EXHIBIT 23.1

                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

         We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of AMR Corporation pertaining to $uper $aver, A 401(k)
Capital Accumulation Plan for Employees of Participating AMR Corporation
Subsidiaries, of our reports dated January 16, 2001, except for Note 15, for
which the date is March 19, 2001, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements and schedule of AMR Corporation included in its Annual Report (Form
10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2000, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.

                                                               Ernst & Young LLP

Dallas, Texas
May 16, 2001










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