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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:  February 6, 1997


                   AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.
   (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


     Delaware                     1-2691               13-1502798
(State of Incorporation) (Commission File Number)   (IRS  Employer
                                                  Identification No.)


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


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








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Item 5.   Other Events

Today,  American Airlines, Inc. ("American"), the  principal
subsidiary  of  AMR  Corporation, gave  notice  that  it  is
drawing $1.0 billion under its existing $1.0 billion  credit
facility agreement which expires in 2001.

American  has  also  negotiated an additional  $1.0  billion
credit facility agreement  underwritten  by  Morgan Guaranty
Trust Company of New York, The Chase Manhattan Bank, Citibank,
N.A., and Credit Suisse First Boston, which will expire
December 31, 1997. There are no borrowings outstanding  under
the new agreement at this time. Any borrowings  under  the
new agreement will be secured  by aircraft owned by American.
To the extent that the  value of such aircraft  exceeds  any
claims due under the new agreement, the excess value  will
secure  borrowings  under American's existing $1.0 billion
credit facility agreement.

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                          SIGNATURE



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


                                         AMERICAN  AIRLINES,INC.



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



Dated:  February 6, 1997