traffic at Love  Field  in  a  manner
consistent with the Bond Ordinance and, moreover, that Dallas  has  an
obligation to do so.  American joined in this litigation.  On  October
15,  1998, the state district court granted summary judgment in  favor
of  Fort  Worth and American, which summary judgment is being appealed
to  the  Fort Worth Court of Appeals.  In the same lawsuit, DFW  filed
claims  alleging  that irrespective of whether the Bond  Ordinance  is
enforceable,  the DFW Use Agreement prohibits American and  other  DFW
signatory  airlines  from  moving any interstate  operations  to  Love
Field.  These claims remain unresolved.

     Dallas filed a separate declaratory judgment action in the United
States  District  Court  for the Northern District  of  Texas,  Dallas
Division, seeking to have the court declare that, as a matter of  law,
the  1997  Amendment precludes the City of Dallas from exercising  any
restrictions  on  operations at Love Field.   Further,  in  May  1998,
Continental Airlines and Continental Express filed a lawsuit in Dallas
federal  court seeking a judicial declaration that the Bond  Ordinance
cannot  be  enforced to prevent them from operating flights from  Love
Field  to  Cleveland  using regional jets.  These  two  federal  court
lawsuits were consolidated and stayed.

     In  December 1998, the Department of Transportation (DOT)  issued
an  order  on the federal law questions concerning the Bond Ordinance,
local  proprietary powers, DFW's Use Agreement with DFW carriers  such
as  American,  and the Wright and 1997 Amendments, and concluded  that
the  Bond Ordinance was preempted by federal law and was therefore not
enforceable.   The DOT also found that the DFW Use Agreement  did  not
preclude American from conducting interstate operations at Love Field.
Fort  Worth,  American and DFW appealed the DOT's order to  the  Fifth
Circuit  Court of Appeals, and on February 1, 2000, the Fifth  Circuit
affirmed  the  DOT's order in all respects.  On March  3,  2000,  Fort
Worth  filed a petition for writ of certiorari with the United  States
Supreme Court asking the Court to review the Fifth Circuit's decision.
On  May  1,  2000,  American similarly filed a petition  for  writ  of
certiorari  with the United States Supreme Court asking the  Court  to
review  the Fifth Circuit's decision to the extent it found  that  the
Bond  Ordinance's restrictions on service at Love Field are preempted.
On  May  1,  2000,  DFW also filed a petition for writ  of  certiorari
asking  the  Supreme Court to review the portion of the Fifth  Circuit
decision  that found that the DFW Use Agreement was preempted  to  the
extent  that  it  precludes  DFW  signatory  carriers  from  operating
interstate service at Love Field.

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     In January 2000, the Department of Justice, at the behest of the
DOT, filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the
Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division, against Fort Worth and
American seeking to enforce the DOT's order and to prevent any party
from interfering with any carrier operating under that order.  DOT
subsequently filed a motion for summary judgement which American and
Fort Worth are opposing.

     On May 1, 2000 American commenced new service from Love Field to
Chicago  and Los Angeles using space leased from Continental  Express
through  May 28, 2000.  American is seeking facilities at Love  Field
from the City of Dallas to use for this new service starting May  29,
2000.   As a result of the foregoing, the future of interstate flight
operations  at  Love Field and American's DFW hub are uncertain.   An
increase  in  operations at Love Field to new interstate destinations
and/or the inability of American to effectively compete at Love Field
could adversely impact American's business.

FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

Statements  in this report contain various forward-looking  statements
within  the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of  1933,  as
amended,  and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of  1934,  as
amended,  which  represent  the  Company's  expectations  or   beliefs
concerning  future  events.   When used  in  this  report,  the  words
"expects,"   "plans,"  "anticipates,"  and  similar  expressions   are
intended  to identify forward-looking statements.  All forward-looking
statements in this report are based upon information available to  the
Company  on  the  date  of  this report.  The  Company  undertakes  no
obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement,
whether  as  a result of new information, future events or  otherwise.
Forward-looking  statements are subject to a number  of  factors  that
could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations.
Additional information concerning these and other factors is contained
in  the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings, included
but not limited to the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999.

Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

There  have  been  no  material  changes  in  market  risk  from  the
information   provided  in  Item  7A.  Quantitative  and  Qualitative
Disclosures About Market Risk of the Company's Annual Report on  Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999.

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                      PART II:  OTHER INFORMATION


Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

In  connection with its frequent flyer program, American was  sued  in
several  purported class action cases currently pending in the Circuit
Court  of  Cook  County,  Illinois.  In  Wolens  et  al.  v.  American
Airlines,  Inc.  and  Tucker  v. American Airlines,  Inc.  (hereafter,
"Wolens"), plaintiffs seek money damages and attorneys' fees  claiming
that a change made to American's AAdvantage program in May 1988, which
limited  the  number of seats available to participants travelling  on
certain  awards,  breached American's agreement  with  its  AAdvantage
members.   (Although the Wolens complaint originally asserted  several
state  law  claims,  only  the plaintiffs' breach  of  contract  claim
remains   after  the  U.S.  Supreme  Court  ruled  that  the   Airline
Deregulation Act preempted the other claims).  In Gutterman et al.  v.
American Airlines, Inc. (hereafter, "Gutterman"), plaintiffs also seek
money  damages  and  attorneys' fees claiming that the  February  1995
increase  in the award mileage required to claim a certain  AAdvantage
travel   award  breached  the  agreement  between  American  and   its
AAdvantage  members.   On  June  23, 1998,  the  court  certified  the
Gutterman case as a class action, although to date no notice has  been
sent to the class.

    In February 2000, American and the Wolens and Gutterman plaintiffs
reached  a  settlement of both lawsuits.  Pursuant to  the  agreement,
American and the plaintiffs agreed to ask the court to consolidate the
Wolens  and  Gutterman lawsuits for purposes of settlement.   Further,
American and the Wolens plaintiffs agreed to ask the court to  certify
a  Wolens  class  of  AAdvantage  members  who  had  at  least  35,000
unredeemed  AAdvantage miles as of December 31,  1988.   In  addition,
American  and  the  Gutterman plaintiffs agreed to ask  the  court  to
decertify  the existing Gutterman class and to certify a new Gutterman
class  of  AAdvantage  members who as of December  31,  1993  (a)  had
redeemed  25,000  or  50,000 AAdvantage miles for  certain  AAdvantage
awards  and/or (b) had at least 4,700 unredeemed new miles in  his  or
her  account that were earned before January 1, 1992.  Depending  upon
certain  factors, Wolens and Gutterman class members will be  entitled
to   receive  certificates  entitling  them  to  mileage  off  certain
AAdvantage awards or dollars off certain American fares.

    As  part of the settlement, American agreed to pay the Wolens  and
Gutterman  plaintiffs'  attorneys and the cost  of  administering  the
settlement,  which amounts were accrued as of December 31,  1999.   In
consideration for the relief provided for in the settlement agreement,
Wolens  and  Gutterman class members will release  American  from  all
claims  arising  from  any  changes that  American  has  made  to  the
AAdvantage program and reaffirming American's right to make changes to
the  AAdvantage  program in the future.  On May  2,  2000,  the  court
preliminarily approved the settlement and authorized sending notice of
the  settlement  to class members.  Before the settlement  can  become
effective,  the  court  must  give final approval  of  the  settlement
agreement after providing any objectors an opportunity to be heard.

    On  August  7,  1998, a purported class action was filed  against
American  Airlines in state court in Travis County, Texas (Boon  Ins.
Agency  v.  American Airlines, Inc., et al.) claiming  that  the  $75
reissuance   fee  for  changes  to  non-refundable  tickets   is   an
unenforceable liquidated damages clause and seeking a refund  of  the
fee  on behalf of all passengers who paid it, as well as interest and
attorneys'  fees.   On  September 23, 1998, Continental,  Delta,  and
America West were added as defendants to the lawsuit.  On February 2,
1999, prior to any discovery being taken and a class being certified,
the court granted the defendants' motion for summary judgment holding
that  Plaintiff's  claims are preempted by the  Airline  Deregulation
Act.   Plaintiff has filed an appeal of the dismissal of the lawsuit.
On  March 30, 2000, the Texas Court of Appeals in Austin affirmed the
granting of defendants' motion for summary judgment.


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                                PART II

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings (Continued)

    On  May 20, 1999, several class action lawsuits filed against the
Allied  Pilots Association (APA) seeking compensation for  passengers
and  cargo  shippers adversely affected by a labor disagreement  that
disrupted operations in February 1999 were consolidated in the United
States  District  Court for the Northern District  of  Texas,  Dallas
Division  (In  re Allied Pilots Association Class Action Litigation).
Plaintiffs  are  not  seeking to hold American independently  liable.
Instead,  Plaintiffs named American as a defendant  because  American
has a $45.5 million judgment against the APA.  APA filed cross claims
against American alleging that American must indemnify pilots who put
themselves on the sick list.  APA also filed a motion to dismiss  all
claims  against  it.   A  United  States  District  Court  Magistrate
recommended  that the court dismiss all the claims  in  the  lawsuit,
concluding that certain claims are preempted by federal law and  that
certain  other claims should be brought in state court,  rather  than
federal  court.  The Magistrate's recommendations are pending  before
the court.  American is vigorously defending all claims against it.

    On  July  26,  1999, a class action lawsuit  was  filed,  and  in
November   1999   an  amended  complaint  was  filed,   against   AMR
Corporation,  American Airlines, Inc., AMR Eagle Holding Corporation,
Airlines Reporting Corporation, and the Sabre Group Holdings, Inc. in
the  United  States  District  Court  for  the  Central  District  of
California,  Western  Division (Westways World Travel,  Inc.  v.  AMR
Corp.,  et al.).  The lawsuit alleges that requiring travel  agencies
to  pay  debit  memos to American for violations of  American's  fare
rules (by customers of the agencies) (1) breaches the Agent Reporting
Agreement   between  American  and  American  Eagle  and  plaintiffs,
(2)  constitutes  unjust enrichment, and (3) violates  the  Racketeer
Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act of 1970 (RICO).  The as  yet
uncertified class includes all travel agencies who have been or  will
be  required to pay monies to American for debit memos for fare rules
violations  from  July 26, 1995 to the present.  Plaintiffs  seek  to
enjoin  American from enforcing the pricing rules in question and  to
recover  the  amounts  paid  for debit memos,  plus  treble  damages,
attorneys' fees, and costs.  Defendants' motion to dismiss all claims
is pending.  American intends to vigorously defend the lawsuit.

   On May 13, 1999, the United States (through the Antitrust Division
of   the  Department  of  Justice)  sued  AMR  Corporation,  American
Airlines, Inc., and AMR Eagle Holding Corporation in federal court in
Wichita,   Kansas.  The  lawsuit  alleges  that  American  unlawfully
monopolized or attempted to monopolize airline passenger  service  to
and  from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) by increasing
service  when  new competitors began flying to DFW, and  by  matching
these  new  competitors' fares. The Department of  Justice  seeks  to
enjoin American from engaging in the alleged improper conduct and  to
impose  restraints on American to remedy the alleged effects  of  its
past conduct.  American intends to defend the lawsuit vigorously.

   Between May 14, 1999 and June 7, 1999, seven class action lawsuits
were filed against AMR Corporation, American Airlines, Inc., and  AMR
Eagle  Holding  Corporation in the United States  District  Court  in
Wichita,  Kansas  seeking  treble damages  under  federal  and  state
antitrust  laws,  as well as injunctive relief and  attorneys'  fees.
(King v. AMR Corp., et al.; Smith v. AMR Corp., et al.; Team Electric
v.  AMR  Corp., et al.; Warren v. AMR Corp., et al.; Whittier v.  AMR
Corp.,  et  al.;  Wright v. AMR Corp., et al.; and Youngdahl  v.  AMR
Corp.,  et  al.).  Collectively, these lawsuits allege that  American
unlawfully  monopolized or attempted to monopolize airline  passenger
service  to  and from DFW by increasing service when new  competitors
began  flying  to DFW, and by matching these new competitors'  fares.
Two  of  the  suits  (Smith  and Wright) also  allege  that  American
unlawfully  monopolized or attempted to monopolize airline  passenger
service  to  and from DFW by offering discounted fares  to  corporate
purchasers, by offering a frequent flyer program, by imposing certain
conditions  on  the  use and availability of certain  fares,  and  by
offering override commissions to travel agents. The suits propose  to
certify  several classes of consumers, the broadest of which  is  all
persons who purchased tickets for air travel on American into or  out
of DFW since 1995 to the present.  On November 10, 1999, the District
Court  stayed all of these actions pending developments in  the  case
brought by the Department of Justice.  As a result, to date no  class
has  been  certified.   American intends  to  defend  these  lawsuits
vigorously.

    On  March 1, 2000, American was served with a federal grand  jury
subpoena  calling for American to produce documents relating  to  de-
icing  operations at DFW since 1992.  American is not  able  at  this
time  to  determine  either  the  full  scope  of  the  grand  jury's
investigation  or  American's  role in the  investigation.   American
intends to fully cooperate with the government's investigation.

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Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

The following exhibits are included herein:

12    Computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges for the three
months ended March 31, 2000 and 1999.

27   Financial Data Schedule

Reports on Form 8-K:  None

















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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 thereunto duly authorized.


                               AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.




Date:  May 11, 2000            BY: /s/  Thomas W. Horton
                               Thomas W. Horton
                               Senior  Vice  President - Finance  and
                               Planning and Chief Financial Officer









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                                                            Exhibit 12
                        AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.
           Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
                             (in millions)


                                            Three Months Ended March 31,
                                             2000             1999
                                                       
 Earnings:
 Earnings from continuing operations
  before income taxes                      $    181          $     67

 Add:  Total fixed charges (per below)          263               246

 Less:  Interest capitalized                     36                31
    Total earnings                         $    408          $    282

 Fixed charges:
 Interest                                  $     70          $     51

 Portion on rental expense
 representative of the interest factor          193               195

 Amortization of debt expense                     -                 -
    Total fixed charges                    $    263          $    246

 Ratio of earnings to fixed charges            1.55              1.15




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