<Page> 40 Exhibit 3.1 Certificate of Amendment To The Certificate of Incorporation Of AMR Corporation Pursuant to Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware We, the undersigned Anne H. McNamara, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of AMR Corporation, and Charles D. MarLett, Corporate Secretary of AMR Corporation, a corporation organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "Corporation"), hereby certify as follows: 1. The first paragraph of Article FOURTH of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows: "FOURTH: the total number of shares of all classes of stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 770,000,000 shares, of which 20,000,000 shares shall be shares of Preferred Stock without par value(hereinafter called "Preferred Stock") and 750,000,000 shares shall be shares of Common Stock of the par value of $1.00 per share (hereinafter called "Common Stock")." 2. The amendment herein set forth was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. 3. This amendment shall be effective on May 26, 1998. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this certificate has been executed and attested by the undersigned this 26th day of May, 1998. /s/ Anne H. McNamara Anne H. McNamara Senior Vice President and General Counsel ATTEST: /s/ Charles D. MarLett Charles D. MarLett Corporate Secretary <Page> 41 CERTIFICATE OF RETIREMENT OF CERTAIN SHARES OF SERIES A CUMULATIVE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK OF AMR CORPORATION Pursuant to Section 243 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware We, Anne H. McNamara, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, and Charles D. MarLett, Corporate Secretary, of AMR Corporation, a corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "Corporation"), in accordance with the provisions of Section 243 thereof, DO HEREBY CERTIFY: FIRST: That 2,040,738 shares (the "Retired Shares") of Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock ("Series A Convertible Preferred Stock") have been reacquired by the Corporation and that, pursuant to the Certificate of Designation filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on February 3, 1993, the Retired Shares have been retired as such series and have the status of authorized but unissued shares of the Corporation's capital stock. SECOND: That the Certificate of Designation provides that the Retired Shares may be reissued as the Corporation=s preferred stock but prohibits reissuance of the Retired Shares as part of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. THIRD: This Certificate shall be effective upon its filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in accordance with Section 103 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have executed and subscribed this Certificate and do affirm the foregoing as true under the penalties of perjury, this 11th day of January, 1995. [Seal] /s/ Anne H. McNamara Anne H. McNamara Senior Vice President and General Counsel ATTEST: /s/ Charles D. MarLett Charles D. MarLett Corporate Secretary