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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
earliest event
reported:
August 14, 2008
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)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last
report.)
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Item
8.01 Other
Events
On August
14, 2008, American Airlines, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of AMR Corporation,
entered into a joint business agreement and related marketing arrangements with
UK carrier, British Airways, and Spanish carrier, Iberia providing for
commercial cooperation by the three carriers on flights between North America
(consisting of the United States, Canada and Mexico) and Europe (consisting of
the European Union, Switzerland and Norway). The agreement
contemplates the pooling and sharing of certain revenues and costs on
transatlantic flights, expanded codesharing on each other’s flights, enhanced
frequent flyer program reciprocity, and cooperation in the areas of planning,
marketing and certain operations.
These
agreements were signed in connection with an application to the U.S. Department
of Transportation by the three carriers for antitrust immunity to permit global
cooperation. The application also included the Finnish carrier,
Finnair, and the Jordanian carrier, Royal Jordanian. If granted,
antitrust immunity will permit the five carriers, all of whom are members of the
oneworld airline
alliance, to deepen cooperation on a bilateral and multilateral
basis.
Implementation
of the joint business agreement and related arrangements is subject to
conditions, including various U.S. and foreign regulatory approvals, successful
negotiation of certain detailed financial and commercial arrangements, and other
approvals. Agencies from which regulatory approvals must be obtained
may impose requirements or limitations as a condition of granting such
approvals, such as requiring divestiture of routes, gates, slots or other
assets.
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/ Kenneth W.
Wimberly
Kenneth
W. Wimberly
Corporate
Secretary
Dated: August 14,
2008