AMERICAN AIRLINES INC
8-K, 1996-07-17
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                         UNITED STATES
               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 2, 1996


                    American Airlines, Inc.
     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

        Delaware          1-2691            13-1502798
    (State or other      (Commiss        (I.R.S. Employer
      jurisdiction       ion File       Identification No.)
    of incorporation)     Number)
                                   
 4333 Amon Carter Blvd.                          
   Fort Worth, Texas                           76155
 (Address of principal                      (Zip Code)
   executive offices)
                                   
Registrant's telephone number,   (817) 963-1234
including area code             

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Item 2.  Disposition of Assets.

AMR   Corporation  ("AMR"),  parent  company   of   American
Airlines, Inc. ("American" or the "Company"), announced that
as  of  July 2, 1996 it had completed the reorganization  of
its  information technology businesses known  as  The  SABRE
Group   into  separate,  wholly-owned   subsidiaries  of AMR
(the "Reorganization").

Prior  to  the  Reorganization, most of  The  SABRE  Group's
business units were divisions of American.  As part  of  the
Reorganization,  all of the businesses of The  SABRE  Group,
including American's SABRE Travel Information Network, SABRE
Computer  Services,  SABRE Development Services,  and  SABRE
Interactive divisions, and certain buildings, equipment, and
American's  leasehold  interest in certain  other  buildings
used  by  The  SABRE Group were combined in subsidiaries  of
American  (the  "SABRE Group subsidiaries"), and  the  SABRE
Group subsidiaries were dividended by American to AMR.  Also
as  part  of  the Reorganization, $850 million of American's
long-term  debt owed to AMR was repaid through the  transfer
by  American to AMR of an $850 million debenture  issued  by
one of the SABRE Group subsidiaries to American.

AMR  is  continuing  to  study,  as  it  has  in  the  past,
additional SABRE Group transactions.  No decisions have been
made,  however,  as to what, if any, transactions  involving
The SABRE Group may occur.

The accompanying unaudited pro forma consolidated statements
of operations are presented to reflect the Company's results
of operations as if the  Reorganization  had  been completed
on  January 1,1995. The  accompanying  unaudited  pro  forma
condensed consolidated balance sheet is presented to reflect
the Company's financial position on March 31,1996, as if the
Reorganiztion had occurred on that date.

The  pro  forma  information is presented  for  illustrative
purposes  only  and  is not necessarily  indicative  of  the
operating  results  or financial position  that  would  have
occurred  if  the  transactions  had  been  consummated   as
presented   in   the   accompanying  pro   forma   condensed
consolidated  financial statements, nor  is  it  necessarily
indicative of future results of operations.

The  pro  forma condensed consolidated financial  statements
should   be   read   in  conjunction  with  the   historical
consolidated financial statements and related notes  thereto
of the Company.

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
American Airlines, Inc.                                         
Pro Forma Consolidated Statement of Operations
Year ended December 31,1995
(Unaudited) (In millions)                                       
                                            Pro            Pro
                                           Forma          Forma
                           Historical   Adjustments    As Adjusted
<S>                          <C>         <C>             <C>
Revenues
  Airline Group:                                                
    Passenger               $  13,134   $        -     $   13,134
    Cargo                         668            -            668
    Other                         699            -            699
                               14,501            -         14,501
                                                        
  Information Services Group    1,391       (1,391) (a)         -
    Less: Intergroup revenues    (483)         483  (d)         -
Total operating revenues       15,409         (908)        14,501
                                                        
Expenses                                                
  Wages, salaries and benefits  5,183         (367) (a)     4,816
  Aircraft fuel                 1,565            -          1,565
  Commissions to agents         1,236            -          1,236
  Depreciation and amortization 1,138         (164) (a)       964
                                               (10) (b)
  Other rentals and landing fees  802          (31) (a)       771
  Food service                    675            -            675
  Aircraft rentals                604            -            604
  Maintenance materials and
   repairs                        494            -            494
  Other operating expenses      2,259         (445) (a)     2,297
                                               483  (d)
  Restructuring costs             485            -            485
    Total operating expenses   14,441         (534)        13,907
Operating Income                  968         (374)           594
                                                        
Other Income (Expense)                                  
  Interest income                 23             -             23
  Interest expense             (543)            (6) (a)      (467)
                                                 9  (b)
                                                73  (c)
  Miscellaneous - net           (55)            (1) (a)       (56)
                               (575)            75           (500)
Earnings Before Income                                           
Taxes and Extraordinary Loss    393           (299)            94
Income tax provision            172           (114) (e)        58
Earnings Before
 Extraordinary Loss             221           (185)            36
   Extraordinary Loss,
 Net of Tax Benefit             (13)             -            (13)
Net Earnings                $   208      $    (185)    $       23
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
American Airlines, Inc.                                         
Pro Forma Consolidated Statement of Operations
Three months ended March 31, 1996
(Unaudited) (In millions)                                     
                                           Pro             Pro
                                          Forma           Forma
                          Historical  Adjustments      As Adjusted
<S>                          <C>        <C>             <C>
Revenues
  Airline Group:                                                
    Passenger               $   3,287  $         -     $    3,287
    Cargo                         160            -            160
    Other                         192            -            192
                                3,639            -          3,639
                                                        
  Information Services Group      386         (386) (a)         -
  Less: Intergroup revenues      (123)         123  (d)         -
Total operating revenues        3,902         (263)         3,639
Expenses                                                
  Wages, salaries and benefits  1,332          (98) (a)     1,234
  Aircraft fuel                   424            -            424
  Commissions to agents           296            -            296
  Depreciation and amortization   271          (41) (a)       227
                                                (3) (b)
  Other rentals and landing fees  197           (9) (a)       188
  Food service                    154            -            154
  Aircraft rentals                148            -            148
  Maintenance materials and
    repairs                       134            -            134
  Other operating expenses        588         (116) (a)       595
                                               123  (d)
    Total operating expenses    3,544         (144)         3,400
Operating Income                  358         (119)           239
                                                        
Other Income (Expense)                                  
  Interest income                   5            -              5
  Interest expense               (111)          (2) (a)       (93)
                                                 2  (b)
                                                18  (c)
  Miscellaneous - net              (1)          (1) (a)        (2)
                                 (107)          17            (90)
Earnings Before Income Taxes      251         (102)           149
Income tax provision              101          (39) (e)        62
Net Earnings                  $   150    $     (63)      $     87
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
American Airlines,Inc.
Proforma Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet
March 31,1996
(Unaudited) (In millions)                                     
                                            Pro         Pro
                                           Forma       Forma
                             Historical  Adjustments As Adjusted
<S>                             <C>       <C>           <C>
Assets
                                                       
Current Assets
  Cash                        $      31 $    (1) (f)  $       30
  Short-term investments            791    (111) (g)         550
                                           (130) (i)
  Receivables, net                1,222     (53) (f)       1,169
  Inventories, net                  532       -              532
  Other current assets              469     (28) (f)         441
   Total current assets           3,045    (323)           2,722
                                                       
Equipment and Property
 Flight equipment, net            8,902       -            8,902
 Other equipment and
  property, net                   1,811    (483) (f)       1,328
                                 10,713    (483)          10,230

Equipment and Property Under Capital Leases

Flight equipment, net             1,251       -            1,251
Other equipment and property, net   160     (68) (f)          92
                                  1,411     (68)           1,343
                                                       
Route acquisition costs, net        996       -              996
Other assets, net                 1,402     (67) (f)       1,322
                                            (13) (g)
                              $  17,567 $  (954)      $   16,613
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
American Airlines, Inc.
Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet, Continued
March 31,1996
(Unaudited) (In millions)                                     
                                            Pro         Pro
                                           Forma       Forma
                             Historical  Adjustments As Adjusted
<S>    <C>                                <C>           <C>
Liabilities and Stockholder's Equity
                                                        
Current Liabilities
 Accounts Payable             $   803 $     (43) (f) $     760
 Payable to affiliates            968       130  (f)       968
                                           (130) (i)
 Accrued liabilities            1,558       (64) (f)     1,494
 Air traffic liability          1,707         -          1,707
 Current maturities of
   long-term debt                  33         -             33
 Current obligations under
   capital leases                 125         -            125
Total current liabilities       5,194      (107)         5,087
                                                        
Long-term debt, less
  current maturities            1,170         -          1,170
Long-term debt due to Parent    1,676      (850) (h)       826
Obligations under capital leases,
  less current obligations      1,702      (124) (g)     1,578
Deferred income taxes             479       (56) (f)       423
Other liabilities, deferred gains,
deferred credits and
postretirement benefits         3,552       (67) (f)     3,485
                                                               
Stockholder's Equity
Common stock                        -         -              -
Additional paid-in capital      1,699         -          1,699
Retained earnings               2,095      (600) (f)     2,345
                                            850  (h)
                                 3,794      250          4,044
                             $  17,567  $  (954)    $   16,613
</TABLE>
See accompanying notes.

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NOTES   TO   PRO  FORMA  CONDENSED  CONSOLIDATED   FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

The  accompanying  pro  forma  consolidated  statements   of
operations  for  the year ended December 31,  1995  and  the
three months ended March 31, 1996 reflect the following  pro
forma  adjustments  assuming  the  Reorganization  had  been
consummated on January 1, 1995.

(a)   To remove the historical results of operations of  the
  divisions of American dividended to AMR.

(b)   To reflect the estimated decrease in depreciation  and
  amortization  expense  due  to  the  removal  of   certain
  buildings, equipment, and American's leasehold interest in
  certain  other buildings used by The SABRE Group,  and  to
  record  the  estimated decrease in interest expense  as  a
  result of the extinguishment of the capital lease obligation
  associated with American's leasehold interest.

(c)   To  remove  the interest expense associated  with  the
  repayment of $850 million of American's long-term debt owed
  to AMR.

(d)    To   reflect  expenses  of  the  Company  which  were
  previously eliminated in consolidation.

(e)   To  reflect  the  estimated tax impact  of  the  above
  adjustments.



The  accompanying  pro forma condensed consolidated  balance
sheet  reflects the following pro forma adjustments for  the
Reorganization as if it had been consummated  on  March  31,
1996.

(f)   To  remove the assets and liabilities of the divisions
  of American dividended to AMR and to reflect the removal of
  certain buildings, equipment, and the leasehold interest in
  certain  other  buildings and the related deferred  income
  taxes.

(g)   To  reflect  the extinguishment of the  capital  lease
  obligation associated with American's leasehold interest in
  certain buildings used by The SABRE Group.

(h)      To  reflect  the  repayment  of  $850  million   of
  American's long-term debt owed to AMR.

(i)     To  reflect the repayment of American's  payable  to
  The SABRE Group.

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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  hereunto  duly
authorized.


                                         AMERICAN  AIRLINES,INC.



                                        /s/Charles D. MarLett
                                        Charles D. MarLett
                                        Corporate Secretary



Dated: July 17, 1996











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