UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

FORM 10-K

Commission file number 1-2691.

American Airlines, Inc.

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code       (817) 963-1234

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

NONE

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 þ No o.

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§ 229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. þ

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2). Yes o No þ.

American Airlines, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of AMR Corporation, and there is no market for the registrant’s common stock. As of February 18, 2005, 1,000 shares of the registrant’s common stock were outstanding.

The registrant meets the conditions set forth in, and is filing this form with the reduced disclosure format prescribed by, General Instructions I(1)(a) and (b) of Form 10-K.

Table of Contents

PART I

ITEM 1. BUSINESS

American Airlines, Inc. (American, or the Company), the principal subsidiary of AMR Corporation (AMR), was founded in 1934. All of American’s common stock is owned by AMR. On April 9, 2001, American (through a wholly owned subsidiary, TWA Airlines LLC (TWA LLC)) purchased substantially all of the assets and assumed certain liabilities of Trans World Airlines, Inc. (TWA), the eighth largest U.S. carrier at the time of the transaction.

American is the largest scheduled passenger airline in the world. At the end of 2004, American provided scheduled jet service to approximately 150 destinations throughout North America, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe and the Pacific. In addition, American has capacity purchase agreements with two wholly owned subsidiaries of AMR, American Eagle Airlines, Inc. and Executive Airlines, Inc. (collectively, AMR Eagle), and two independent regional carriers, Chautauqua Airlines, Inc. and Trans States Airlines, Inc. (collectively, the American Connection carriers). The AMR Eagle and American Connection carriers provide connecting service to smaller markets throughout the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. American is also one of the largest scheduled air freight carriers in the world, providing a wide range of freight and mail services to shippers throughout its system.

A. Recent Events

The Company has incurred very large operating and net losses during the past four years, as shown in the following table:

These losses reflect, among other things, a substantial decrease in the Company’s revenues in 2001 and 2002. This revenue decrease was primarily driven by (i) a steep fall-off in the demand for air travel, particularly business travel, primarily caused by weakness in the U.S. economy, (ii) reduced pricing power, resulting mainly from greater cost sensitivity on the part of travelers (especially business travelers), increasing competition from low-cost carriers (LCCs) and the continuing increase in pricing transparency resulting from the use of the Internet and (iii) the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 (Terrorist Attacks), which accelerated and exacerbated the trend of decreased demand and reduced industry revenues. The Company believes that its reduced pricing power resulting from the factors listed in clause (ii) above will persist indefinitely and possibly permanently.

Passenger traffic rebounded in 2003 and 2004, reflecting a general improvement in the U.S. and several other economies served by the Company, the diminishing impact of the Terrorist Attacks on demand and lower fares. However, the Company’s pricing power remained depressed in 2003 due to a continuation of the factors listed in clause (ii) of the preceding paragraph, and declined in 2004 due to significant increases in overall industry capacity that exceeded the growth in demand, and more frequent and more deeply discounted fare sales initiated by competitors, including competitors currently operating under the protection of Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code.

The Company’s 2004 operating and financial results were also adversely affected by the significant increases in the price of jet fuel. Fuel price increases during 2004 resulted in a year-over-year increase of 33.7 cents per gallon. This price increase negatively impacted fuel expense by $1 billion during the year. Continuing high fuel prices, additional increases in the price of fuel, and/or disruptions in the supply of fuel, would further adversely affect the Company’s financial condition and its results of operations.

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In response to the challenges faced by the Company, during the past four years the Company has implemented several restructuring and other initiatives:

•	Following the Terrorist Attacks, the Company reduced its operating schedule by approximately 20 percent and reduced its workforce by approximately 20,000 jobs.

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In 2002, the Company announced a series of initiatives to reduce its annual costs by $2 billion. These initiatives are being implemented through 2005, and involve: (i) scheduling efficiencies, (ii) fleet simplification, (iii) streamlined customer interaction, (iv) distribution modifications, (v) in-flight product changes, (vi) operational changes and (vii) headquarters/administration efficiencies. As a result of these initiatives, the Company reduced an estimated 7,000 jobs by March 2003.

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In February 2003, the Company asked its employees for approximately $1.8 billion in annual savings through a combination of changes in wages, benefits and work rules. In April 2003, American reached agreements with its three unions (the Labor Agreements) and also implemented various changes in the pay plans and benefits for non-unionized personnel, including officers and other management (the Management Reductions). The Labor Agreements and Management Reductions resulted in $1.8 billion in annual savings including a workforce reduction of approximately 9,300 jobs. In addition, American reached concessionary agreements with certain vendors, lessors, lenders and suppliers (collectively, the Vendors, and the agreements, the Vendor Agreements), resulting in approximately $200 million in annual cost savings. Generally, under the terms of these Vendor Agreements, American received the benefit of lower rates and charges for certain goods and services, and more favorable rent and financing terms with respect to certain of its aircraft.

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Subsequent to the April 2003 Labor Agreements the Company announced the Turnaround Plan. The Turnaround Plan is the Company’s strategic framework for returning to sustained profitability and emphasizes: (i) lower costs, (ii) an increased focus on what customers’ truly value and are prepared to pay for, (iii) increased union and employee involvement in the operation of the Company and (iv) the need for a more sound balance sheet/financial structure.

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In the latter part of 2003 and throughout 2004, the Company continued to work – under the basic tenets of the Turnaround Plan – with its unions and employees to identify and implement additional initiatives designed to increase efficiencies and revenues and reduce costs. These initiatives included: (i) the return of under-used gate space and the consolidation of the Company’s terminal space, (ii) the de-peaking of its hub at Miami, the reduction in the size of its St. Louis hub and the simplification of its domestic operations, (iii) the acceleration of the retirement of certain aircraft and the cancellation or deferral of aircraft deliveries, (iv) the improvement of aircraft utilization across its fleet and an increase in seating density on certain fleet types, (v) the sale of certain non-core assets, (vi) the expansion of its international network, where the Company believes that higher revenue generating opportunities currently exist, (vii) the implementation of an on-board food purchase program and new fees for ticketing services and (viii) numerous other initiatives.

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As part of its effort to build greater employee involvement, the Company has worked to make its labor unions and its employees, its business partners on the need for continuous improvement under the Turnaround Plan. Among other things, the senior management of the Company meets regularly with union officials to discuss the Company’s financial results as well as the competitive landscape. These discussions include: (i) the Company’s cost reduction and revenue enhancement initiatives and (ii) a review of initiatives, in-place or contemplated, at other airlines and the impact of those initiatives on the Company’s competitive posture.

The Company’s ability to become profitable and its ability to continue to fund its obligations on an ongoing basis will depend on a number of factors, some of which are largely beyond the Company’s control. Some of the risk factors that affect the Company’s business and financial results are discussed in the Risk Factors listed in Item 7. As the Company seeks to improve its financial condition, it must continue to take steps to generate additional revenues and significantly reduce its costs. Although the Company has a number of initiatives underway to address the cost and revenue challenges, the ultimate success of these initiatives is not known at this time and cannot be assured. It will be very difficult, absent continued restructuring of its operations, for the Company to continue to fund its obligations on an ongoing basis or to become profitable if the overall industry revenue environment does not improve and fuel prices remain at historically high levels for an extended period.

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B. Competition

Major Competitors The domestic airline industry is fiercely competitive. Currently, any U.S. air carrier deemed fit by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is free to operate scheduled passenger service between any two points within the U.S. and its possessions. Most major air carriers have developed hub-and-spoke systems and schedule patterns in an effort to maximize the revenue potential of their service. American operates five hubs: Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), Chicago O’Hare, Miami, St. Louis and San Juan, Puerto Rico. United Air Lines (United) also has a hub operation at Chicago O’Hare. Delta Air Lines (Delta) previously operated a hub at DFW. In January 2005, however, Delta ceased hub operations at DFW. The American Eagle carriers increase the number of markets the Company serves by providing connections at American’s hubs and certain other major airports — Boston, Los Angeles, Raleigh/Durham and New York’s LaGuardia and John F. Kennedy International Airports. The American Connection carriers provide connecting service to American through St. Louis. American’s competitors also own or have marketing agreements with regional carriers which provide similar services at their major hubs and other locations.

On most of its domestic non-stop routes, the Company faces competing service from at least one, and sometimes more than one, domestic airline including: AirTran Airways, Alaska Airlines, America West Airlines, ATA Airlines, Continental Airlines (Continental), Delta, Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Northwest Airlines (Northwest), Southwest Airlines, United and US Airways, and their affiliated regional carriers. Competition is even greater between cities that require a connection, where the major airlines compete via their respective hubs. In addition, the Company faces competition on some of its routes from carriers operating point-to-point service on such routes. The Company also competes with all-cargo and charter carriers and, particularly on shorter segments, ground and rail transportation. On all of its routes, pricing decisions are affected, in large part, by the need to meet competition from other airlines.

The Company must compete with carriers that have recently reorganized or are reorganizing, including under the protection of Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. It is possible that one or more other competitors may seek to reorganize in or out of Chapter 11. Successful completion of such out-of-court or Chapter 11 reorganizations could present the Company with competitors with lower operating costs derived from renegotiated labor, supply and financing contracts.

International Air Transportation In addition to its extensive domestic service, the Company provides international service to the Caribbean, Canada, Latin America, Europe and the Pacific. The Company’s operating revenues from foreign operations were approximately 35 percent of the Company’s total operating revenues in 2004 and 27 and 29 percent of the Company’s total operating revenues in 2003 and 2002, respectively. Additional information about the Company’s foreign operations is included in Note 14 to the consolidated financial statements.

In providing international air transportation, the Company competes with foreign investor-owned carriers, state-owned carriers and U.S. airlines that have been granted authority to provide scheduled passenger and cargo service between the U.S. and various overseas locations. The major U.S. air carriers have some advantage over foreign competitors in their ability to generate traffic from their extensive domestic route systems. In some cases, however, foreign governments limit U.S. air carriers’ rights to carry passengers beyond designated gateway cities in foreign countries. To improve access to each other’s markets, various U.S. and foreign air carriers — including American — have established marketing relationships with other airlines and rail companies. American currently has marketing relationships with Aer Lingus, Air Pacific, Air Tahiti Nui, Alaska Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, China Eastern Airlines, Deutsche Bahn, EL AL, EVA Air, Finnair, Gulf Air, Hawaiian Airlines, Iberia, Japan Airlines, Lan Airlines, Mexicana, Qantas Airways, SN Brussels, SNCF, Southern Winds, Swiss International Air Lines, TACA Group, the TAM Group and Turkish Airlines. In the coming years, the Company expects to develop these programs further and to evaluate new alliances with other carriers.

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American is also a founding member of the oneworld alliance, which includes Aer Lingus, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, Lan Airlines, Iberia, and Qantas. The oneworld alliance links the networks of the member carriers to enhance customer service and smooth connections to the destinations served by the alliance, including linking the carriers’ frequent flyer programs and access to the carriers’ airport lounge facilities. Several of American’s major competitors are members of marketing/operational alliances that enjoy antitrust immunity. To the extent that American and British Airways, the largest members of the oneworld alliance, are restricted in their relationship because they lack antitrust immunity, the carriers are at a competitive disadvantage vis-à-vis other alliances that have antitrust immunity. Following permission from the DOT to codeshare on a wide number of flights beyond the carriers’ gateways in the United Kingdom and the United States, American and British Airways implemented their first phase of codeshare services in 2003 and expanded this cooperation further in 2004.

Price Competition The airline industry is characterized by substantial and intense price competition. Fare discounting by competitors has historically had a negative effect on the Company’s financial results because the Company is generally required to match competitors’ fares because failing to match would provide even less revenue. In January 2005, Delta implemented a U.S.-wide simplified fare structure initiative, which the Company matched in most domestic markets. The Company expects this simplified fare initiative to initially have a negative impact on its 2005 revenues. The longer-term impact on revenues is unclear at this time.

During recent years, a number of new LCCs have entered the domestic market and several major airlines, including the Company, have implemented efforts to lower their costs. Lower cost structures enable airlines to offer lower fares. In addition, several air carriers have recently reorganized or are reorganizing under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code, including United and US Airways. In the past, air carriers involved in reorganizations have undertaken substantial fare discounting in order to maintain cash flows and preserve their customer base. Further fare reductions, domestic and international, may therefore occur in the future. If fare reductions are not offset by increases in passenger traffic, changes in the mix of traffic that improve yields (passenger revenue per passenger mile) and/or cost reductions, the Company’s operating results will be negatively impacted.

Distribution Systems The growing use of electronic ticket distribution systems provides the Company with an opportunity to lower its distribution costs. However, the continuous increase in pricing transparency resulting from the use of the Internet has enabled cost-conscious customers to more easily obtain the lowest fare on any given route. The Company continues to expand the capabilities of its Internet website — AA.com — and the use of electronic ticketing throughout the Company’s network. In addition, the Company has marketing agreements with Orbitz and other Internet travel services.

The majority of the tickets for travel on American and the AMR Eagle carriers continue to be sold by travel agents. In 2002, American announced that it would no longer pay base commissions on tickets issued by travel agents in the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada (which generally were five percent of the price of a ticket, capped at a maximum of $20 for a domestic roundtrip itinerary and $100 for an international roundtrip). As discussed in Item 3 Legal Proceedings, the Company is subject to legal challenges related to these changes. American continues, however, to pay certain commissions to travel agents in connection with special revenue programs. American believes that other domestic carriers also no longer pay base commissions on tickets issued by travel agents in the U.S., Puerto Rico and Canada, but pay certain commissions in connection with their own special revenue programs. Accordingly, airlines compete, not only with respect to the price of the tickets sold, but also with respect to the amount of special revenue program commissions that may be paid. In addition, American has been actively pursuing reducing base commissions for international points of sale.

The Company also establishes incentive programs with corporate customers to increase revenues. The Company believes that its network breadth and local market presence in key cities allow it to have some advantages over other competitors.

C. Regulation

General The Airline Deregulation Act of 1978, as amended, eliminated most domestic economic regulation of passenger and freight transportation. However, the DOT and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) still exercise certain regulatory authority over air carriers. The DOT maintains jurisdiction over the approval of international codeshare agreements, international route authorities and certain consumer protection and competition matters, such as advertising, denied boarding compensation and baggage liability.

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The FAA regulates flying operations generally, including establishing personnel, aircraft and certain security standards. As part of that oversight, the FAA has implemented a number of requirements that the Company is incorporating into its maintenance programs. The Company is progressing toward the completion of over 100 airworthiness directives including McDonnell Douglas MD-80 metal-mylar insulation replacement, enhanced ground proximity warning systems, McDonnell Douglas MD-80 main landing gear piston improvements, Boeing 757 and Boeing 767 pylon improvements, Boeing 737 elevator and rudder improvements and Airbus A300 structural improvements. Based on its current implementation schedule, the Company expects to be in compliance with the applicable requirements within the required time periods.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has jurisdiction over airline antitrust matters. The U.S. Postal Service has jurisdiction over certain aspects of the transportation of mail and related services. Labor relations in the air transportation industry are regulated under the Railway Labor Act, which vests in the National Mediation Board (NMB) certain regulatory functions with respect to disputes between airlines and labor unions relating to union representation and collective bargaining agreements.

International International air transportation is subject to extensive government regulation. The Company’s operating authority in international markets is subject to aviation agreements between the U.S. and the respective countries or governmental authorities (such as the European Union), and in some cases, fares and schedules require the approval of the DOT and/or the relevant foreign governments. Moreover, alliances with international carriers may be subject to the jurisdiction and regulations of various foreign agencies. Bilateral agreements between the U.S. and various foreign governments of countries served by the Company are periodically subject to renegotiation. Changes in U.S. or foreign government aviation policies could result in the alteration or termination of such agreements, diminish the value of route authorities, or otherwise adversely affect the Company’s international operations. In addition, at some foreign airports, an air carrier needs slots (landing and take-off authorizations) before the air carrier can introduce new service or increase existing service. The availability of such slots is not assured and the inability of the Company to obtain and retain needed slots could therefore inhibit its efforts to compete in certain international markets.

Security In November 2001, the Aviation and Transportation Security Act (ATSA) was enacted. The ATSA created a new government agency, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), which is part of the Department of Homeland Security and is responsible for aviation security. The ATSA mandates that the TSA provide for the screening of all passengers and property, including U.S. mail, cargo, carry-on and checked baggage, and other articles that will be carried aboard a passenger aircraft. The ATSA also provides for increased security in flight decks of aircraft and requires federal air marshals to be present on certain flights.

Effective February 1, 2002, the ATSA imposed a $2.50 per enplanement security service fee ($5 one-way maximum fee), which is being collected by the air carriers and submitted to the government to pay for these enhanced security measures. Additionally, for the years 2002, 2003 and 2004, air carriers were required to submit to the government an amount equal to what the air carriers paid for screening passengers and property in 2000. After 2004, this fee may be assessed based upon some other allocation. However, air carriers will continue to submit to the government an amount equal to what the carriers paid for screening passengers and property in 2000 until further notice. The budget for fiscal year 2006 submitted by President Bush contains a spending proposal for the Department of Homeland Security that would increase the per enplanement security service fee to $5.50 ($8 one-way maximum fee for multiple segments). American and other carriers have announced their opposition to this proposal as there is no assurance that any increase in fees could be passed on to customers.

Airline Fares Airlines are permitted to establish their own domestic fares without governmental regulation. The DOT maintains authority over certain international fares, rates and charges, but applies this authority on a limited basis. In addition, international fares and rates are sometimes subject to the jurisdiction of the governments of the foreign countries which the Company serves. While air carriers are required to file and adhere to international fare and rate tariffs, substantial commissions, overrides and discounts to travel agents, brokers and wholesalers characterize many international markets.

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Airport Access The FAA has designated New York John F. Kennedy, New York LaGuardia, and Washington Reagan airports as high-density traffic airports. The high-density rule limits the number of Instrument Flight Rule operations — take-offs and landings — permitted per hour and requires that a slot support each operation. In April 2000, the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21^st Century (Air 21 Act) was enacted. It will eliminate slot restrictions at New York John F. Kennedy and New York LaGuardia airports in 2007. The Company expects that the elimination of these slot restrictions could create operational challenges, but does not expect the elimination of these slot restrictions to have a material adverse impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

As a result of agreements reached with the FAA in 2004, the Company reduced operations at Chicago O’Hare during certain peak times to improve dependability.

Currently, the FAA permits the purchasing, selling, leasing or transferring of slots except those slots designated as international, essential air service or Air 21 Act slots (certain slots at the New York John F. Kennedy, New York LaGuardia, and Washington Reagan airports). Trading of any domestic slot is permitted subject to certain parameters. Some foreign airports, including London Heathrow, a major European destination for American, also have slot allocations. Most foreign authorities do not officially recognize the purchasing, selling or leasing of slots.

In addition, the Wright Amendment restricts certain flight operations at Dallas Love Field to a limited geographic area. To the extent these flight restrictions are lifted in the future, it could have an adverse financial impact on the Company.

Although the Company is constrained by slots, it currently has sufficient slot authorizations to operate its existing flights. However, there is no assurance that the Company will be able to obtain slots to expand its operations and change its schedules in the future because, among other factors, slot allocations are subject to changes in government policies.

Environmental Matters The Company is subject to various laws and government regulations concerning environmental matters and employee safety and health in the U.S. and other countries. U.S. federal laws that have a particular impact on the Company include the Airport Noise and Capacity Act of 1990 (ANCA), the Clean Air Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Clean Water Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act, and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA or the Superfund Act). Certain operations of the Company are also subject to the oversight of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) concerning employee safety and health matters. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), OSHA, and other federal agencies have been authorized to promulgate regulations that have an impact on the Company’s operations. In addition to these federal activities, various states have been delegated certain authorities under the aforementioned federal statutes. Many state and local governments have adopted environmental and employee safety and health laws and regulations, some of which are similar to or stricter than federal requirements.

The ANCA recognizes the rights of airport operators with noise problems to implement local noise abatement programs so long as they do not interfere unreasonably with interstate or foreign commerce or the national air transportation system. Authorities in several cities have promulgated aircraft noise reduction programs, including the imposition of nighttime curfews. The ANCA generally requires FAA approval of local noise restrictions on aircraft. While the Company has had sufficient scheduling flexibility to accommodate local noise restrictions imposed to date, the Company’s operations could be adversely affected if locally-imposed regulations become more restrictive or widespread.

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American has been named as a potentially responsible party (PRP) for contamination at the former Operating Industries, Inc. Landfill in Monterrey Park, CA (OII). American’s alleged volumetric contributions at OII are small when compared with those of other PRPs. American is participating with a number of other PRPs in a Steering Committee that has conducted extensive negotiations with the EPA and state officials in recent years. Members of the Steering Committee, including American, have entered into a series of partial consent decrees with EPA and the State of California which address specific aspects of investigation and cleanup at OII. To date American has paid approximately $1.25 million toward its share of cleanup costs under those consent decrees. Together with a number of other small-volume PRPs at OII, American seeks a settlement that will enable it to resolve all of its remaining past and present liabilities at OII in exchange for a one-time, lump-sum settlement payment. The amount of American’s potential contribution towards such a settlement is not yet known but American expects that its payments will be immaterial.

American also has been named as a PRP for contamination at the Double Eagle Superfund Site in Oklahoma City, OK (Double Eagle). American’s alleged volumetric contributions are small when compared with those of other PRPs. American is participating with a number of other PRPs at Double Eagle in a Joint Defense Group that is actively conducting settlement negotiations with the EPA and state officials. The group is seeking a settlement on behalf of its members that will enable American to resolve its past and present liabilities at Double Eagle in exchange for a one-time, lump-sum settlement payment. American expects that its payment will be immaterial.

American, along with most other tenants at the San Francisco International Airport (SFIA), has been ordered by the California Regional Water Quality Control Board to engage in various studies of potential environmental contamination at the airport and to undertake remedial measures, if necessary. In 1997, the SFIA pursued a cost recovery action in the U.S. District Court of Northern California against certain airport tenants to recover past and future costs associated with historic airport contamination. American entered an initial settlement for accrued past costs in 2000 for $850,000. In 2004, American resolved its liability for all remaining past and future costs. Based on SFIA’s cost projections, the value of American’s second settlement is approximately $4 million payable over a 30 year period.

Miami-Dade County (the County) is currently investigating and remediating various environmental conditions at the Miami International Airport (MIA) and funding the remediation costs through landing fees and various cost recovery methods. American has been named a PRP for the contamination at MIA. See Item 3, Legal Proceedings, for additional information.

In 1999, American was ordered by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) to conduct remediation of environmental contamination located at Terminals 8 and 9 at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). American is seeking to recover a portion of the JFK remediation costs from previous users of the Terminals 8 and 9 premises. In 2004, American entered a Consent Order with NYSDEC for the remediation of a JFK off-terminal hangar facility. American expects that the projected costs associated with the JFK remediations will be immaterial.

In 1996, American, along with other tenants at the Luis Munoz Marin International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico (SJU) was notified by the SJU Port Authority that it considered American potentially responsible for environmental contamination at the airport. In 2003, the SJU Port Authority requested that American, among other airport tenants, fund an ongoing subsurface investigation and site assessment. American denied liability for the related costs. No further action has been taken against American.

The Company does not expect these matters, individually or collectively, to have a material impact on its financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. See Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements for additional information.

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D. Labor

The airline business is labor intensive. Wages, salaries and benefits represented approximately 33 percent of the Company’s consolidated operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2004. The average full-time equivalent number of employees of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2004 was 79,400.

The majority of these employees are represented by labor unions and covered by collective bargaining agreements. Relations with such labor organizations are governed by the Railway Labor Act. Under this act, the collective bargaining agreements among the Company and these organizations generally do not expire but instead become amendable as of a stated date. If either party wishes to modify the terms of any such agreement, it must notify the other party in the manner described in the agreement. After receipt of such notice, the parties must meet for direct negotiations, and if no agreement is reached, either party may request the National Mediation Board (NMB) to appoint a federal mediator. If no agreement is reached in mediation, the NMB may declare at some time that an impasse exists, and if an impasse is declared, the NMB proffers binding arbitration to the parties. Either party may decline to submit to arbitration. If arbitration is rejected by either party, a 30-day “cooling off” period commences. During that period (or after), a Presidential Emergency Board (PEB) may be established, which examines the parties’ positions and recommends a solution. The PEB process lasts for 30 days and is followed by another “cooling off” period of 30 days. At the end of a “cooling off” period, unless an agreement is reached or action is taken by Congress, the labor organization may strike and the airline may resort to “self-help”, including the imposition of any or all of its proposed amendments and the hiring of new employees to replace any striking workers.

In April 2003, American reached agreements with its three major unions — the Allied Pilots Association (the APA), the Transport Workers Union of America (AFL-CIO) (the TWU) and the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (the APFA) (previously described as the Labor Agreements). The Labor Agreements substantially reduced the labor costs associated with the employees represented by the unions. In conjunction with the Labor Agreements, American implemented various changes in the pay plans and benefits for non-unionized personnel, including officers and other management (the Management Reductions). While the parties may begin discussions in 2006, the Labor Agreements do not become amendable until 2008.

The non-union employees formerly with TWA LLC have been integrated into American’s work force. With respect to the integration of unionized employees formerly employed by TWA LLC, American reached integration agreements with the APA (with respect to pilot integration) and the APFA (with respect to flight attendant integration). American and the TWU participated in arbitration and resolved certain unionized ground employee integration issues in late February and early March 2002. In early April 2002, the NMB declared American and TWA LLC a single carrier for labor relations purposes and designated American’s incumbent unions as the collective bargaining representatives of the relevant work groups at both American and TWA LLC. Since American’s unions thereafter represented the relevant employees at both carriers, the integration mechanisms applicable to the unions at American could then begin to be effected. The integration of the unionized work groups has occurred in accordance with those mechanisms.

E. Fuel

The Company’s operations and financial results are significantly affected by the availability and price of jet fuel. The Company’s fuel costs and consumption for the years 2002 through 2004 were:

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The impact of fuel price changes on the Company and its competitors depends on various factors, including hedging strategies. The Company has a fuel hedging program in which it enters into jet fuel, heating oil and crude oil hedging contracts to dampen the impact of the volatility of jet fuel prices. During 2004, 2003 and 2002, the Company’s fuel hedging program reduced the Company’s fuel expense by approximately $91 million, $139 million and $4 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2004, the Company had hedged, with option contracts, approximately 15 percent of its estimated first quarter 2005 fuel requirements and minimal amounts of its estimated fuel requirements thereafter. A deterioration of the Company’s liquidity position could negatively affect the Company’s ability to hedge fuel in the future. See the Risk Factors under Item 7 for additional information regarding fuel.

Additional information regarding the Company’s fuel program is also included in Item 7(A) – Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk and in Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements.

F. Frequent Flyer Program

American established the AAdvantage frequent flyer program (AAdvantage) to develop passenger loyalty by offering awards to travelers for their continued patronage. The Company believes that the AAdvantage program is one of its competitive strengths. AAdvantage members earn mileage credits for flights on American, AMR Eagle and certain other participating airlines, or by using services of other program participants, including bank credit card issuers, hotels, car rental companies and phone service companies. American sells mileage credits and related services to the other companies participating in the program. American reserves the right to change the AAdvantage program at any time without notice and may end the program with six months notice.

Mileage credits can be redeemed for free, discounted or upgraded travel on American, AMR Eagle or other participating airlines, or for other travel industry awards. Once a member accrues sufficient mileage for an award, the member may book award travel. Most travel awards are subject to capacity controlled seating. Mileage credit does not expire, provided a customer has any type of qualifying activity at least once every 36 months.

American uses the incremental cost method to account for the portion of its frequent flyer liability incurred when AAdvantage members earn mileage credits by flying on American or AMR Eagle. American’s frequent flyer liability is accrued each time a member accumulates sufficient mileage in his or her account to claim the lowest level of free travel award (25,000 miles) and the award is expected to be used for free travel. American includes fuel, food, and reservations/ticketing costs in the calculation of incremental cost. These estimates are generally updated based upon the Company’s 12-month historical average of such costs. American also accrues a frequent flyer liability for the mileage credits that are expected to be used for travel on participating airlines based on historical usage patterns and contractual rates.

Revenue earned from selling AAdvantage miles to other companies is recognized in two components. The first component represents the revenue for air transportation sold and is valued at current market rates. This revenue is deferred and recognized over the period the mileage is expected to be used, which is currently estimated to be 28 months. The second revenue component, representing the marketing products sold and administrative costs associated with operating the AAdvantage program, is recognized immediately.

At December 31, 2004 and 2003, American estimated that approximately ten million free travel awards were expected to be redeemed for free travel on American and AMR Eagle. In making the estimate of free travel awards, American has excluded mileage in inactive accounts, mileage related to accounts that have not yet reached the lowest level of free travel award, and mileage in active accounts that have reached the lowest level of free travel award but which are not expected to ever be redeemed for free travel on American or participating airlines. The Company’s total liability for future AAdvantage award redemptions for free, discounted or upgraded travel on American, AMR Eagle or participating airlines as well as unrecognized revenue from selling AAdvantage miles to other companies was approximately $1.4 billion and $1.2 billion (and is recorded as a component of Air traffic liability in the consolidated balance sheets), representing 20.3 percent and 19.5 percent of American’s total current liabilities, at December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively.

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The number of free travel awards used for travel on American and AMR Eagle in 2004 and 2003 was 2.6 million and 2.5 million, respectively, representing approximately 7.5 percent and 7.8 percent of passengers boarded, respectively. The Company believes displacement of revenue passengers is minimal given the Company’s load factors, its ability to manage frequent flyer seat inventory, and the relatively low ratio of free award usage to total passengers boarded.

Changes to the percentage of the amount of revenue deferred, deferred recognition period, percentage of awards expected to be redeemed for travel on participating airlines, cost per mile estimates or the minimum award level accrued could have a significant impact on the Company’s revenues or incremental cost accrual in the year of the change as well as in future years.

G. Other Matters

Seasonality and Other Factors The Company’s results of operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of those for the entire year, since the air transportation business is subject to seasonal fluctuations. Higher demand for air travel has traditionally resulted in more favorable operating and financial results for the second and third quarters of the year than for the first and fourth quarters. Fears of terrorism or war, fare initiatives, fluctuations in fuel prices, labor actions, weather and other factors could impact this seasonal pattern. Unaudited quarterly financial data for the two-year period ended December 31, 2004 is included in Note 15 to the consolidated financial statements. In addition, the results of operations in the air transportation business have also significantly fluctuated in the past in response to general economic conditions.

No material part of the business of American is dependent upon a single customer or very few customers. Consequently, the loss of the Company’s largest few customers would not have a materially adverse effect upon the Company.

Insurance The Company carries insurance for public liability, passenger liability, property damage and all-risk coverage for damage to its aircraft.

As a result of the Terrorist Attacks, aviation insurers significantly reduced the amount of insurance coverage available to commercial air carriers for liability to persons other than employees or passengers for claims resulting from acts of terrorism, war or similar events (war-risk coverage). At the same time, these insurers significantly increased the premiums for aviation insurance in general.

The U.S. government has agreed to provide commercial war-risk insurance for U.S. based airlines until August 31, 2005 covering losses to employees, passengers, third parties and aircraft. In addition, the Secretary of Transportation may extend the policy until December 31, 2005, at his discretion. However, there is no assurance that it will be extended. If the U.S. government does not extend the policy beyond August 31, 2005, the Company will attempt to purchase similar coverage with narrower scope from commercial insurers at an additional cost. To the extent this coverage is not available at commercially reasonable rates, the Company’s results of operations would be negatively affected. While the price of commercial insurance has declined in recent years, in the event commercial insurance carriers further reduce the amount of insurance coverage available to the Company, or significantly increase its cost, the Company’s operations and/or financial position and results of operations would be adversely affected.

Other Government Matters In time of war or during a national emergency or defense oriented situation, American and other air carriers can be required to provide airlift services to the Air Mobility Command under the Civil Reserve Air Fleet program. In the event the Company has to provide a substantial number of aircraft and crew to the Air Mobility Command, its operations could be adversely impacted.

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Available Information The Company makes its annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 available free of charge under the Investor Relations page on its website, www.aa.com, as soon as reasonably practicable after such reports are electronically filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition, the Company’s code of ethics, which applies to all employees of the Company including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Controller, is posted under the Investor Relations page on its website, www.aa.com. The Company intends to disclose any amendments to the code of ethics, or waivers of the code of ethics on behalf of the CEO, CFO or Controller, under the Investor Relations page on the Company’s website, www.aa.com. The Company’s Board of Director’s Governance Policies (the Governance Policies) are available on the Company’s website, www.aa.com. Upon request, copies of the Governance Policies are available at no cost.

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ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

Flight Equipment – Operating

Owned and leased aircraft operated by the Company at December 31, 2004 included:

Of the operating aircraft listed above, 17 McDonnell Douglas MD-80s - - 11 owned, four operating leased and two capital leased - - were in temporary storage as of December 31, 2004.

Flight Equipment – Non-Operating

Owned and leased aircraft not operated by the Company at December 31, 2004 included:

In the fourth quarter of 2004, the Company decided to permanently retire seven owned McDonnell Douglas MD-80s which were previously in temporary storage.

As part of the Company’s fleet simplification initiative, American has agreed to sell certain aircraft. As of December 31, 2004, remaining owned aircraft to be delivered under these agreements include three Boeing 767-200 Extended Range and one Boeing 767-200 aircraft.

The Company is actively marketing its remaining Boeing 767-200 owned non-operating aircraft and does not anticipate bringing these aircraft back into service.

For information concerning the estimated useful lives and residual values for owned aircraft, lease terms for leased aircraft and amortization relating to aircraft under capital leases, see Notes 1 and 5 to the consolidated financial statements.

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Lease expirations for the leased aircraft included in the preceding table of operating flight equipment as of December 31, 2004, are:

Substantially all of the Company’s aircraft leases include an option to purchase the aircraft or to extend the lease term, or both, with the purchase price or renewal rental to be based essentially on the market value of the aircraft at the end of the term of the lease or at a predetermined fixed amount.

A very large majority of the Company’s owned aircraft are encumbered.

Ground Properties

The Company leases, or has built as leasehold improvements on leased property: most of its airport and terminal facilities; its maintenance and training facilities in Fort Worth, Texas; its principal overhaul and maintenance bases at Tulsa International Airport (Tulsa, Oklahoma), Kansas City International Airport (Kansas City, Missouri) and Alliance Airport (Fort Worth, Texas); its regional reservation offices; and local ticket and administration offices throughout the system. American has entered into agreements with the Tulsa Municipal Airport Trust; the Alliance Airport Authority, Fort Worth, Texas; the New York City Industrial Development Agency; and the Dallas/Fort Worth, Chicago O’Hare, Newark, San Juan, and Los Angeles airport authorities to provide funds for constructing, improving and modifying facilities and acquiring equipment which are or will be leased to the Company. The Company also uses public airports for its flight operations under lease or use arrangements with the municipalities or governmental agencies owning or controlling them and leases certain other ground equipment for use at its facilities.

For information concerning the estimated lives and residual values for owned ground properties, lease terms and amortization relating to ground properties under capital leases, and acquisitions of ground properties, see Notes 1 and 5 to the consolidated financial statements.

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ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

On July 26, 1999, a class action lawsuit was filed, and in November 1999 an amended complaint was filed, against AMR Corporation, American Airlines, Inc., AMR Eagle Holding Corporation, Airlines Reporting Corporation, and the Sabre Group Holdings, Inc. in the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Western Division (Westways World Travel, Inc. v. AMR Corp., et al.). The lawsuit alleges that requiring travel agencies to pay debit memos to American for violations of American’s fare rules (by customers of the agencies): (1) breaches the Agent Reporting Agreement between American and AMR Eagle and the plaintiffs; (2) constitutes unjust enrichment; and (3) violates the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act of 1970 (RICO). The certified class includes all travel agencies who have been or will be required to pay money to American for debit memos for fare rules violations from July 26, 1995 to the present. The plaintiffs seek to enjoin American from enforcing the pricing rules in question and to recover the amounts paid for debit memos, plus treble damages, attorneys’ fees, and costs. The Company intends to vigorously defend the lawsuit. Although the Company believes that the litigation is without merit, a final adverse court decision could impose restrictions on the Company’s relationships with travel agencies, which could have an adverse impact on the Company.

On May 17, 2002, the named plaintiffs in Hall, et al. v. United Airlines, et al., pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, filed an amended complaint alleging that between 1995 and the present, American and over 15 other defendant airlines conspired to reduce commissions paid to U.S.-based travel agents in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act. The plaintiffs are seeking monetary damages and injunctive relief. The court granted class action certification to the plaintiffs on September 17, 2002, defining the plaintiff class as all travel agents in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands, who, at any time from October 1, 1997 to the present, issued tickets, miscellaneous change orders, or prepaid ticket advices for travel on any of the defendant airlines. The case was stayed as to US Airways and United Airlines, since they filed for bankruptcy. Defendant carriers filed a motion for summary judgment on December 10, 2002, which the court granted on October 30, 2003. The 4^th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the order dismissing all claims against the Defendant carriers on December 9, 2004.

Between April 3, 2003 and June 5, 2003, three lawsuits were filed by travel agents some of whom have opted out of the Hall class action (above) to pursue their claims individually against American Airlines, Inc., other airline defendants, and in one case against certain airline defendants and Orbitz LLC. (Tam Travel et. al., v. Delta Air Lines et. al., in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California – San Francisco (51 individual agencies), Paula Fausky d/b/a Timeless Travel v. American Airlines, et. al, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio Eastern Division (29 agencies) and Swope Travel et al. v. Orbitz et. al. in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas Beaumont Division (6 agencies)). Collectively, these lawsuits seek damages and injunctive relief alleging that the certain airline defendants and Orbitz LLC: (i) conspired to prevent travel agents from acting as effective competitors in the distribution of airline tickets to passengers in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act; (ii) conspired to monopolize the distribution of common carrier air travel between airports in the United States in violation of Section 2 of the Sherman Act; and that (iii) between 1995 and the present, the airline defendants conspired to reduce commissions paid to U.S.-based travel agents in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act. These cases have been consolidated in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio Eastern Division. American is vigorously defending these lawsuits. A final adverse court decision awarding substantial money damages or placing restrictions on the Company’s distribution practices would have an adverse impact on the Company.

On May 13, 2002, the named plaintiffs in Always Travel, et. al. v. Air Canada, et. al., pending in the Federal Court of Canada, Trial Division, Montreal, filed a statement of claim alleging that between 1995 and the present, American, the other defendant airlines, and the International Air Transport Association conspired to reduce commissions paid to Canada-based travel agents in violation of Section 45 of the Competition Act of Canada. The named plaintiffs sought monetary damages and injunctive relief and to certify a nationwide class of travel agents. On December 10, 2004, the court approved a motion by the plaintiffs to dismiss this action.

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On August 14, 2002, a class action lawsuit was filed against American Airlines, Inc. in the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Western Division (All World Professional Travel Services, Inc. v. American Airlines, Inc.). The lawsuit alleges that requiring travel agencies to pay debit memos for refunding tickets after September 11, 2001: (1) breaches the Agent Reporting Agreement between American and plaintiff; (2) constitutes unjust enrichment; and (3) violates the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act of 1970 (RICO). The alleged class includes all travel agencies who have or will be required to pay moneys to American for an “administrative service charge,” “penalty fee,” or other fee for processing refunds on behalf of passengers who were unable to use their tickets in the days immediately following the resumption of air carrier service after the tragedies on September 11, 2001. On April 1, 2004, the court denied plaintiff’s motion for class certification. On or about October 14, 2004, an amended class action complaint was filed. On January 12, 2005, the court dismissed the action without prejudice.

On August 19, 2002, a class action lawsuit seeking monetary damages was filed, and on May 7, 2003 an amended complaint was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Power Travel International, Inc. v. American Airlines, Inc., et al.) against American, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, and Northwest Airlines, alleging that American and the other defendants breached their contracts with the agency and were unjustly enriched when these carriers at various times reduced their base commissions to zero. The as yet uncertified class includes all travel agencies accredited by the Airlines Reporting Corporation “whose base commissions on airline tickets were unilaterally reduced to zero by” the defendants. The case is stayed as to United Airlines, since it filed for bankruptcy. American is vigorously defending the lawsuit. Although the Company believes that the litigation is without merit, a final adverse court decision awarding substantial money damages or forcing the Company to pay agency commissions would have an adverse impact on the Company.

Miami-Dade County (the County) is currently investigating and remediating various environmental conditions at the Miami International Airport (MIA) and funding the remediation costs through landing fees and various cost recovery methods. American has been named as a PRP for the contamination at MIA. During the second quarter of 2001, the County filed a lawsuit against 17 defendants, including American Airlines, Inc., in an attempt to recover its past and future cleanup costs (Miami-Dade County, Florida v. Advance Cargo Services, Inc., et al. in the Florida Circuit Court). The Company is vigorously defending the lawsuit. In addition to the 17 defendants named in the lawsuit, 243 other agencies and companies were also named as PRPs and contributors to the contamination. The case is currently stayed while the parties pursue an alternative dispute resolution process. The County has proposed draft allocation models for remedial costs for the Terminal and Tank Farm areas of MIA. While it is anticipated that American and AMR Eagle will be allocated equitable shares of remedial costs, the Company does not expect the allocated amounts to have a material adverse effect on the Company.

Four cases (each being a purported class action) have been filed against American arising from the disclosure of passenger name records by a vendor of American. The cases are: Kimmell v. AMR, et al. (U. S. District Court, Texas), Baldwin v. AMR, et al. (U. S. District Court, Texas), Rosenberg v. AMR, et al. (U. S. District Court, New York) and Anapolsky v. AMR, et al. (U.S. District Court, New York). The Kimmell suit was filed in April 2004. The Baldwin and Rosenberg cases were filed in May 2004. The Anapolsky suit was filed in September 2004. The suits allege various causes of action, including but not limited to, violations of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, negligent misrepresentation, breach of contract and violation of alleged common law rights of privacy. In each case plaintiffs seek statutory damages of $1000 per passenger, plus additional unspecified monetary damages. The Company is vigorously defending these suits and believes the suits are without merit. However, a final adverse court decision awarding a maximum amount of statutory damages would have an adverse impact on the Company.

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American is defending three lawsuits, filed as class actions but not certified as such, arising from allegedly improper failure to refund certain governmental taxes and fees collected by the Company upon the sale of nonrefundable tickets when such tickets are not used for travel. The suits are: Coleman v. American Airlines, Inc., No. 101106, filed December 31, 2002, pending (on appeal) before the Supreme Court of Oklahoma. The Coleman Plaintiffs seek actual damages (not specified) and interest. Hayes v. American Airlines, Inc., No. 04-3231, pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, filed July 2, 2004. The Hayes Plaintiffs seek unspecified damages, declaratory judgment, costs, attorneys’ fees, and interest. Harrington v. Delta Air Lines, Inc., et. al., No. 04-12558, pending in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, filed November 4, 2004. The Harrington plaintiffs seek unspecified actual damages (trebled), declaratory judgment, injunctive relief, costs, and attorneys’ fees. The suits assert various causes of action, including breach of contract, conversion, and unjust enrichment. The Company is vigorously defending the suits and believes them to be without merit.

On July 12, 2004, a consolidated class action complaint, that was subsequently amended on November 30, 2004, was filed against American Airlines, Inc. and the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA), the Union which represents the Company’s flight attendants (Ann M. Marcoux, et al., v. American Airlines Inc., et al. in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York). While a class has not yet been certified, the lawsuit seeks on behalf of all of American’s flight attendants or various subclasses to set aside, and to obtain damages allegedly resulting from, the April 2003 Collective Bargaining Agreement referred to as the Restructuring Participation Agreement (RPA). The RPA was one of three labor agreements the Company successfully reached with its unions in order to avoid filing for bankruptcy in 2003. In a related case (Sherry Cooper, et al. v. TWA Airlines, LLC, et al., also in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York), the court denied a preliminary injunction against implementation of the RPA on June 30, 2003. The Marcoux suit alleges various claims against the Union and American relating to the RPA and the ratification vote on the RPA by individual Union members, including: violation of the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA) and the APFA’s Constitution and By-laws, violation by the Union of its duty of fair representation to its members, violation by the Company of provisions of the Railway Labor Act through improper coercion of flight attendants into voting or changing their vote for ratification, and violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act of 1970 (RICO). Although the Company believes the case against it is without merit and both the Company and the Union are vigorously defending the lawsuit, a final adverse court decision invalidating the RPA and awarding substantial money damages would have an adverse impact on the Company.

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ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

Omitted under the reduced disclosure format pursuant to General Instructions I(2)(c) of Form 10-K.

PART II

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON STOCK AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

American Airlines, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of AMR Corporation and there is no market for the Registrant’s Common Stock.

ITEM 6. SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA

Omitted under the reduced disclosure format pursuant to General Instructions I(2)(a) of Form 10-K.

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ITEM 7.	MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Forward-Looking Information

The discussions under Business, Properties and Legal Proceedings and the following discussions under Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk 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 document and in documents incorporated herein by reference, the words “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “indicates,” “believes,” “forecast,” “guidance,” “outlook” 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, future financing plans and needs, overall economic conditions, plans and objectives for future operations, and the impact on the Company of its results of operations in recent 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 report are based upon information available to the Company on the date of this report. 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. The risk factors listed at the end of this Item 7 (see Risk Factors), in addition to other possible risk factors not listed, could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements.

Overview

The Company has incurred very large operating and net losses during the past four years, as shown in the following table:

These losses reflect, among other things, a substantial decrease in the Company’s revenues in 2001 and 2002. This revenue decrease was primarily driven by (i) a steep fall-off in the demand for air travel, particularly business travel, primarily caused by weakness in the U.S. economy, (ii) reduced pricing power, resulting mainly from greater cost sensitivity on the part of travelers (especially business travelers), increasing competition from LCCs and the continuing increase in pricing transparency resulting from the use of the Internet and (iii) the aftermath of the Terrorist Attacks, which accelerated and exacerbated the trend of decreased demand and reduced industry revenues. The Company believes that its reduced pricing power resulting from the factors listed in clause (ii) above will persist indefinitely and possibly permanently.

Passenger traffic rebounded in 2003 and 2004, reflecting a general improvement in the U.S. and several other economies served by the Company, the diminishing impact of the Terrorist Attacks on demand and lower fares. However, the Company’s pricing power remained depressed in 2003 due to a continuation of the factors listed in clause (ii) of the preceding paragraph, and declined in 2004 due to significant increases in overall industry capacity that exceeded the growth in demand, and more frequent and more deeply discounted fare sales initiated by competitors, including competitors currently operating under the protection of Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code.

The Company’s 2004 operating and financial results were also adversely affected by the significant increases in the price of jet fuel. Fuel price increases during 2004 resulted in a year-over-year increase of 33.7 cents per gallon. This price increase negatively impacted fuel expense by $1 billion during the year. Continuing high fuel prices, additional increases in the price of fuel, and/or disruptions in the supply of fuel, would further adversely affect the Company’s financial condition and its results of operations.

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In response to the challenges faced by the Company, during the past four years the Company has implemented several restructuring and other initiatives:

•	Following the Terrorist Attacks, the Company reduced its operating schedule by approximately 20 percent and reduced its workforce by approximately 20,000 jobs.

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In 2002, the Company announced a series of initiatives to reduce its annual costs by $2 billion. These initiatives are being implemented through 2005, and involve: (i) scheduling efficiencies, (ii) fleet simplification, (iii) streamlined customer interaction, (iv) distribution modifications, (v) in-flight product changes, (vi) operational changes and (vii) headquarters/administration efficiencies. As a result of these initiatives, the Company reduced an estimated 7,000 jobs by March 2003.

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In February 2003, the Company asked its employees for approximately $1.8 billion in annual savings through a combination of changes in wages, benefits and work rules. In April 2003, American reached agreements with its three unions and also implemented various changes in the pay plans and benefits for non-unionized personnel, including officers and other management. The Labor Agreements and Management Reductions resulted in $1.8 billion in annual savings including a workforce reduction of approximately 9,300 jobs. In addition, American reached concessionary agreements with certain vendors, lessors, lenders and suppliers, resulting in approximately $200 million in annual cost savings. Generally, under the terms of these Vendor Agreements, American received the benefit of lower rates and charges for certain goods and services, and more favorable rent and financing terms with respect to certain of its aircraft.

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Subsequent to the April 2003 Labor Agreements the Company announced the Turnaround Plan. The Turnaround Plan is the Company’s strategic framework for returning to sustained profitability and emphasizes: (i) lower costs, (ii) an increased focus on what customers’ truly value and are prepared to pay for, (iii) increased union and employee involvement in the operation of the Company and (iv) the need for a more sound balance sheet/financial structure.

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In the latter part of 2003 and throughout 2004, the Company continued to work – under the basic tenets of the Turnaround Plan – with its unions and employees to identify and implement additional initiatives designed to increase efficiencies and revenues and reduce costs. These initiatives included: (i) the return of under-used gate space and the consolidation of the Company’s terminal space, (ii) the de-peaking of its hub at Miami, the reduction in the size of its St. Louis hub and the simplification of its domestic operations, (iii) the acceleration of the retirement of certain aircraft and the cancellation or deferral of aircraft deliveries, (iv) the improvement of aircraft utilization across its fleet and an increase in seating density on certain fleet types, (v) the sale of certain non-core assets, (vi) the expansion of its international network, where the Company believes that higher revenue generating opportunities currently exist, (vii) the implementation of an on-board food purchase program and new fees for ticketing services and (viii) numerous other initiatives.

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As part of its effort to build greater employee involvement, the Company has worked to make its labor unions and its employees, its business partners on the need for continuous improvement under the Turnaround Plan. Among other things, the senior management of the Company meets regularly with union officials to discuss the Company’s financial results as well as the competitive landscape. These discussions include: (i) the Company’s cost reduction and revenue enhancement initiatives and (ii) a review of initiatives, in-place or contemplated, at other airlines and the impact of those initiatives on the Company’s competitive posture.

The Company’s ability to become profitable and its ability to continue to fund its obligations on an ongoing basis will depend on a number of factors, some of which are largely beyond the Company’s control. Some of the risk factors that affect the Company’s business and financial results are discussed in the Risk Factors found at the end of this Item 7. As the Company seeks to improve its financial condition, it must continue to take steps to generate additional revenues and significantly reduce its costs. Although the Company has a number of initiatives underway to address the cost and revenue challenges, the ultimate success of these initiatives is not known at this time and cannot be assured. It will be very difficult, absent continued restructuring of its operations, for the Company to continue to fund its obligations on an ongoing basis or to become profitable if the overall industry revenue environment does not improve and fuel prices remain at historically high levels for an extended period.

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Cash, Short-Term Investments, Restricted Assets and Deposits

At December 31, 2004, the Company had $2.9 billion in unrestricted cash and short-term investments and $478 million in restricted cash and short-term investments.

Significant Indebtedness and Future Financing

During 2002, 2003 and 2004, in addition to refinancing its $834 million credit facility (see discussion in Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements), the Company raised an aggregate of approximately $3.8 billion of financing, mostly to fund capital commitments (mainly for aircraft and ground properties) and operating losses. As of the date of this Form 10-K, the Company believes that it should have sufficient liquidity to fund its operations for the foreseeable future, including repayment of debt and capital leases, capital expenditures and other contractual obligations. However, to maintain sufficient liquidity as the Company continues to implement its restructuring and cost reduction initiatives, and because the Company has significant debt obligations maturing in the next several years, as well as substantial pension funding obligations, the Company will need access to additional funding. The Company’s possible financing sources primarily include: (i) a limited amount of additional secured aircraft debt (a very large majority of the Company’s owned aircraft, including virtually all of the Company’s Section 1110-eligible aircraft, are encumbered) or sale-leaseback transactions involving owned aircraft, (ii) debt secured by new aircraft deliveries, (iii) debt secured by other assets, (iv) securitization of future operating receipts, (v) the sale or monetization of certain assets and (vi) unsecured debt. However, the availability and level of these financing sources cannot be assured, particularly in light of American’s reduced credit ratings, high fuel prices, historically weak revenues and the financial difficulties being experienced in the airline industry. The inability of the Company to obtain additional funding would have a material negative impact on the ability of the Company to sustain its operations over the long-term.

The Company’s substantial indebtedness could have important consequences. For example, it could (i) limit the Company’s ability to obtain additional financing for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions and general corporate purposes, or adversely affect the terms on which such financing could be obtained; (ii) require the Company to dedicate a substantial portion of its cash flow from operations to payments on its indebtedness, thereby reducing the funds available for other purposes; (iii) make the Company more vulnerable to economic downturns; (iv) limit its ability to withstand competitive pressures and reduce its flexibility in responding to changing business and economic conditions; and (v) limit the Company’s flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in its business and the industry in which it operates.

Credit Ratings

American’s credit ratings are significantly below investment grade. Additional reductions in its credit ratings could further increase its borrowing or other costs and further restrict the availability of future financing.

Credit Facility Covenants

On December 17, 2004, American refinanced its $834 million bank credit facility, which was scheduled to mature in December 2005. The total amount of the new credit facility is $850 million, all of which has been borrowed by American. The new credit facility consists of a $600 million senior secured revolving credit facility, with a final maturity on June 17, 2009, and a $250 million term loan facility, with a final maturity on December 17, 2010 (the Revolving Facility and the Term Loan Facility, respectively, and collectively, the Credit Facility). American’s obligations under the Credit Facility are guaranteed by AMR.

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The Credit Facility contains a covenant requiring American to maintain, as defined, unrestricted cash, unencumbered short term investments and amounts available for drawing under committed revolving credit facilities of not less than $1.5 billion for each quarterly period through September 30, 2005 and $1.25 billion for each quarterly period thereafter. In addition, the Credit Facility contains a covenant requiring AMR to maintain a ratio of cash flow (defined as consolidated net income, before interest expense (less capitalized interest), income taxes, depreciation and amortization and rentals, adjusted for certain gains or losses and non-cash items) to fixed charges (comprising interest expense (less capitalized interest) and rentals) of at least the amount specified below for each period of four consecutive quarters ending on the dates set forth below:

American and AMR were in compliance with these covenants as of December 31, 2004 and expect to be able to continue to comply with these covenants, but there are no assurances that they will be able to do so through the expiration of the facility. Failure to comply with these covenants would result in a default under the Credit Facility which — if the Company did not take steps to obtain a waiver of, or otherwise mitigate, the default — could result in a default under a significant amount of the Company’s other debt.

See Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements for more information regarding the Credit Facility.

Financing Activity

The Company issued the following debt during the year ended December 31, 2004 (in millions):

In addition, in February 2004, AMR transferred $315 million in proceeds from its 4.50 senior convertible notes due 2009 to American.

See Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements for additional information regarding the debt issuances listed above.

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Other Operating and Investing Activities

The Company’s cash flow from operating activities improved in 2004. Net cash provided by operating activities during the year ended December 31, 2004 was $420 million, an increase of $211 million over 2003. Net cash provided by operating activities in 2003 included the receipt of a $515 million federal income tax refund and the receipt of $315 million from the U.S. government under the Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act (the Appropriations Act), offset by $521 million of redemption payments under operating leases for special facility revenue bonds. The Company does not expect to receive significant additional federal income tax refunds.

During 2003, the Company sold its interests in Worldspan, a computer reservations company, and Hotwire, a discount travel website. The Company received $180 million in cash and a $39 million promissory note for its interest in Worldspan. It received $84 million in cash, $80 million of which was recognized as a gain, for its interest in Hotwire. In addition, during 2003, the Company sold a portion of its interest in Orbitz, a travel planning website, in connection with an Orbitz initial public offering and a secondary offering resulting in total proceeds of $65 million, and a gain of $70 million.

During 2004, the Company sold its remaining interest in Orbitz resulting in total proceeds of $185 million and a gain of $146 million.

Working Capital

American historically operates with a working capital deficit, as do most other airline companies. In addition, the Company has historically relied heavily on external financing to fund capital expenditures. More recently, the Company has also relied on external financing to fund operating losses.

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

American has determined that it holds a significant variable interest in, but is not the primary beneficiary of, certain trusts that are the lessors under 87 of its aircraft operating leases. These leases contain a fixed price purchase option, which allows American to purchase the aircraft at a predetermined price on a specified date. However, American does not guarantee the residual value of the aircraft. As of December 31, 2004, future lease payments required under these leases totaled $2.9 billion.

Special facility revenue bonds have been issued by certain municipalities primarily to purchase equipment and improve airport facilities that are leased by American and accounted for as operating leases. Approximately $1.7 billion of these bonds (with total future payments of approximately $4.6 billion as of December 31, 2004) are guaranteed by American, AMR, or both. Approximately $532 million of these special facility revenue bonds contain mandatory tender provisions that require American to make operating lease payments sufficient to repurchase the bonds at various times: $104 million in 2005, $28 million in 2006, $100 million in 2007, $188 million in 2008 and $112 million in 2014. Although American has the right to remarket the bonds, there can be no assurance that these bonds will be successfully remarketed. Any payments to redeem or purchase bonds that are not remarketed would generally reduce existing rent leveling accruals or be considered prepaid facility rentals and would reduce future operating lease commitments. Approximately $112 million of special facility revenue bonds with mandatory tender provisions were successfully remarketed in 2004.

In addition, the Company has other operating leases, primarily for aircraft, with total future lease payments of $4.8 billion as of December 31, 2004. Entering into aircraft leases allows the Company to obtain aircraft without immediate cash outflows.

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As discussed in Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company reached concessionary agreements with certain lessors in 2003. Certain of the Vendor Agreements provide that the Company’s obligations under the related lease revert to the original terms if certain events (Events) occur prior to December 31, 2005, including: (i) an event of default under the related lease (which generally occurs only if a payment default occurs), (ii) an event of loss with respect to the related aircraft, (iii) rejection by the Company of the lease under the provisions of Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code or (iv) the Company’s filing for bankruptcy under Chapter 7 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. If any one of these Events were to occur, the Company would be responsible for approximately $72 million in additional operating lease payments and $59 million in additional payments related to capital leases as of December 31, 2004. This amount will increase to approximately $119 million in operating lease payments and $111 million in payments related to capital leases prior to the expiration of the provision on December 31, 2005. These amounts are being accounted for as contingent rentals and will only be recognized if they become payable.

Commitments

The Company is required to make contributions to its defined benefit pension plans. These contributions are required under the minimum funding requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). The Company’s estimated 2005 contributions to its defined benefit pension plans are approximately $310 million. This estimate reflects the provisions of the Pension Funding Equity Act of 2004. (The effect of the Pension Funding Equity Act was to defer a portion of the minimum required contributions that would have been due for the 2004 and 2005 plan years.) Due to uncertainties regarding significant assumptions involved in estimating future required contributions to its defined benefit pension plans, such as interest rate levels, the amount and timing of asset returns, and the impact of proposed legislation, the Company is not able to reasonably estimate its future required contributions beyond 2005. However, based on the current regulatory environment and market conditions, the Company expects that its 2006 minimum required contributions will exceed its 2005 expected contributions.

As of December 31, 2004, the Company had commitments to acquire two Boeing 777-200ERs in 2006 and an aggregate of 47 Boeing 737-800s and seven Boeing 777-200ERs in 2013 through 2016. Future payments for all aircraft, including the estimated amounts for price escalation, will approximate $101 million in 2006, and an aggregate of approximately $3.0 billion in 2011 through 2016. The Company has backstop financing for its aircraft deliveries in 2006.

The Company has contracts related to facility construction or improvement projects, primarily at airport locations. The contractual obligations related to these projects totaled approximately $462 million as of December 31, 2004. The Company expects to make payments related to these projects as follows: $234 million in 2005, $153 million in 2006, $68 million in 2007 and $7 million in 2008. In addition, the Company has an information technology support related contract that requires minimum annual payments of $152 million through 2013.

The Company has capacity purchase agreements with two regional airlines, Chautauqua Airlines, Inc. (Chautauqua) and Trans States Airlines, Inc. (collectively the American Connection carriers) to provide Embraer EMB-140/145 regional jet services to certain markets under the brand “American Connection”. Under these arrangements, the Company pays the American Connection carriers a fee per block hour to operate the aircraft. The block hour fees are designed to cover the American Connection carriers’ fully allocated costs plus a margin. Assumptions for certain costs such as fuel, landing fees, insurance, and aircraft ownership are trued up to actual values on a pass through basis. In consideration for these payments, the Company retains all passenger and other revenues resulting from the operation of the American Connection regional jets. Minimum payments under the contracts are $96 million in 2005, $70 million in 2006, $71 million in 2007, $72 million in 2008 and $20 million in 2009. However, based on expected utilization, the Company expects to make payments of $174 million in 2005, $177 million in 2006, $179 million in 2007, $181 million in 2008, $184 million in 2009 and $721 million in 2010 and beyond. In addition, if the Company terminates the Chautauqua contract without cause, Chautauqua has the right to put its 15 Embraer aircraft to the Company. If this were to happen, the Company would take possession of the aircraft and become liable for lease obligations totaling approximately $21 million per year with lease expirations in 2018 and 2019.

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Effective January 2003, American Airlines and AMR Eagle implemented a capacity purchase agreement. Under this agreement, American pays AMR Eagle a fee per block hour and departure to operate regional aircraft. The block hour and departure fees are designed to cover AMR Eagle’s costs (before taxes) plus a margin. Certain costs such as fuel, landing fees, and aircraft ownership are trued up to actual values on a pass through basis. In consideration for these payments, American retains all passenger and other revenue resulting from the AMR Eagle airline operation. In addition, American incurs certain expenses in connection with the operation of its affiliate relationship with AMR Eagle. These amounts primarily relate to marketing, passenger and ground handling costs. The current agreement will expire on December 31, 2005.

The following table summarizes the combined capacity purchase activity for the American Connection carriers and AMR Eagle for 2004 and 2003 (in millions):

In addition, passengers connecting to American’s flights from American Connection and AMR Eagle flights generated passenger revenues for American flights of $1.4 billion and $1.3 billion in 2004 and 2003, respectively, which are included in Revenues – Passenger in the consolidated statements of operations.

See Note 13 to the consolidated financial statements for additional information regarding the capacity purchase arrangement with AMR Eagle.

Results of Operations

American’s net loss in 2004 was $821 million, an improvement of $497 million over American’s net loss in 2003 of $1.3 billion. The year-over-year improvement in the Company’s 2004 operating results reflects the benefit of the cost reduction initiatives in the Company’s restructuring program, which is described above, dampened by the weak revenue environment and the increase in fuel costs. The Company’s 2004 results include a $146 million gain on the sale of the Company’s remaining investment in Orbitz and $10 million in special charges. The Company’s 2003 results include several special items which are discussed in detail in the notes to the consolidated financial statements, including (i) $315 million in security cost reimbursements received under the Appropriations Act (see Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements), (ii) $407 million in special charges (see Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements), (iii) $150 million in gains on the sale of the Company’s investments in Hotwire and Orbitz (see Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements) and (iv) a $175 million reduction in previously accrued federal income taxes and related interest. In addition, the Company did not record a tax benefit associated with its 2004 or 2003 losses.

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Revenues

2004 Compared to 2003 The Company’s revenues increased approximately $1.2 billion, or 6.9 percent, to $18.6 billion. American’s passenger revenues increased by 4.8 percent, or $689 million, on a capacity (available seat mile) (ASM) increase of 5.3 percent. American’s passenger load factor increased 2.0 points to 74.8 percent while passenger revenue yield per passenger mile decreased by 3.1 percent to 11.54 cents. This resulted in a decrease in passenger revenue per available seat mile (RASM) of 0.5 percent to 8.63 cents. In 2004, American derived approximately 66 percent of its passenger revenues from domestic operations and approximately 34 percent from international operations. Following is additional information regarding American’s domestic and international RASM and capacity:

The Company’s Regional Affiliates include carriers with which it has capacity purchase agreements: AMR Eagle and two independent carriers, Trans State Airlines, Inc. (Trans States) and Chautauqua Airlines, Inc. (Chautauqua).

Regional Affiliates’ passenger revenues, which are based on industry standard proration agreements for flights connecting to American flights, increased $357 million, or 23.5 percent, to $1.9 billion as a result of increased capacity and load factors. See Note 13 to the consolidated financial statements for more information.

Cargo revenues increased 12.0 percent, or $67 million, primarily due to a 10.2 percent increase in cargo ton miles.

Operating Expenses

2004 Compared to 2003 The Company’s total operating expenses increased 2.7 percent, or $497 million, to $19.0 billion in 2004 compared to 2003. American’s mainline operating expenses per ASM in 2004 decreased 4.1 percent compared to 2003 to 9.73 cents. This decrease in operating expenses per ASM is due primarily to the Company’s cost savings initiatives and occurred despite the benefit in 2003 of the receipt of a grant from the U.S. government and a 38.5 percent increase in American’s price per gallon of fuel (net of the impact of fuel hedging) in 2004 relative to 2003.

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Effective January 1, 2005, in order to more accurately reflect the expected useful life of its aircraft, the Company changed its estimate of the depreciable lives of certain American aircraft types from 25 to 30 years. The Company expects this change in estimate to result in a decrease in annual depreciation expense of approximately $100 million in 2005.

Other Income (Expense)

Other income (expense) consists of interest income and expense, interest capitalized and miscellaneous — net.

2004 Compared to 2003 Interest income increased $10 million, or 18.5 percent, to $64 million due primarily to increases in short-term investment balances and interest rates. Interest expense increased $126 million, or 24.0 percent, to $650 million resulting primarily from the increase in the Company’s long-term debt coupled with increases in interest rates, and an $84 million reduction in interest expense in 2003 related to the agreement reached with the IRS discussed below. Miscellaneous-net for 2004 includes a $146 million gain on the sale of the Company’s remaining interest in Orbitz.

Income Tax Benefit

2004 The Company did not record a net tax benefit associated with its 2004 losses due to the Company providing a valuation allowance, as discussed in Note 8 to the consolidated financial statements.

2003 The Company did not record a net tax benefit associated with its 2003 losses due to the Company providing a valuation allowance. Additionally, in 2003, the Company reached an agreement with the IRS covering tax years 1990 through 1995. As a result of this agreement, the Company recorded a $91 million tax benefit to reduce previously accrued income tax liabilities and an $84 million reduction in interest expense to reduce previously accrued interest related to the accrued income tax liabilities.

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Outlook

The Company expects to incur a loss in the first quarter of 2005. However, the size of the loss is uncertain due to external factors beyond the Company’s control such as fuel prices and the revenue environment. The Company currently expects first quarter mainline unit costs to be approximately 9.9 cents.

Capacity for American’s mainline jet operations is expected to be essentially flat in the first quarter of 2005 compared to the first quarter of 2004 with domestic capacity decreasing about four percent and international capacity increasing about twelve percent. Capacity for American’s mainline jet operations is expected to increase about 2.6 percent for the full year 2005 compared to the full year 2004, with domestic capacity decreasing about one percent and international capacity increasing about eleven percent.

Other Information

Environmental Matters American has been notified of potential liability with regard to several environmental cleanup sites and certain airport locations. At sites where remedial litigation has commenced, potential liability is joint and several. American’s alleged volumetric contributions at all but one of these sites are minimal compared to others. American does not expect these matters, individually or collectively, to have a material impact on its results of operations, financial position or liquidity. Additional information is included in Part C of Item 1 and Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements.

Risk Factors

The Company’s ability to become profitable and its ability to continue to fund its obligations on an ongoing basis will depend on a number of risk factors, many of which are largely beyond the Company’s control. Among other things, the following factors have had and/or may have a negative impact on the Company’s business and financial results:

Economic and Other Conditions The airline industry is affected by changes in international, national, regional and local economic, business and financial conditions, inflation, war, terrorist attacks, political instability (or the threat thereof), consumer preferences and spending patterns, demographic trends, disruptions to the air traffic control system, consumer perceptions of airline safety, costs of safety, security and environmental measures, and the weather.

Substantial Indebtedness The Company has, and will continue to have, a significant amount of indebtedness. In addition, the Company may incur substantial additional debt, including secured debt, in the future. As discussed earlier in this Report, the Company’s substantial indebtedness could have important consequences. For example, it could (i) limit the Company’s ability to obtain additional financing for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions and general corporate purposes, or adversely affect the terms on which such financing could be obtained; (ii) require the Company to dedicate a substantial portion of its cash flow from operations to payments on its indebtedness, thereby reducing the funds available for other purposes; (iii) make the Company more vulnerable to economic downturns; (iv) limit its ability to withstand competitive pressures and reduce its flexibility in responding to changing business and economic conditions; and (v) limit the Company’s flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in its business and the industry in which it operates.

Credit Facility Covenants American has a fully drawn $850 million Credit Facility, which consists of a $600 million Revolving Facility with a final maturity on June 17, 2009 and a $250 million Term Loan Facility with a final maturity on December 17, 2010. The Credit Facility contains a liquidity covenant and a ratio of cash flow to fixed charges covenant. American and AMR were in compliance with these covenants as of December 31, 2004 and expect to be able to continue to comply with these covenants, but there are no assurances that they will be able to do so through the expiration of the Credit Facility. Failure to comply with these covenants would result in a default under the Credit Facility which - - if the Company did not take steps to obtain a waiver of, or otherwise mitigate, the default - - could result in a default under a significant amount of the Company’s other debt.

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Fuel Prices / Supply Due to the competitive nature of the airline industry, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to pass on increased fuel prices to its customers by increasing its fares. In fact, recent history would indicate that the Company has a very limited ability to pass along the increased costs of fuel. Likewise, increased fare competition and lower revenues may offset any potential benefit of lower fuel prices. As of December 31, 2004, the Company had hedged approximately 15 percent of its expected first quarter 2005 fuel requirements, and minimal amounts of its expected fuel requirements beyond March 31, 2005.

While the Company does not currently anticipate a significant reduction in fuel availability, dependency on foreign imports of crude oil and the possibility of changes in government policy on jet fuel production, transportation and marketing make it impossible to predict the future availability of jet fuel. In the event there is an outbreak of hostilities or other conflicts in oil producing areas or elsewhere, there could be reductions in the production and/or importation of crude oil and/or significant increases in the cost of fuel. If there were major reductions in the availability of jet fuel or significant increases in its cost, or if current high prices are sustained for a significant period of time, the Company’s business would be adversely affected.

Increasing Competition and Historically Low Fare Levels Service over almost all of the Company’s routes is highly competitive and fares remain at historically low levels. The Company faces vigorous competition from major domestic airlines, national, regional, all-cargo and charter carriers, foreign air carriers, LCCs, and, particularly on shorter segments, ground and rail transportation. Increasingly, the Company faces significant competition from LCCs and marketing/operational alliances formed by its competitors. The percentage of routes on which the Company competes with carriers having substantially lower operating costs has grown significantly over the past decade, and the Company now competes with LCCs on most of its domestic network. In addition, the Company must compete with carriers that have recently reorganized or are reorganizing, including under the protection of Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. It is possible that one or more other competitors may seek to reorganize in or out of Chapter 11. Successful completion of such out-of-court or Chapter 11 reorganizations could present the Company with competitors with lower operating costs derived from renegotiated labor, supply and financing contracts.

Certain alliances have been granted immunity from anti-trust regulations by governmental authorities for specific areas of cooperation, such as joint pricing decisions. To the extent alliances formed by its competitors can undertake activities that are not available to the Company, the Company’s ability to effectively compete may be hindered.

Pricing decisions are significantly affected by competition from other airlines. Fare discounting by competitors has historically had a negative effect on the Company’s financial results because the Company is generally required to match competitors’ fares because failing to match would provide even less revenue. More recently, the Company has faced increased competition from carriers with simplified fare structures, which are generally preferred by travelers. In addition, in January 2005, Delta implemented a U.S.-wide simplified fare structure initiative, which the Company matched in most domestic markets. No assurance can be given that any fare reduction or fare simplification initiative will be offset by increases in passenger traffic, a reduction in costs or changes in the mix of traffic that would improve yields. In addition, several air carriers have recently reorganized or are reorganizing under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code, including United and US Airways. It is possible that other competitors may seek to reorganize in or out of Chapter 11. Historically, air carriers involved in reorganizations have undertaken substantial fare discounting in order to maintain cash flows and enhance customer loyalty.

Increased Pricing Transparency The increased use of the Internet as a travel distribution channel is resulting in a continuous increase in pricing transparency. The Internet has enabled cost conscious customers, including business travelers, to more easily obtain the lowest fare on any given route, which has reduced the Company’s pricing power.

Cost Reduction Efforts As discussed in the Overview to this Item, the Company continues to seek to reduce its costs. The ability of the Company to further reduce its costs, particularly without affecting operational performance and service levels, is not assured.

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Credit Ratings Since the Terrorist Attacks, American’s credit ratings have been lowered to significantly below investment grade. These reductions have increased borrowing costs and otherwise adversely affected borrowing terms, and limited borrowing options. Additional reductions in the credit ratings could further increase borrowing or other costs and further restrict the availability of future financing.

Availability and Terms of Financing To maintain sufficient liquidity as the Company continues to implement its restructuring and cost reduction initiatives, and because the Company has significant debt obligations maturing in the next several years, as well as substantial pension funding obligations, the Company will need continued access to additional financing, but there can be no assurance that such financing will be available on acceptable terms, if at all. The Company’s ability to obtain future financing or to sell assets could be adversely affected because American has fewer unencumbered assets available than in years past. A very large majority of the Company’s aircraft assets (including virtually all of the aircraft eligible for the benefits of Section 1110 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code) have been encumbered. In addition, the market value of the Company’s aircraft assets has declined in recent years and those assets may not maintain their current market value. Moreover, the Company’s recent financial results, its substantial indebtedness, the difficult revenue environment it faces, and its reduced credit ratings, coupled with high fuel prices and the financial difficulties experienced in the airline industry, adversely affect the availability and terms of financing for the Company. The inability of the Company to obtain additional financing on acceptable terms would have a material adverse impact on its operations.

Changing Business Strategy The Company evaluates its assets on an ongoing basis with a view to maximizing their value to the Company and determining which are core to its operations. It also regularly evaluates its business strategy. The Company may change its business strategy in the future and may not pursue some of the goals stated herein.

Government Regulation Future results of the Company’s operations may vary based upon any actions which the governmental agencies with jurisdiction over the Company’s operations may take, including the granting and timing of certain governmental approvals (including foreign government approvals) needed for codesharing alliances and other arrangements with other airlines, restrictions on competitive practices (e.g., court orders, or agency regulations or orders, that would curtail an airline’s ability to respond to a competitor), the adoption of regulations that impact customer service standards (e.g., new passenger security standards), and the adoption of more restrictive locally-imposed noise restrictions.

Conflicts Overseas Prior to the war in Iraq, the increased threat of U.S. military involvement in overseas operations had a significant adverse impact on the Company’s business, financial position (including access to capital markets) and results of operations and on the airline industry in general. Furthermore, the war in Iraq had a significant adverse impact on international and domestic revenues and future bookings. The continuing conflict in Iraq, or other conflicts or events in the Middle East or elsewhere, may result in similar adverse impacts.

Terrorist Attacks The Terrorist Attacks had a material adverse impact on the Company. The occurrence of another terrorist attack (whether domestic or international and whether against the Company or another entity) would again have a material adverse impact on the Company, its finances and/or its operations.

Uncertainty in International Operations The Company’s current international activities and prospects could be adversely affected by factors such as reversals or delays in the opening of foreign markets, exchange controls, currency and political risks, taxation and changes in international government regulation of the Company’s operations, including the inability to obtain or retain needed route authorities and/or slots.

Diseases In 2003, there was an outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), which primarily had an adverse impact on the Company’s Pacific operations. If there were another outbreak of a disease (such as SARS) that affects travel behavior, it could have a material adverse impact on the Company’s operations.

Uncertainty of Future Collective Bargaining Agreements and Events The Company’s operations could be adversely affected by failure of the Company to reach agreement with any labor union representing the Company’s employees. In addition, a dispute between the Company and an employee work group (outside the confines of a collective bargaining agreement) could adversely impact the Company’s operations.

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Insurance Costs and Availability of Insurance The Company carries insurance for public liability, passenger liability, property damage and all-risk coverage for damage to its aircraft. As a result of the Terrorist Attacks, aviation insurers significantly reduced the amount of insurance coverage available to commercial air carriers for liability to persons other than employees or passengers for claims resulting from acts of terrorism, war or similar events (war-risk coverage). At the same time, these insurers significantly increased the premiums for aviation insurance in general. The U.S. government has agreed to provide commercial war-risk insurance for U.S. based airlines until August 31, 2005, covering losses to employees, passengers, third parties and aircraft. In addition, the Secretary of Transportation may extend the policy until December 31, 2005, at his discretion. However, there is no assurance that it will be extended. If the U.S. government does not extend the policy beyond August 31, 2005, the Company will attempt to purchase similar coverage with narrower scope from commercial insurers at an additional cost. To the extent this coverage is not available at commercially reasonable rates, the Company’s results of operations would be negatively affected. While the price of commercial insurance has declined in recent years, in the event commercial insurance carriers further reduce the amount of insurance coverage available to the Company, or significantly increase its cost, the Company’s operations and/or financial position and results of operations would be adversely affected.

Executive Retention Since the Terrorist Attacks, several key executives have elected to retire early or leave the Company for more financially favorable opportunities at other companies. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to retain its key executives. The inability of the Company to retain key executives, or attract and retain additional qualified executives, could have a negative impact on the Company.

Dependence on Technology The Company is increasingly dependent on technology to operate its business. Any substantial or repeated failures of the Company’s computer or communications systems could impact the Company’s customer service, result in the loss of important data, loss of revenues, and increased costs, and generally harm the Company’s business. Like all companies, the Company’s computer and communication systems may be vulnerable to disruptions due to events beyond the Company’s control, including natural disasters, power failures, equipment failures, and computer viruses and hackers. The Company has implemented various technology security initiatives and disaster recovery plans, but there can be no assurance that these measures are adequate to prevent disruptions of the Company’s systems.

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ITEM 7(A). QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Market Risk Sensitive Instruments and Positions

The risk inherent in the Company’s market risk sensitive instruments and positions is the potential loss arising from adverse changes in the price of fuel, foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates as discussed below. The sensitivity analyses presented do not consider the effects that such adverse changes may have on overall economic activity, nor do they consider additional actions management may take to mitigate the Company’s exposure to such changes. Therefore, actual results may differ. The Company does not hold or issue derivative financial instruments for trading purposes. See Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements for accounting policies and additional information.

Aircraft Fuel The Company’s earnings are affected by changes in the price and availability of aircraft fuel. In order to provide a measure of control over price and supply, the Company trades and ships fuel and maintains fuel storage facilities to support its flight operations. The Company also manages the price risk of fuel costs primarily by using jet fuel, heating oil, and crude oil hedging contracts. Market risk is estimated as a hypothetical 10 percent increase in the December 31, 2004 and 2003 cost per gallon of fuel. Based on projected 2005 fuel usage, such an increase would result in an increase to aircraft fuel expense of approximately $343 million in 2005, inclusive of the impact of fuel hedge instruments outstanding at December 31, 2004, and assumes the Company’s fuel hedging program remains effective under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities”. Comparatively, based on projected 2004 fuel usage, such an increase would have resulted in an increase to aircraft fuel expense of approximately $247 million in 2004, inclusive of the impact of fuel hedge instruments outstanding at December 31, 2003. The change in market risk is due to the increase in fuel prices and a decrease in the amount of fuel hedged. As of December 31, 2004, the Company had hedged, with option contracts, approximately five percent of its estimated 2005 fuel requirements, or approximately 15 percent of its estimated first quarter 2005 fuel requirements, and a minimal amount of its estimated fuel requirements thereafter. Comparatively, as of December 31, 2003 the Company had hedged, with option contracts, approximately 21 percent of its estimated first quarter 2004 fuel requirements, 16 percent of its second quarter 2004 estimated fuel requirements and six percent of its estimated fuel requirements for the remainder of 2004. A deterioration of the Company’s liquidity position could negatively affect the Company’s ability to hedge fuel in the future.

Foreign Currency The Company is exposed to the effect of foreign exchange rate fluctuations on the U.S. dollar value of foreign currency-denominated operating revenues and expenses. The Company’s largest exposure comes from the British pound, Euro, Canadian dollar, Japanese yen and various Latin American currencies. The Company does not currently have a foreign currency hedge program related to its foreign currency-denominated ticket sales. The result of a uniform 10 percent strengthening in the value of the U.S. dollar from December 31, 2004 and 2003 levels relative to each of the currencies in which the Company has foreign currency exposure would result in a decrease in operating income of approximately $93 million and $77 million for the years ending December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively, due to the Company’s foreign-denominated revenues exceeding its foreign-denominated expenses. This sensitivity analysis was prepared based upon projected 2005 and 2004 foreign currency-denominated revenues and expenses as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively.

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Interest The Company’s earnings are also affected by changes in interest rates due to the impact those changes have on its interest income from cash and short-term investments, and its interest expense from variable-rate debt instruments. The Company’s largest exposure with respect to variable-rate debt comes from changes in the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR). The Company had variable-rate debt instruments representing approximately 44 percent and 45 percent of its total long-term debt at December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively. If the Company’s interest rates average 10 percent more in 2005 than they did at December 31, 2004, the Company’s interest expense would increase by approximately $20 million and interest income from cash and short-term investments would increase by approximately $7 million. In comparison, at December 31, 2003, the Company estimated that if interest rates averaged 10 percent more in 2004 than they did at December 31, 2003, the Company’s interest expense would have increased by approximately $13 million and interest income from cash and short-term investments would have increased by approximately $4 million. These amounts are determined by considering the impact of the hypothetical interest rates on the Company’s variable-rate long-term debt and cash and short-term investment balances at December 31, 2004 and 2003.

Market risk for fixed-rate long-term debt is estimated as the potential increase in fair value resulting from a hypothetical 10 percent decrease in interest rates, and amounts to approximately $254 million and $245 million as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively. The fair values of the Company’s long-term debt were estimated using quoted market prices or discounted future cash flows based on the Company’s incremental borrowing rates for similar types of borrowing arrangements.

Other The Company holds investments in certain other entities which are subject to market risk. However, the impact of such market risk on earnings is not significant due to the immateriality of the carrying value and the geographically diverse nature of these holdings.

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ITEM 8. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors and Stockholder
American Airlines, Inc.

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of American Airlines, Inc. as of December 31, 2004 and 2003 and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity (deficit) and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2004. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of American Airlines, Inc. at December 31, 2004 and 2003 and the consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2004 in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

As discussed in Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements, effective January 1, 2002 the Company changed its method of accounting for its goodwill and other intangible assets as required by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, “Accounting for Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets”.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the effectiveness of American Airlines, Inc.‘s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated February 22, 2005 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

Dallas, Texas
February 22, 2005

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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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1. Summary of Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation American Airlines, Inc. (American or the Company) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of AMR Corporation (AMR). The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of American and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated. Certain amounts have been reclassified to conform with the 2004 presentation.

Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the accompanying consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Restricted Cash and Short-term Investments The Company has restricted cash and short-term investments related primarily to collateral held to support projected workers’ compensation obligations and various other obligations.

Inventories Spare parts, materials and supplies relating to flight equipment are carried at average acquisition cost and are expensed when used in operations. Allowances for obsolescence are provided — over the estimated useful life of the related aircraft and engines — for spare parts expected to be on hand at the date aircraft are retired from service. Allowances are also provided for spare parts currently identified as excess and obsolete. These allowances are based on management estimates, which are subject to change.

Maintenance and Repair Costs Maintenance and repair costs for owned and leased flight equipment are charged to operating expense as incurred, except costs incurred for maintenance and repair under flight hour maintenance contract agreements, which are accrued based on contractual terms when an obligation exists.

Intangible Assets Route acquisition costs and airport operating and gate lease rights represent the purchase price attributable to route authorities (including international airport take-off and landing slots), domestic airport take-off and landing slots and airport gate leasehold rights acquired. Indefinite-lived intangible assets (route acquisition costs) are tested for impairment annually on December 31, rather than amortized, in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” (SFAS 142). Airport operating and gate lease rights are being amortized on a straight-line basis over 25 years to a zero residual value.

Statements of Cash Flows Short-term investments, without regard to remaining maturity at acquisition, are not considered as cash equivalents for purposes of the statements of cash flows.

Employee Accruals The Company estimates the amount of potential retroactive pay expected to be provided upon finalization of a labor agreement for work groups working under contracts that have become amendable. These estimates are based upon management’s expectation of the most likely outcome of the contract negotiations.

Measurement of Asset Impairments In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets” (SFAS 144), the Company records impairment charges on long-lived assets used in operations when events and circumstances indicate that the assets may be impaired, the undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated by those assets are less than the carrying amount of those assets and the net book value of the assets exceeds their estimated fair value. In making these determinations, the Company uses certain assumptions, including, but not limited to: (i) estimated fair value of the assets and (ii) estimated future cash flows expected to be generated by these assets, which are based on additional assumptions such as asset utilization, length of service the asset will be used in the Company’s operations and estimated salvage values.

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1. Summary of Accounting Policies (Continued)

Equipment and Property The provision for depreciation of operating equipment and property is computed on the straight-line method applied to each unit of property, except that major rotable parts, avionics and assemblies are depreciated on a group basis. The depreciable lives used for the principal depreciable asset classifications are:

Effective January 1, 2005, in order to more accurately reflect the expected useful life of its aircraft, the Company changed its estimate of the depreciable lives of certain American aircraft types from 25 to 30 years.

Residual values for aircraft, engines, major rotable parts, avionics and assemblies are generally five to ten percent, except when guaranteed by a third party for a different amount.

Equipment and property under capital leases are amortized over the term of the leases or, in the case of certain aircraft, over their expected useful lives. Lease terms vary but are generally ten to 25 years for aircraft and seven to 40 years for other leased equipment and property.

Regional Affiliates Revenue from ticket sales is generally recognized when service is provided. Regional Affiliates revenues for flights connecting to American flights are allocated based on industry standard proration agreements.

Passenger Revenue Passenger ticket sales are initially recorded as a component of Air traffic liability. Revenue derived from ticket sales is recognized at the time service is provided. However, due to various factors, including the complex pricing structure and interline agreements throughout the industry, certain amounts are recognized in revenue using estimates regarding both the timing of the revenue recognition and the amount of revenue to be recognized, including breakage. These estimates are generally based upon the evaluation of historical trends, including the use of regression analysis and other methods to model the outcome of future events based on the Company’s historical experience, and are recorded at the time of departure.

Frequent Flyer Program The estimated incremental cost of providing free travel awards is accrued when such award levels are reached. American also accrues a frequent flyer liability for the mileage credits that are expected to be used for travel on participating airlines (based on historical usage patterns and contractual rates). American sells mileage credits and related services to companies participating in its frequent flyer program. The portion of the revenue related to the sale of mileage credits, representing the revenue for air transportation sold, is valued at current market rates and is deferred and amortized over 28 months, which approximates the expected period over which the mileage credits are used. The remaining portion of the revenue, representing the marketing products sold and administrative costs associated with operating the AAdvantage program, is recognized upon sale, as the related services have been provided. The Company’s total liability for future AAdvantage award redemptions for free, discounted or upgraded travel on American, American Eagle Airlines, Inc., and Executive Airlines, Inc. (collectively AMR Eagle) or participating airlines as well as unrecognized revenue from selling AAdvantage miles to other airlines was approximately $1.4 billion and $1.2 billion (and is recorded as a component of Air traffic liability on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets) at December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively.

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1. Summary of Accounting Policies (Continued)

Tax Contingencies The Company has reserves for taxes and associated interest that may become payable in future years as a result of audits by tax authorities. Although the Company believes that the positions taken on previously filed tax returns are reasonable, it nevertheless has established tax and interest reserves in recognition that various taxing authorities may challenge the positions taken by the Company resulting in additional liabilities for taxes and interest. The tax reserves are reviewed as circumstances warrant and adjusted as events occur that affect the Company’s potential liability for additional taxes, such as lapsing of applicable statutes of limitations, conclusion of tax audits, additional exposure based on current calculations, identification of new issues, release of administrative guidance, or rendering of a court decision affecting a particular tax issue.

Advertising Costs The Company expenses the costs of advertising as incurred. Advertising expense was $146 million, $149 million and $160 million for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively.

Stock Options The Company accounts for its participation in AMR’s stock-based compensation plans in accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” (APB 25) and related Interpretations. Under APB 25, no compensation expense is recognized for stock option grants if the exercise price of the Company’s stock option grants is at or above the fair market value of the underlying stock on the date of grant. The Company has adopted the pro forma disclosure features of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” (SFAS 123), as amended by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 148, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation-Transition and Disclosure”. As required by SFAS 123, pro forma information regarding net loss has been determined as if the Company had accounted for its employee stock options and awards granted using the fair value method prescribed by SFAS 123. The fair value for the stock options was estimated at the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions for 2004, 2003 and 2002: risk-free interest rates ranging from 2.93% to 4.30%; dividend yields of 0%; expected stock volatility ranging from 45% to 55%; and expected life of the options ranging from 3.6 years to 4.5 years.

The following table illustrates the effect on net loss if the Company had applied the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS 123 to stock-based employee compensation (in millions):

New Accounting Pronouncement In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment” (SFAS 123(R)). SFAS 123(R) requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized in the financial statements based on their fair values. SFAS 123(R) is effective for public companies beginning with the first interim period that begins after June 15, 2005 (July 1, 2005 for AMR and American). Under SFAS 123(R), the Company will recognize compensation expense for its participation in AMR’s stock-based compensation plans for the portion of outstanding awards for which the requisite service has not yet been rendered, based on the grant-date fair value of those awards calculated under SFAS 123 for pro forma disclosures. The Company has not completed its evaluation of the impact of SFAS 123(R) on its financial statements.

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2. Special charges and U.S. government grant

During the last few years, as a result of the events of September 11, 2001 (the Terrorist Attacks), the depressed revenue environment, high fuel prices and the Company’s restructuring activities, the Company has recorded a number of special charges. For the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, the Company recorded the following to Special charges (in millions):

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Other

In 2003, American sold 33 Fokker 100 aircraft (with a minimal net book value), issued a $23 million non-interest-bearing note, payable in installments and maturing in December 2010, entered into short-term leases on these aircraft and issued shares of AMR common stock. In exchange, approximately $130 million of debt related to certain of the Fokker 100 aircraft was retired. However, the agreement contains provisions that would require American to repay additional amounts of the original debt if certain events occur prior to December 31, 2005, including: (i) an event of default (which generally occurs only if a payment default occurs), (ii) an event of loss with respect to the related aircraft, (iii) rejection by the Company of the lease under the provisions of Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code or (iv) the Company’s filing for bankruptcy under Chapter 7 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. As a result of this transaction, including the sale of the 33 Fokker 100 aircraft, and the termination of the Company’s interest rate swap agreements related to the debt that has been retired, the Company recognized a gain of approximately $68 million in 2003. If the certain events described above do not occur, the Company expects to recognize an additional gain of approximately $37 million in December 2005.

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Summary

     The following table summarizes the components of these charges and the remaining accruals for future lease payments, aircraft lease return and other costs, facilities closure costs and employee severance and benefit costs (in millions):