UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of earliest event

  reported: June 3, 2010

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.)   

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 8.01  Other Events

American Airlines, Inc. is filing herewith a press release issued on June 3, 2010 as Exhibit 99.1, which is included herein.  This press release was issued to report May traffic for American Airlines, Inc.

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:  June 3, 2010

EXHIBIT INDEX

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99.1                    Press Release

CONTACT:                          Tim Wagner

Corporate Communications

Fort Worth, Texas

817-967-1577

mediarelations@aa.com

FOR RELEASE:  Thursday, June 3, 2010

AMERICAN AIRLINES REPORTS MAY TRAFFIC

FORT WORTH, Texas – American Airlines reported a May load factor of 82.8 percent, an increase of 3.6 points versus the same period last year.  Traffic increased 4.1 percent and capacity decreased 0.4 percent year over year.

Domestic traffic increased 1.4 percent year over year on 0.7 percent less capacity.  International traffic increased by 8.8 percent relative to last year on a capacity decrease of 0.1 percent.

American boarded 7.4 million passengers in May.

AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
			May
			2010		2009		CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
	SYSTEM		10,808,377		10,380,661		4.1	%
		D.O.T. DOMESTIC	6,656,157		6,563,404		1.4
		INTERNATIONAL	4,152,220		3,817,257		8.8
		ATLANTIC	1,822,142		1,765,129		3.2
		LATIN AMERICA	1,814,953		1,596,479		13.7
		PACIFIC	515,125		455,649		13.1
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
	SYSTEM		13,057,862		13,115,629		-0.4	%
		D.O.T. DOMESTIC	7,893,863		7,945,734		-0.7
		INTERNATIONAL	5,163,999		5,169,895		-0.1
		ATLANTIC	2,172,419		2,258,697		-3.8
		LATIN AMERICA	2,397,710		2,327,891		3
		PACIFIC	593,870		583,307		1.8
LOAD FACTOR
	SYSTEM		82.8	%	79.1	%	3.6	Pts
		D.O.T. DOMESTIC	84.3		82.6		1.7
		INTERNATIONAL	80.4		73.8		6.6
		ATLANTIC	83.9		78.1		5.7
		LATIN AMERICA	75.7		68.6		7.1
		PACIFIC	86.7		78.1		8.6
PASSENGERS BOARDED			7,375,345		7,224,468		2.1	%
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000)			168,953		137,851		22.6	%

AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
			YEAR-TO-DATE
			2010		2009		CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
	SYSTEM		49,656,169		49,252,159		0.8	%
		D.O.T. DOMESTIC	31,169,261		31,130,838		0.1
		INTERNATIONAL	18,486,908		18,121,321		2
		ATLANTIC	6,737,484		6,916,917		-2.6
		LATIN AMERICA	9,425,548		9,032,466		4.4
		PACIFIC	2,323,876		2,171,938		7
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
	SYSTEM		62,273,663		63,534,313		-2	%
		D.O.T. DOMESTIC	38,479,148		38,735,504		-0.7
		INTERNATIONAL	23,794,516		24,798,809		-4
		ATLANTIC	8,861,201		9,518,436		-6.9
		LATIN AMERICA	12,134,654		12,453,482		-2.6
		PACIFIC	2,798,660		2,826,891		-1
LOAD FACTOR
	SYSTEM		79.7	%	77.5	%	2.2	Pts
		D.O.T. DOMESTIC	81		80.4		0.6
		INTERNATIONAL	77.7		73.1		4.6
		ATLANTIC	76		72.7		3.4
		LATIN AMERICA	77.7		72.5		5.1
		PACIFIC	83		76.8		6.2
PASSENGERS BOARDED			34,694,696		34,799,424		-0.3	%
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000)			765,981		636,422		20.4	%

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