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                         UNITED STATES
               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     Washington, D.C.  20549
                                
                            FORM 8-K



Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (D) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934



Date of Report (date of earliest event reported) June 2, 1995.




Commission file number 1-2691.



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

        Delaware                            13-1502798
    (State or other                      (I.R.S. Employer
      jurisdiction                      Identification No.)
   of incorporation or
     organization)
                                   
 4333 Amon Carter Blvd.                          
   Fort Worth, Texas                           76155
 (Address of principal                      (Zip Code)
   executive offices)
                                   
Registrant's telephone number,   (817) 963-
including area code              1234
                                   
                                   
                         Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year , if changed
                       since last report)



                                
                                
                                









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                    AMERICAN AIRLINES , INC.
                                
                                



ITEM 7.  EXHIBITS

The following exhibit is included herein:

       12   Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges


SIGNATURE
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                                                      Exhibit 12
                                
                     AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.
        Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
                      (Dollars in millions)




                                                         Three Months
                      Year Ended December 31,          Ended March
                                                                    31,
                         1990    1991    1992   1993    1994    1994   1995
                                                  
Earnings:                                                              
  Earnings (loss) before                                               
   income taxes,
   extraordinary loss,
   and cumulative
   effect of accounting
   chances              $(97)   $(229)  $(396)  $ 74    $442    $ 5    $100
                                                                       
  Add: Total fixed
   charges (per below)   630      812     961  1,000   1,043    244     295
                                                                       
  Less: Interest
   capitalized           114      153      98     49      21      6       4
    Total earnings      $419     $430    $467 $1,025  $1,464   $243    $391
                                                                       
                                                                       
Fixed charges:                                                         
  Interest              $277     $345    $386   $408    $457    $97    $149
                                                                       
  Portion of rental                                                    
   expense representative
   of the interest
   factor                351      463     572    588     582    146     145
                                                                       
  Amortization of debt
   expense                 2        4       3      4       4      1       1
    Total fixed charges $630     $812    $961 $1,000  $1,043   $244    $295
                                                                       
Ratio of earnings to
 fixed charges             -        -       -   1.03    1.40      -    1.32
fixed charges
                                                                       
Coverage deficiency     $211     $382    $494   $  -    $  -    $ 1    $  -
                                                                       
                                                               
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       

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Signatures

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 thereunto duly authorized.


                               AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.




Date: June 2, 1995             BY:/s/ Charles D. MarLett
                               Charles D. MarLett
                               Corporate Secretary