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:  July 5, 2005


                     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

American  Airlines, Inc. is filing herewith a press  release
issued  on  July 5, 2005 as Exhibit 99.1, which is  included
herein. This press release was issued to report June 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:  July 06, 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: Tuesday, July 5, 2005



           AMERICAN AIRLINES REPORTS JUNE TRAFFIC

     FORT WORTH, Texas - American Airlines, the world's
largest airline, reported a June load factor of 82.8 percent
- an increase of 3.8 points compared to the same period last
year.  Traffic grew by 7.8 percent year over year, while
capacity increased by 2.8 percent.
     International traffic increased 13.6 percent relative
to last year on 9.6 percent more capacity.  Domestic traffic
increased 5.1 percent year over year despite a slight
capacity reduction.
     American boarded 9.0 million passengers in June.

     Detailed traffic and capacity data are on the following
pages:














            AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
           COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
                  EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
                            June
                                2005        2004      CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)
   SYSTEM                   12,666,090   11,749,907    7.8 %
      D.O.T. DOMESTIC        8,423,497    8,015,886    5.1 
      INTERNATIONAL          4,242,593    3,734,021   13.6 
      ATLANTIC               1,949,620    1,852,680    5.2 
      LATIN AMERICA          1,753,814    1,473,053   19.1 
      PACIFIC                  539,159      408,288   32.1 
                                                           
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
   SYSTEM                   15,291,400   14,869,532    2.8 %
      D.O.T. DOMESTIC       10,002,368   10,041,863   (0.4) 
      INTERNATIONAL          5,289,032    4,827,668    9.6 
      ATLANTIC               2,177,632    2,076,746    4.9 
      LATIN AMERICA          2,506,302    2,293,012    9.3 
      PACIFIC                  605,098      457,910   32.1 
                                                           
LOAD FACTOR
   SYSTEM                         82.8 %       79.0 %  3.8 Pts
      D.O.T. DOMESTIC             84.2         79.8    4.4    
      INTERNATIONAL               80.2         77.3    2.9    
      ATLANTIC                    89.5         89.2    0.3    
      LATIN AMERICA               69.9         64.2    5.7    
      PACIFIC                     89.1         89.1    0.0    
                                                              
PASSENGERS BOARDED           8,954,517    8,183,757    9.4 %
 
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000)   184,082      186,466   (1.3)   %





                                                              


            AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
           COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
                  EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
                      YEAR-TO-DATE June
                                2005        2004      CHANGE 
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000) 
   SYSTEM                   68,022,655   63,531,490    7.1 %
       D.O.T. DOMESTIC      45,422,512   43,790,050    3.7 
       INTERNATIONAL        22,600,143   19,741,440   14.5 
       ATLANTIC              9,290,777    8,487,333    9.5 
       LATIN AMERICA        10,735,669    9,212,264   16.5 
       PACIFIC               2,573,698    2,041,843   26.0 
  
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)
   SYSTEM                   87,745,769   86,489,729    1.5 %
       D.O.T. DOMESTIC      57,681,943   59,374,539   (2.9) 
       INTERNATIONAL        30,063,826   27,115,191   10.9 
       ATLANTIC             11,407,750   10,680,706    6.8 
       LATIN AMERICA        15,386,258   13,875,965   10.9 
       PACIFIC               3,269,819    2,558,519   27.8 
                                                             
LOAD FACTOR
   SYSTEM                         77.5 %       73.4 %  4.1 Pts
       D.O.T. DOMESTIC            78.7         73.7    5.0 
       INTERNATIONAL              75.1         72.8    2.3 
       ATLANTIC                   81.4         79.4    2.0 
       LATIN AMERICA              69.7         66.3    3.4 
       PACIFIC                    78.7         79.8   (1.1) 
                                                             
PASSENGERS BOARDED          48,490,929   45,248,145    7.2 %
                                        
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000) 1,097,385    1,087,805    0.9 %

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