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:  March 2, 2005


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


         Delaware              13-1502798                  1-2691  
 (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

American Airlines, Inc. is filing herewith a press release issued
on  March 2, 2005 as Exhibit 99.1, which is included herein. This
press  release was issued to report February 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/ Charles D. MarLett
                                        Charles D. MarLett
                                        Corporate Secretary



Dated:  March 3, 2005






                                                            
                          EXHIBIT INDEX
                                
                                
Exhibit        Description

99.1      Press Release








                                        Exhibit 99.1
                         
                              CONTACT:  Tim Wagner
                                        Corporate Communications
                                        Fort Worth, Texas
                                        817-967-1577
                                        corp.comm@aa.com



FOR RELEASE: Wednesday, March 2, 2005



           AMERICAN AIRLINES REPORTS FEBRUARY TRAFFIC

     FORT WORTH, Texas - American Airlines, the world's largest
airline, reported a record February load factor of 72.2 percent.
This year's February load factor was 3.3 points higher than the
prior record, achieved last year.  Traffic during the month grew
by 2.4 percent, despite one less travel day year over year.
Capacity declined 2.3 percent compared to last year.
     International traffic increased 11.3 percent relative to
last year on 8.1 percent more capacity.  Domestic traffic
declined 1.4 percent compared to last year on a 6.9 percent
capacity reduction.
     American boarded 6.9 million passengers in February.

     Detailed traffic and capacity data are on the following
pages:












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             AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
           COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
                  EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES

                           FEBRUARY
                                2005         2004     CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)                               
  SYSTEM                     9,601,771    9,378,232       2.4 %
         D.O.T. DOMESTIC     6,488,133    6,579,886      (1.4) 
         INTERNATIONAL       3,113,638    2,798,346      11.3 
         ATLANTIC            1,109,308    1,013,281       9.5 
         LATIN AMERICA       1,688,233    1,509,694      11.8 
         PACIFIC               316,097      275,372      14.8 

AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)                                  
  SYSTEM                    13,295,174   13,606,056      (2.3) %
         D.O.T. DOMESTIC     8,798,406    9,445,582      (6.9) 
         INTERNATIONAL       4,496,768    4,160,474       8.1 
         ATLANTIC            1,552,544    1,519,020       2.2 
         LATIN AMERICA       2,489,665    2,266,443       9.8 
         PACIFIC               454,559      375,011      21.2 

LOAD FACTOR                                                 
  SYSTEM                          72.2 %       68.9 %     3.3 Pts  
         D.O.T. DOMESTIC          73.7         69.6       4.1 
         INTERNATIONAL            69.2         67.2       2.0 
         ATLANTIC                 71.4         66.7       4.7 
         LATIN AMERICA            67.8         66.6       1.2 
         PACIFIC                  69.5         73.4      (3.9) 

PASSENGERS BOARDED           6,930,345    6,838,282       1.3 %

SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000)   174,945      172,262       1.6 %
                                
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             AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
           COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
                  EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
                    YEAR-TO-DATE FEBRUARY
                                2005         2004     CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)                               
  SYSTEM                    20,167,591    19,154,126      5.3 % 
         D.O.T. DOMESTIC    13,437,272    13,166,832      2.1
         INTERNATIONAL       6,730,319     5,987,294     12.4 
         ATLANTIC            2,364,708     2,186,324      8.2 
         LATIN AMERICA       3,668,424     3,208,337     14.3 
         PACIFIC               697,188       592,632     17.6 
                                                              
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)                                  
  SYSTEM                    27,705,936    27,779,996     (0.3) %   
        D.O.T. DOMESTIC     18,291,392    19,199,656     (4.7) 
        INTERNATIONAL        9,414,544     8,580,340      9.7 
        ATLANTIC             3,253,974     3,135,276      3.8 
        LATIN AMERICA        5,211,407     4,668,813     11.6 
        PACIFIC                949,163       776,251     22.3 
                                                              
LOAD FACTOR                                                 
  SYSTEM                          72.7 %        68.9 %    3.8 Pts  
        D.O.T. DOMESTIC           73.4          68.5      4.9 
        INTERNATIONAL             71.4          69.7      1.7 
        ATLANTIC                  72.6          69.7      2.9 
        LATIN AMERICA             70.3          68.7      1.6 
        PACIFIC                   73.4          76.3     (2.9) 
                                                              
PASSENGERS BOARDED          14,385,198    13,795,368      4.3 % 

SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000)   344,362       331,619      3.8 %
                                
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