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               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                
                     Washington, D. C. 20549
                                
                          _____________
                                
                            FORM 8-K
                                
                         CURRENT REPORT
                                
             Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                                
                 Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of earliest event
  reported:  May 20, 1998


                         AMR CORPORATION
     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


       Delaware                1-8400                   75-1825172
(State of Incorporation) ( Commission File Number)     (IRS Employer
                                                     Identification No.)


4333 Amon Carter Blvd.      Fort Worth, Texas              76155
 (Address of principal executive offices)                (Zip Code)


                          (817) 963-1234
                (Registrant's telephone number)







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Item 5.   Other Events

AMR  Corporation  (the  "Company") is  filing  herewith  a  press
release  issued  today  (May 20, 1998) by  the  Company  (Exhibit
99.1).   The  press release is incorporated by reference  hereto.
The  press  release  was issued to report  the  approval  by  the
Company's   shareholders  of  an  amendment  to   the   Company's
Certificate  of Incorporation that will increase  the  number  of
authorized  shares  of common stock.  That increase  enables  the
Company  to declare a 2-for-1 stock split in the form of a  stock
dividend.  The stock split will be effective for shareholders  of
AMR's  common  stock  of  record  on  May  26,  1998,  and  stock
certificates for the new shares will be distributed on  or  about
June 9, 1998.

Item 7.   Financial Statements and Exhibits

The following exhibits are included herein:

99.1      Press Release


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                            SIGNATURE



     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange  Act
of  1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                        AMR CORPORATION



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



Dated:  May 20, 1998

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                          EXHIBIT INDEX
                                
                                
Exhibit        Description

99.1      Press Release



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                                                Exhibit 99.1



                              Contact:  Tim Kincaid
                                        Fort Worth, Texas
                                        817-967-1577


FOR RELEASE:  Wednesday, May 20, 1998
     
       AMR CORP. SHAREHOLDERS APPROVE 2-FOR-1 STOCK SPLIT
     
     FORT WORTH, Texas -- At today's AMR Corp. annual meeting,
shareholders approved an amendment to the company's Certificate
of Incorporation that will increase the number of authorized
shares of common stock.  That increase enables the company to
declare a 2-for-1 stock split in the form of a stock dividend.
The stock split will be effective for shareholders of AMR's
common stock of record on May 26, 1998, and stock certificates
for the new shares will be distributed on or about June 9, 1998.
     "The price of a share of AMR common stock has more than
doubled in the last three years, making AMR the highest-priced
airline stock in the U.S., and one of the highest-priced stocks
traded on the New York Stock Exchange," said AMR Chairman Donald
J. Carty.  "We believe this stock split will make it easier for
small investors to buy our stock, thereby broadening AMR's
shareholder base and improving trading liquidity."

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