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                SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                      Washington, D. C. 20549

                           _____________

                             FORM 8-K

                          CURRENT REPORT

              Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

                  Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of earliest event
  reported:  July 16, 2003


                      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)







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Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

The following exhibits are included herein:

99.1 Press Release

Item 12.  Disclosure of Results of Operations and Financial
Condition

American Airlines, Inc. (American) is furnishing herewith  a  press
release  issued  on  July  16,  2003 by  its  parent  company,  AMR
Corporation, as Exhibit 99.1 which is included herein.  This  press
release was issued to report AMR's second quarter 2003 results.






                             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/ Charles D. MarLett
                                        Charles D. MarLett
                                        Corporate Secretary





Dated:  July 16, 2003







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                           EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit        Description

99.1      Press Release













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                                                  Exhibit 99.1


                              Contact:  Corporate Communications
                                        Fort Worth, Texas
                                        817-967-1577
                                        corp.comm@aa.com

FOR RELEASE: Wednesday, July 16, 2003


AMR CORPORATION REPORTS IMPROVED SECOND-QUARTER FINANCIALS AS COST
        SAVINGS AND TURNAROUND PLAN BEGIN YIELDING RESULTS

  Airline's Second-Quarter Net Loss Significantly Lower Than Last
 Year's Quarter; Sees Modest Profit in June; Ends the Quarter with
        $2.4 Billion in Total Cash and Short-Term Investments

American to Maintain Positive Momentum on Achieving Turnaround Plan
       Objectives by Realigning Mid-Continent Hub Schedules

Third Reservations Office to Close This Year as Consumers Continue
             Choosing Alternative Ways to Book Flights


     FORT WORTH, Texas - AMR Corporation continues making progress
in its march to profitability, including reporting improved
financial results.
     For the quarter, AMR reported a net loss of $75 million, or
$.47 per share.  Included in this amount are a handful of special
items, including a $358 million cash payment from the
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) under the 2003
Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriation Act.  Excluding
special items, AMR reported a net loss of $357 million, or $2.26
per share.  While still a loss, these results represent a sizeable
improvement over the second quarter of last year and are
dramatically better than the $1.04 billion net loss AMR recorded in
this year's first quarter.
     AMR made significant progress over the course of the second
quarter.  April was a difficult month for the company, with
lackluster demand due to the war in Iraq and the outbreak of SARS.
In May, however, AMR reported positive operating cash flow driven
by year-over-year improvements in unit revenue and the
implementation of its new labor

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agreements.  These trends continued in June, and AMR achieved a
modest profit for the month.
     "Clearly, the tremendous strides we've been able to achieve
have been the result of the unprecedented labor and nonlabor
agreements we reached in May," said Gerard Arpey, AMR's president
and CEO.  "The sacrifice of our employee groups is evident in the
dramatically improved performance we"ve seen over the past months.
But, while we're encouraged, we must keep in mind that we're
operating in peak summer season right now, and the winter months
will be more challenging.  We have a lot of work to do before we're
able to achieve sustained profitability at acceptable levels."
     The company's cash position also improved during the quarter,
with a total cash and short-term investments balance on June 30 of
$2.4 billion (including $550 million in restricted cash and short-
term investments), an increase of $555 million compared to the
comparable balance at the end of the first quarter.  Since June 30,
AMR has completed a $250 million aircraft financing, bringing the
total balance to $2.7 billion as of today.
     As noted earlier, the company's second-quarter financial
results included several special items -- both gains and losses --
resulting mostly from the company's restructuring efforts.  In
addition, in keeping with the provisions of SFAS 109, AMR's second
quarter 2003 results do not reflect a benefit for federal and state
income taxes.  Conversely, AMR's second quarter 2002 results did
reflect a tax benefit.  To provide better comparability, after
adjusting for these items, the company recorded a loss of $357
million this quarter, or $2.26 per share, versus a loss of $720
million, or $4.64 per share, in the second quarter of last year.

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These amounts are detailed in the table below:

Impact of Special Items and                Second Quarter
Income Taxes (in millions,             2003               2002
except per share amounts)         Amount   EPS      Amount    EPS
Net loss as reported               ($75) ($0.47)    ($495)  ($3.19)
Income tax benefit                  ---    ---      ( 225)  ( 1.45)
Loss before income taxes           ( 75) ( 0.47)    ( 720)  ( 4.64)
Special charges (net):
   Employee charges                  47    0.29       ---      ---
   Aircraft and facility costs       29    0.18       ---      ---
Special credits:
   Payment from TSA               ( 358) ( 2.26)      ---      ---
Loss before income taxes
and special items                 ($357) ($2.26)    ($720)  ($4.64)


     Other tenets of AMR's Turnaround Plan are also gaining
momentum.
     "We have set a firm course with our Turnaround Plan, and are
taking additional steps today to make American an even more vibrant
competitor," Arpey said.  "When we launched the Turnaround Plan in
May, we said we were going to measure all of our future decisions
by its four primary objectives.  We are doing just that.  And while
some of these decisions are painful, they are also absolutely
critical to our future."
     As previously announced, American's fleet, which already has
57 fewer airplanes in revenue service than a year ago, will shrink
another 57 airplanes by summer 2004.  At that point, the airline's
fleet will be roughly the same size it was in mid-2000.
     This projected fleet size prompted, in part, a review of
American's network and operational efficiency.  After weeks of
careful study, American has decided to reduce the size of its St.
Louis hub.
     "We are going to make it a smaller hub that will primarily
cater to the people who live, work, or do business there," Arpey
said.  "Our other options were far less palatable,

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including the extreme of simply making St. Louis a spoke city with
service only to our other hubs.  Our current plan allows us to
provide key services for the local community while strengthening
our hubs at Chicago and Dallas/Fort Worth."
     Arpey also acknowledged the support for the airline and
genuine concern for the community shown by government officials and
local business leaders during American's decision-making process,
particularly St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay, County Executive Buzz
Westfall and Missouri Governor Bob Holden.
     Between American, American Eagle and the AmericanConnection
carriers, St. Louis will offer 207 flights a day to 68 cities after
the change, which is effective Nov. 1.  American will maintain its
pilot and flight attendant bases there.  More information on
American's new hub schedule in St. Louis can be found in the
attached fact sheet.
     The efficiency review also concluded that the airline had too
much domestic Reservations capacity, even though it had closed two
Reservations facilities earlier this year.  Accordingly, the
airline will close its St. Louis Reservations office effective
Sept. 15.
     Arpey said the decisions affecting St. Louis were "extremely
difficult but vital to American's future."  And he said he "truly
regretted" the impact this would have on former TWA employees.
     American will make available a variety of support services to
employees impacted by the closing of the St. Louis Reservations
office and to employees at American's St. Louis airport operation
who may be displaced by the schedule changes.
     Additionally, the airline has been looking at how it schedules
maintenance work at its three major maintenance bases.  That
portion of the study is ongoing.  American expects to announce its
decision on this issue by the fall.
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Editor's Note:  AMR's president and chief executive officer, Gerard
Arpey, and its chief financial officer, Jeff Campbell, will make a
presentation to analysts during a teleconference on Wednesday, July
16, from 2 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. EDT.  Following the analyst call, they
will hold a question and answer conference call for media from 3
p.m. to 3:45 p.m. EDT.  Reporters interested in listening to the
presentation or participating in the media Q&A should call 817-967-
1577 for details.

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Statements  in  this  news release 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 news release,
the   words  "expects,"  "plans,"  "anticipates,"  "believes,"  and
similar   expressions  are  intended  to  identify  forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation,
the  Company's  expectations concerning  operations  and  financial
conditions,  including changes in capacity,  revenues,  and  costs,
expectations  as  to  future  financing  needs,  overall   economic
conditions  and  plans  and objectives for future  operations,  the
impact  on  the  Company of the events of Sept. 11, 2001,  and  its
results of operations for the past two years and the sufficiency of
its  financial  resources  to absorb that  impact.  Other  forward-
looking statements include statements which do not relate solely to
historical  facts,  such as, without limitation,  statements  which
discuss  the  possible future effects of current  known  trends  or
uncertainties, or which indicate that the future effects  of  known
trends or uncertainties cannot be predicted, guaranteed or assured.
All  forward-looking  statements in this  release  are  based  upon
information  available to the Company on the date of this  release.
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 risk factors that could cause
actual  results  to  differ materially from our  expectations.  The
following  factors,  in  addition to  other  possible  factors  not
listed,  could  cause  the  Company's  actual  results  to   differ
materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements:  the
uncertain financial and business environment the Company faces, the
struggling economy, high fuel prices and the availability of  fuel,
the  residual effects of the war in Iraq, conflicts in  the  Middle
East,  the residual effects of the SARS outbreak, historically  low
fare   levels,  the  competitive  environment,  uncertainties  with
respect to the Company's international operations, changes  in  its
business  strategy, actions by U.S. or foreign government agencies,
the  possible  occurrence  of  additional  terrorist  attacks,  the
inability of the Company to satisfy existing liquidity requirements
or  other  covenants  in certain of its credit agreements  and  the
availability   of   future   financing.    Additional   information
concerning  these and other factors is contained in  the  Company's
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission filings,  including  but  not
limited to the Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2002, and  the
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2003



      THE TURNAROUND PLAN - A ROAD MAP FOR AMERICAN'S FUTURE
                      Lower Costs to Compete
            Fly Smart - Give Customers What They Value
                    Pull Together, Win Together
            Build a Financial Foundation for Our Future



     Detailed financial information follows:




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                       AMR CORPORATION
            CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
           (in millions, except per share amounts)
                         (Unaudited)


                                     Three Months Ended June 30,  Percent
                                           2003        2002       Change
                                                          
Revenues
    Passenger - American Airlines        $3,544       $3,747       (5.4)
              - Regional Affiliates **      387          372        4.0
    Cargo                                   140          142       (1.4)
    Other revenues                          253          247        2.4
      Total operating revenues            4,324        4,508       (4.1)


Expenses
  Wages, salaries and benefits            1,869        2,126      (12.1)
  Aircraft fuel                             647          656       (1.4)
  Depreciation and amortization             344          338        1.8
  Other rentals and landing fees            298          306       (2.6)
  Commissions, booking fees
   and credit card expense                  260          311      (16.4)
  Maintenance, materials and repairs        187          285      (34.4)
  Aircraft rentals                          177          214      (17.3)
  Food service                              151          180      (16.1)
  Other operating expenses                  586          693      (15.4)
  Special charges                            76            -          *
  U.S. government grant                    (358)           -          *
    Total operating expenses              4,237        5,109      (17.1)


Operating Income (Loss)                      87         (601)         *

Other Income (Expense)
  Interest income                             8           18      (55.6)
  Interest expense                         (190)        (164)      15.9
  Interest capitalized                       18           22      (18.2)
  Miscellaneous - net                         2            5      (60.0)
                                           (162)        (119)      36.1

Loss Before Income Taxes                    (75)        (720)     (89.6)
Income tax benefit                            -         (225)         *
Net Loss                                  $ (75)       $(495)     (84.8)


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*     Greater than 100%
**    Regional Affiliates include the fixed fee per block
      hour agreements with American Eagle Airlines, Inc.,
      Executive Airlines, Inc., Trans States Airlines, Inc.
      and Chautauqua Airlines, Inc.
Note: Certain amounts have been reclassified to conform with
      the 2003 presentation.

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                       AMR CORPORATION
      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
           (in millions, except per share amounts)
                         (Unaudited)

                                  Three Months Ended June 30,
                                     2003          2002

Basic and Diluted Loss Per Share  $  (.47)      $ (3.19)

Number of Shares Used in Computation
  Basic and Diluted                   158          155





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                       AMR CORPORATION
                    OPERATING STATISTICS
                         (Unaudited)


                                          Three Months Ended June 30, Percent
                                                2003       2002       Change
                                                             
American Airlines, Inc. Mainline Jet Operations
    Revenue passenger miles (millions)          30,180    31,379      (3.8)
    Available seat miles (millions)             40,566    43,958      (7.7)
    Cargo ton miles (millions)                     493       518      (4.8)
    Passenger load factor                         74.4%     71.4%      3.0 pts.
    Passenger revenue yield
     per passenger mile (cents)                  11.74     11.94      (1.7)
    Passenger revenue per available
     seat mile (cents)                            8.74      8.52       2.6
    Cargo revenue yield per ton
     mile (cents)                                28.34     27.21       4.2
    Operating expenses per available seat
     mile, excluding Special charges, U.S.
     government grant, and Regional
     Affiliates (cents) (1) (2)                  10.18     10.78      (5.6)
    Operating expenses per available
     seat mile (cents) (3)                       10.68     10.85      (1.6)
    Fuel consumption (gallons, in millions)        727       808     (10.0)
    Fuel price per gallon (cents)                 83.0      75.5       9.9
    Operating aircraft at period-end               812       828      (1.9)


Regional Affiliates
    Revenue passenger miles (millions)           1,389     1,177       18.0
    Available seat miles (millions)              2,110     1,757       20.1
    Passenger load factor                         65.8%     67.0%      (1.2)  pts.

AMR Corporation
Average Equivalent Number of Employees
    American Airlines                           86,800   100,100
    Other                                       11,500    11,800
         Total                                  98,300   111,900

*  Greater than 100%

(1)  Excludes $441 million, or 1.09 cents per available seat
     mile (ASM), and $32 million, or .07 cents per ASM, of
     expenses incurred related to Regional Affiliates in 2003 and
     2002, respectively. Calculated using American mainline jet
     operations ASMs. Therefore both the numerator and the
     denominator exclude Regional Affiliates. The Company
     believes that excluding costs related to Regional Affiliates
     provides a measure which is more comparable to American's
     historical operating expenses per ASM.
(2)  Excludes the receipt of government reimbursement of
     security fees of $(315) million and Special charges of $76
     million, or a total of (.59) cents per ASM, in 2003.  The
     Company believes that excluding the reimbursement of
     security fees and Special charges provides a measure that is
     more representative of ongoing costs and therefore more
     comparable to American's historical operating expense per ASM.
(3)  Calculated using mainline jet operations ASMs.

Note: Certain amounts have been reclassified to conform with the
      2003 presentation.
      American Airlines, Inc. 2003 operating expenses include
      expenses incurred related to fixed fee per block hour
      agreements with Regional Affiliates - American Eagle Airlines
      Inc., Executive Airlines, Inc., Trans States Airlines, Inc.
      and Chautauqua Airlines, Inc. whereas 2002 operating expenses
      include expenses incurred related to fixed fee per block hour
      agreements with Regional Affiliate - Chautauqua Airlines, Inc.



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                       AMR CORPORATION
            CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
           (in millions, except per share amounts)
                         (Unaudited)


                                     Six Months Ended June 30,   Percent
                                        2003        2002         Change
                                                        
Revenues
    Passenger - American Airlines      $6,938      $7,231        (4.1)
              - Regional Affiliates **    713         698         2.1
    Cargo                                 274         276        (0.7)
    Other revenues                        519         466        11.4
      Total operating revenues          8,444       8,671        (2.6)

Expenses
  Wages, salaries and benefits          3,967       4,206        (5.7)
  Aircraft fuel                         1,376       1,183        16.3
  Depreciation and amortization           682         679         0.4
  Other rentals and landing fees          589         595        (1.0)
  Commissions, booking fees and
   credit card expense                    515         631       (18.4)
  Maintenance, materials and repairs      418         551       (24.1)
  Aircraft rentals                        367         440       (16.6)
  Food service                            300         350       (14.3)
  Other operating expenses              1,269       1,366        (7.1)
  Special charges                         101           -           -
  U.S. Government grant                  (358)          -           -
    Total operating expenses            9,226      10,001        (7.7)

Operating Loss                          (782)      (1,330)      (41.2)

Other Income (Expense)
  Interest income                         21           36       (41.7)
  Interest expense                      (382)        (330)       15.8
  Interest capitalized                    37           44       (15.9)
  Miscellaneous - net                    (12)          (3)          *
                                        (336)        (253)       32.8

Loss Before Income Taxes and
 Cumulative Effect of
 Accounting Change                    (1,118)      (1,583)      (29.4)
Income tax benefit                         -         (513)          *
Loss Before Cumulative Effect
 of Accounting Change                 (1,118)      (1,070)        4.5
Cumulative Effect of Accounting
 Change, Net of Tax Benefit                -         (988)         *
Net Loss                             $(1,118)     $(2,058)      (45.7)

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*     Greater than 100%
**    Regional Affiliates include the fixed fee per block
      hour agreements with American Eagle Airlines, Inc.,
      Executive Airlines, Inc., Trans States Airlines, Inc.
      and Chautauqua Airlines, Inc.
Note: Certain amounts have been reclassified to conform with
      the 2003 presentation.


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                       AMR CORPORATION
      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
           (in millions, except per share amounts)
                         (Unaudited)

                                  Six Months Ended June 30,
                                     2003          2002
Basic and Diluted Loss Per Share
  Before Cumulative Effect of
   Accounting Change                $ (7.11)      $ (6.90)
  Cumulative Effect of
   Accounting Change                      -         (6.37)
  Net Loss                          $ (7.11)      $(13.27)

Number of Shares Used in Computation
  Basic and Diluted                     157           155





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                       AMR CORPORATION
                    OPERATING STATISTICS
                         (Unaudited)


                                          Six Months Ended June 30, Percent
                                              2003       2002       Change
                                                           
American Airlines, Inc. Mainline Jet Operations
    Revenue passenger miles (millions)        58,019     59,197     (2.0)
    Available seat miles (millions)           80,840     84,047     (3.8)
    Cargo ton miles (millions)                   983        981      0.2
    Passenger load factor                       71.8%      70.4%     1.4 pts.
    Passenger revenue yield per
     passenger mile (cents)                     11.96      12.22    (2.1)
    Passenger  revenue  per  available
     seat mile (cents)                           8.58       8.60    (0.2)
    Cargo revenue yield per ton mile (cents)    27.86      27.93    (0.3)
    Operating expenses per available seat
     mile, excluding Special charges, U.S.
     government grant, and Regional
     Affiliates (cents) (1) (2)                 10.78      11.03    (2.3)
    Operating expenses per available
      seat mile (cents) (3)                     11.56      11.10     4.1
    Fuel consumption (gallons, in millions)     1,453      1,553    (6.4)
    Fuel price per gallon (cents)                88.5       71.5    23.8

Regional Affiliates
    Revenue passenger miles (millions)          2,554      2,199    16.1
    Available seat miles (millions)             4,096      3,485    17.5
    Passenger load factor                       62.3%       63.1%   (0.8) pts.

*  Greater than 100%

(1)  Excludes $865 million, or 1.07 cents per available seat
     mile (ASM), and $59 million, or .07 cents per ASM, of
     expenses incurred related to Regional Affiliates in 2003 and
     2002, respectively. Calculated using American mainline jet
     operations ASMs. Therefore both the numerator and the
     denominator exclude Regional Affiliates. The Company
     believes that excluding costs related to Regional Affiliates
     provides a measure which is more comparable to American's
     historical operating expenses per ASM.
(2)  Excludes the receipt of government reimbursement of
     security fees of $(315) million and Special charges of $76
     million, or a total of (.29) cents per ASM, in 2003.  The
     Company believes that excluding the reimbursement of
     security fees and Special charges provides a measure that is
     more representative of ongoing costs and therefore more
     comparable to American's historical operating expense per ASM.
(3)  Calculated using mainline jet operations ASMs.

Note: Certain amounts have been reclassified to conform with
      the 2003 presentation.
      American Airlines, Inc. 2003 operating expenses include
      expenses incurred related to fixed fee per block hour
      agreements with Regional Affiliates - American Eagle Airlines
      Inc., Executive Airlines, Inc., Trans States Airlines, Inc.
      and Chautauqua Airlines, Inc. whereas 2002 operating expenses
      include expenses incurred related to fixed fee per block hour
      agreements with Regional Affiliate - Chautauqua Airlines, Inc.