AMERICAN AIRLINES INC
10-Q, 1994-04-29
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                            UNITED STATES
                 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                        Washington, DC  20549
                              FORM 10-Q

[X]  Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarter ended:   March 31, 1994

[   ]  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)
                                  
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            DELAWARE                                              13-1502798
(State or other jurisdiction of                           (IRS Employer
incorporation or organization)                             Identification No.)


     4333 AMON CARTER BLVD.
     FORT WORTH, TEXAS                                      76155
(Address of principal executive offices)                 (Zip Code)
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (817) 963-1234



                                  
   (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
                                  
                APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:
                                  
     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 outstanding as
  of  April 27, 1994
     
     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 H(1)(b) of Form 10-Q.
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                       AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.
                                  
                                INDEX
                                  
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Number
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Part I:   FINANCIAL INFORMATION
       Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three months
         ended March 31, 1994 and 1993                           1
       
       Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet
         at March 31, 1994 and December 31, 1993                 2
       
       Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for
         the three months ended March 31, 1994 and 1993          3
       
       Notes to Financial Statements                             4
       
       Management's Discussion and Analysis of
         Financial Condition and Results of Operations           5
       
Part II:  OTHER INFORMATION

       Item 2.  Legal Proceedings                                 7

       Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                  8

       Signature                                                  9
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                               PART I

Item 1.   Consolidated Financial Statements
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AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
                                          Three   Months Ended March 31,
(Unaudited) (in millions)                      1994      1993
<S>                                          <C>       <C>
Revenues
  Passenger                                  $3,028    $3,127
  Cargo                                         154       150
  Other                                         326       286
    Total operating revenues                  3,508     3,563
                                                       
Expenses                                               
  Wages, salaries and benefits                1,241     1,205
  Aircraft fuel                                 382       461
  Commissions to agents                         311       322
  Depreciation and amortization                 289       267
  Other rentals and landing fees                193       198
  Food service                                  161       167
  Aircraft rentals                              157       159
  Maintenance materials and repairs             114       145
  Other operating expenses                      556       554
    Total operating expenses                  3,404     3,478
                                                       
Operating Income                                104        85
                                                       
Other Income (Expense)                                 
  Interest income                                 1         1
  Interest expense                              (97)     (107)
  Interest capitalized                            6        17
  Miscellaneous - net                            (9)       (1)
                                                (99)      (90)
                                                       
Earnings (Loss) Before Income Taxes               5        (5)
Provision for income taxes                        8         1
                                                       
Net Loss                                    $    (3)  $    (6)
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See accompanying notes.

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AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
                                            March  31,      December 31,
(Unaudited) (in millions)                    1994             1993
<S>                                       <C>            <C>
Current Assets
  Cash                                    $      68      $       55
  Short-term investments for affiliates         660             514
  Receivables, net                              928             731
  Receivables from affiliates                   409             223
  Inventories, net                              616             606
  Other current assets                          433             399
    Total current assets                      3,114           2,528
                                                         
Equipment and Property (Note 2)                          
  Flight equipment, net                       9,360           9,192
  Purchase deposits for flight equipment        186             313
                                              9,546           9,505
  Other equipment and property, net           1,936           1,964
                                             11,482          11,469
                                                         
Equipment and Property Under                             
 Capital Leases (Note 2)
  Flight equipment, net                       1,235           1,188
  Other equipment and property, net             171             172
                                              1,406           1,360
Route acquisition costs, net                  1,054           1,061
Other assets, net                             1,343           1,331
                                           $ 18,399        $ 17,749
Current Liabilities                                      
  Accounts payable                         $    977        $    857
  Payables to affiliates                        641             479
  Accrued liabilities                         1,304           1,281
  Air traffic liability                       1,588           1,461
  Short-term borrowings                         400               -
  Current maturities of long-term debt           64              70
  Current obligations under capital leases      101              92
    Total current liabilities                 5,075           4,240
                                                         
Long-term debt                                1,514           1,453
Long-term debt due to Parent                  3,710           4,045
Obligations under capital leases              1,830           1,792
Deferred income taxes                           346             338
Other liabilities, deferred gains, deferred
  credits and postretirement benefits         2,759           2,713
                                                         
Stockholder's Equity                                     
  Common stock                                    -               -
  Additional paid-in capital                  1,699           1,699
  Retained earnings                           1,466           1,469
                                              3,165           3,168
                                           $ 18,399        $ 17,749
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See accompanying notes.

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AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
                                           Three Months Ended March 31,
(Unaudited) (in millions)                        1994        1993
<S>                                             <C>        <C>
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities       $  199     $  178
                                                           
Cash Flow from Investing Activities:                       
  Capital expenditures                            (283)      (673)
  Net increase in short-term investments          (146)      (351)
  Funds transferred from affiliates for                    
    investment, net                                146        351
  Other, net                                         3          3
        Net cash used for investing activities    (280)      (670)
                                                           
Cash Flow from Financing Activities:                       
  Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt          72         53
  Short-term borrowings with maturities of 90             
    days or less, net of maturities                200       (204)
  Other short-term borrowings                      200         29
  Payments on other short-term borrowings            -        (59)
  Payments on long-term debt and capital                   
    lease obligations                              (43)       (48)
  Funds transferred (to) from affiliates, net     (335)       751
      Net cash provided by financing activities     94        522
                                                           
Net increase (decrease) in cash                     13         30
Cash at beginning of period                         55         45
                                                           
Cash at end of period                          $    68    $    75
                                                           
Cash Payments (Refunds) For:                               
  Interest (net of amounts capitalized         $    67    $    70
  Interest on intercompany note to Parent           32         33
  Income taxes                                       1        (96)
                                                           
Financing Activities Not Affecting Cash:                   
  Capital lease obligations incurred            $   72    $     -
                                                           
See accompanying notes.
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Notes to Financial Statements

1. American  Airlines, Inc. (American) is a wholly-owned  subsidiary
   of  AMR  Corporation (AMR).  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.  These financial statements and related  notes
   should  be read in conjunction with the financial statements  and
   notes contained in American's Annual Report on Form 10-K for  the
   year ended December 31, 1993.

2. Accumulated depreciation of equipment and property at  March  31,
   1994  and  December  31,  1993  was  $4.7  billion.   Accumulated
   amortization  of equipment and property under capital  leases  at
   March  31, 1994 and December 31, 1993 was $733 million  and  $707
   million, respectively.

3. American has renewed a $1.0 billion credit facility which expired
   in early April 1994 in the amount of $750  million.  The renewal
   extends the  term  of  the  facility  to  1997  and  may require
   collateralization under certain circumstances. No borrowings were
   outstanding under this facility at March 31, 1994.



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Item 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND
         ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

American's  results  were  adversely  affected  by  continued   fare
discounting  throughout the airline industry and by  the  impact  of
1994's  unusually  severe winter.  American's  yield  decreased  1.7
percent  while cost per available seat mile for American's passenger
division increased 3.1 percent.

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 1994 and 1993

American's  net loss for the first quarter of 1994 was  $3  million.
This  compares to a net loss of $6 million in the first  quarter  of
1993.

American's  operating  income was $104 million  in  the  1994  first
quarter compared to $85 million in the 1993 first quarter.

American's operating revenues decreased 1.5 percent to $3.51 billion
in  the  1994  first quarter compared to $3.56 billion in  the  1993
quarter.   Passenger  revenues decreased by  3.2  percent  to  $3.03
billion  from $3.13 billion in 1993.  Yield (the average amount  one
passenger  pays  to fly one mile) of 13.53 cents  decreased  by  1.7
percent compared to the same period of 1993.

Traffic  or revenue passenger miles (RPMs) decreased 1.5 percent  to
22.4  billion  miles  for the quarter ended  March  31,  1994.   The
decrease is primarily due to reductions in capacity.  Year over year
for  the  first  quarter  of 1994, domestic  traffic  decreased  2.6
percent  from 16.5 billion RPMs to 16.1 billion RPMs while  domestic
capacity decreased 7.0 percent to 26.9 billion miles.  International
traffic  grew  a modest 1.1 percent, from 6.2 billion  RPMs  to  6.3
billion  RPMs.   The  growth  was in Latin  America,  where  traffic
increased 11.2 percent on a 2.9 percent capacity decrease  while  in
Europe  traffic  decreased 9.1 percent and capacity  decreased  14.0
percent.

Cargo  revenues increased 2.7 percent to $154 million, driven  by  a
8.0  percent increase in cargo ton miles partially offset by  a  5.1
percent  decrease in revenue yield per ton mile.   The  increase  in
cargo ton miles is attributable to volume increases in Europe, Latin
America  and  the  Pacific  combined with a  strong  domestic  cargo
system.

Other  revenues  increased 14.0 percent to  $326  million  primarily
driven by increased booking fee revenues of Sabre Travel Information
Network  resulting  from a plethora of fare initiatives  by  various
carriers.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)

Capacity  or  available passenger seat miles  (ASMs)  decreased  6.3
percent to 36.7 billion miles in the first quarter of 1994 primarily
as  a  result  of  the retirement of 29 DC-10 aircraft  and  30  727
aircraft.  Operating expenses decreased $74 million, or 2.1 percent,
from  first quarter 1993 to first quarter 1994.  Passenger  division
cost  per  ASM  increased  by 3.1 percent  to  8.66  cents.   Wages,
salaries  and benefits rose $36 million, 3.0 percent, due  primarily
to  salary  adjustments for existing employees offset by a reduction
of  approximately 3,400 average equivalent employees or 3.7 percent.
Aircraft fuel expense decreased $79 million, 17.1 percent, due to  a
9.6  percent decrease in the average price per gallon, combined with
an  8.5 percent decrease in gallons consumed.  Commissions to agents
decreased  3.4 percent to $311 million, due principally to decreases
in  passenger revenues.  Additions to the fleet and the acquisitions
of  other  capital  equipment raised depreciation  and  amortization
costs  by  $22 million, or 8.2 percent.  Other rentals  and  landing
fees  decreased $5 million, or 2.5 percent, due to decreased volumes
of  landing  fees  resulting from capacity reductions.   Maintenance
materials  and  repairs  decreased $31  million,  21.4  percent  due
principally  to  the  retirement of  older  aircraft  and  increased
operational efficiencies.

 
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                               PART II
                                  
                                  
Item 2.  Legal Proceedings

In  December 1992, the U.S. Department of Justice filed an antitrust
lawsuit  in  the  U.S. District Court for the District  of  Columbia
under  Section  1  of  the  Sherman Act  against  several  airlines,
including  the  Company,  alleging  price  fixing  based  upon   the
industry's  exchange of fare information through the Airline  Tariff
Publishing  Company.  In March 1994, the Company and  the  remaining
defendants  in  the  case  agreed  to  settle  the  lawsuit  without
admitting  liability  by entering into a stipulated  final  judgment
that prohibits or restricts certain pricing practices including  the
announcement  of  fare increases before their effective  date.   The
proposed  final  judgment  is  subject  to  approval  by  the  Court
following a public notice and comment period prescribed by  statute.
The Company does not anticipate a material financial impact from the
settlement  or  compliance  with the stipulated  judgment.   Private
class  action  claims with similar allegations were settled  by  the
Company and other airlines which became final in March 1993.   Prior
to  the  private class action settlement becoming final, the Company
and  several  other  airlines voluntarily  altered  certain  pricing
practices  at issue in the lawsuits to avoid exposure to  additional
claims.

    American has been sued in two class action cases that have  been
consolidated  in  the  Circuit Court of Cook  County,  Illinois,  in
connection  with  certain  changes  made  to  American's  AAdvantage
frequent  flyer  program in May, 1988.  (Wolens, et al  v.  American
Airlines,  Inc.,  No. 88 CH 7554, and Tucker v.  American  Airlines,
Inc.,  No.  89  CH  199.)   In both cases, the  plaintiffs  seek  to
represent  all persons who joined the AAdvantage program before  May
1988.    The   complaints  allege  that,  on  that  date,   American
implemented  changes that limited the number of seats  available  to
participants  traveling  on certain awards and  established  holiday
blackout  dates during which no AAdvantage seats would be  available
for  certain  awards.   The  plaintiffs allege  that  these  changes
breached  American's contracts with AAdvantage members and  were  in
violation  of  the  Illinois Consumer Fraud and  Deceptive  Business
Practices  Act (Consumer Fraud Act).  Plaintiffs seek money  damages
of  an unspecified sum, punitive damages, costs, attorneys fees  and
an  injunction preventing the Company from making any future changes
that  would reduce the value of AAdvantage benefits.  American moved
to  dismiss both complaints, asserting that the claims are preempted
by the Federal Aviation Act and barred by the Commerce Clause of the
U.S. Constitution.

    The  trial  court  denied  American's  preemption  motions,  but
certified its decision for interlocutory appeal.  In December  1990,
the  Illinois  Appellate Court held that plaintiffs' claims  for  an
injunction  are  preempted by the Federal  Aviation  Act,  but  that
plaintiffs'  claims for money damages could proceed.  On  March  12,
1992,  the  Illinois  Supreme Court affirmed  the  decision  of  the
Appellate Court.  American sought a writ of certiorari from the U.S.
Supreme  Court;  and  on  October 5, 1992, that  Court  vacated  the
decision  of the Illinois Supreme Court and remanded the  cases  for
reconsideration  in  light of the U.S. Supreme Court's  decision  in
Morales  v.  TWA, et al, which interpreted the preemption provisions
of the Federal Aviation Act very broadly.  On December 16, 1993, the
Illinois Supreme Court rendered its decision on remand, holding that
plaintiffs'  claims seeking an injunction were preempted,  but  that
identical  claims  for compensatory and punitive  damages  were  not
preempted.  On February 8, 1994, American filed petition for a  writ
of certiorari in the U.S. Supreme Court.  The Illinois Supreme Court
granted American's motion to stay the state court proceeding pending
disposition  of  American's petition in the U.S. Supreme  Court.  On
April  4,  1994  the U.S. Supreme Court granted American's  writ  of
certiorari.

    AMR  and  American are vigorously defending  all  of  the  above
claims.


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                               PART II

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Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
       (a) Exhibits filed with this report:
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           Part I - Exhibit 12:Computation   of    ratio    of
                               earnings  to fixed charges  for
                               the  three  months ended  March
                               31, 1994 and 1993.

       (b) 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.




                           BY: /s/  Michael J. Durham
                               Michael J. Durham
                               Senior Vice President and
                               Chief Financial Officer




DATE:  April 28, 1994

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                                                PART   I   -
EXHIBIT 12

                       AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.
                                  
          COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
                                  
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                                            Three Months Ended March 31,
                                                1994        1993
                                             (in millions  of dollars)
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Earnings:                                              
   Earnings (loss) before income taxes    $      5     $    (5)
                                                       
   Add: Total fixed charges (per below)        244         255
                                                       
   Less: Interest capitalized                    6          17
     Total earnings                       $    243     $   233
                                                       
Fixed charges:                                         
   Interest                               $     97     $   107
                                                       
   Portion of rental expense representative
     of the interest factor                    146         147
                                                       
   Amortization of debt expene                   1           1
     Total fixed charges                  $    244     $   255
                                                       
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges               -           -
                                                       
Coverage deficiency                       $      1     $    22
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