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                                                                      EXHIBIT 5


                                 June   , 1995



AMR Corporation
P.O. Box 619616
Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, Texas 75261-9616

                Registration Statement on Form S-8 pertaining to
           AMR Corporation 1988 Long Term Incentive Plan, As Amended

Ladies and Gentlemen:

         I am Senior Vice President and General Counsel of AMR Corporation, a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and as such I am delivering this opinion
to you in connection with the preparation and filing with the Securities and
Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of a
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement") relating to
2,700,000 shares (the "Shares") of the Company's Common Stock, par value $1.00
per share, to be awarded or purchased under the AMR Corporation 1988 Long Term
Incentive Plan, As Amended (the "Plan").

         In so acting, I have examined the Plan and have examined and relied
upon the originals, or copies certified to my satisfaction, of such records,
documents or other instruments as in my judgment are necessary or appropriate
to enable me to render the opinion set forth below.

         Based on the foregoing, I am of the opinion that the Shares have been
duly authorized and, when duly awarded or purchased in accordance with the
terms of the Plan, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

         I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement.

                                                   Very truly yours,



                                                   Anne H. McNamara
                                                   Senior Vice President and
                                                   General Counsel