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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:  April 12, 2001


                     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

American Airlines, Inc. is filing herewith a press release issued
on  April  12,  2001 by it parent company, AMR  Corporation  (the
Company),  as Exhibit 99.1 which is included herein.  This  press
release  was  issued  to announce the Company  has  retained  its
investment grade status.

Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

The following exhibit is 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.


                                        American Airlines, Inc.



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





Dated:  April 12, 2001


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                          EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit        Description

99.1      Press Release

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                                                Exhibit 99.1



                              Contact: Corporate Communications
                                       Fort Worth, Texas
                                       817-967-1577


FOR RELEASE:  Thursday, April 12, 2001


               AMR RETAINS INVESTMENT GRADE STATUS

     FORT WORTH, Texas - AMR Corp., the parent company of
American Airlines, issued the following statement today regarding
the rating of its various debt securities by Moody's Investors
Service:
     Three days after American Airlines closed its purchase of
substantially all of the assets of TWA, Moody's Investors Service
altered its ratings on various of the company's debt securities.
All debt obligations of both American Airlines and AMR remain
investment grade.  Moody's downgraded American Airlines' senior
unsecured debt rating to Baa3 from Baa1, and AMR Corporation's
senior unsecured debt rating to Baa3 from Baa2.
     This action was not unexpected given the $625 million
investment in TWA's assets and American's assumption of certain
TWA aircraft lease obligations.  Credit rating downgrades often
initially result from a large-scale acquisition in which
incremental debt is raised.
     In recent times, Moody's has conferred lower ratings on AMR
Corporation debt relative to the debt of American Airlines.  This
treatment stems from a view that parent company obligations, such
as those of AMR, are effectively subordinate to claims against
assets of the operating subsidiary, in this case American
Airlines. The company is currently evaluating mechanisms that
would provide additional credit support to AMR unsecured
obligations and plans to make an announcement regarding its
intentions in the near term.
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