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:  January 4, 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  January  4,  2005 as Exhibit 99.1, which is included  herein.
This  press  release  was issued to report December  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:  January 5, 2005

                                                            




















                          EXHIBIT INDEX
                                
                                
Exhibit        Description

99.1      Press Release
















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



FOR RELEASE: Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2005



           AMERICAN AIRLINES REPORTS DECEMBER TRAFFIC

     FORT WORTH, Texas - American Airlines, the world's largest
carrier, reported a December load factor of 74.6 percent, an
increase of 0.9 points compared to December of last year.
Traffic during the month grew by 6.1 percent, while capacity
increased 4.9 percent year over year.
     International traffic increased 10.3 percent relative to
last year on 12.7 percent more capacity.  Domestic traffic grew
by 4.1 percent compared to last year on a 1.4 percent increase in
capacity.
     American boarded 7.8 million passengers in December.

     Detailed traffic and capacity data are on the following pages:














              AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
             COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
                    EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
                            December
                                   2004        2003     CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)                                    
  SYSTEM                      10,982,188   10,350,950     6.1 %
   D.O.T. DOMESTIC             7,354,586    7,063,100     4.1 
   INTERNATIONAL               3,627,602    3,287,850    10.3 
   ATLANTIC                    1,392,284    1,338,291     4.0 
   LATIN AMERICA               1,846,209    1,638,062    12.7 
   PACIFIC                       389,109      311,498    24.9 
                                                            
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)                                       
  SYSTEM                      14,712,917   14,029,709     4.9 %
   D.O.T. DOMESTIC             9,859,758    9,722,528     1.4 
   INTERNATIONAL               4,853,159    4,307,181    12.7 
   ATLANTIC                    1,715,527    1,587,871     8.0 
   LATIN AMERICA               2,657,224    2,327,069    14.2 
   PACIFIC                       480,408      392,241    22.5 
                                                            
LOAD FACTOR                                                      
  SYSTEM                            74.6 %       73.7 %   0.9 pts
   D.O.T. DOMESTIC                  74.5         72.6     1.9 
   INTERNATIONAL                    74.7         76.3    (1.6) 
   ATLANTIC                         81.1         84.2    (3.1) 
   LATIN AMERICA                    69.4         70.3    (0.9) 
   PACIFIC                          80.9         79.4     1.5 
                                                             
PASSENGERS BOARDED             7,797,329    7,435,113     4.9 %
                                                                 
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000)     191,633      172,756    10.9 %
                                                                 


              AMERICAN AIRLINES PASSENGER DIVISION
             COMPARATIVE PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC SUMMARY
                    EXCLUDES CHARTER SERVICES
                          YEAR-TO-DATE
                            December
                                   2004         2003     CHANGE
REVENUE PASSENGER MILES (000)                                    
  SYSTEM                     130,029,369   120,011,650     8.3 %
   D.O.T. DOMESTIC            88,434,071    84,706,037     4.4 
   INTERNATIONAL              41,595,298    35,305,613    17.8 
   ATLANTIC                   18,177,691    15,803,027    15.0 
   LATIN AMERICA              19,092,816    16,359,228    16.7 
   PACIFIC                     4,324,791     3,143,359    37.6 
                                                              
AVAILABLE SEAT MILES (000)                                       
  SYSTEM                     173,835,988   164,791,451     5.5 %
   D.O.T. DOMESTIC           117,741,364   116,417,916     1.1 
   INTERNATIONAL              56,094,624    48,373,535    16.0 
   ATLANTIC                   22,350,894    20,241,809    10.4 
   LATIN AMERICA              28,366,430    23,921,949    18.6 
   PACIFIC                     5,377,300     4,209,777    27.7 
                                                              
LOAD FACTOR                                                      
  SYSTEM                            74.8 %        72.8 %   2.0 pts
   D.O.T. DOMESTIC                  75.1          72.7     2.4 
   INTERNATIONAL                    74.1          72.9     1.2 
   ATLANTIC                         81.3          78.0     3.3 
   LATIN AMERICA                    67.3          68.3    (1.0) 
   PACIFIC                          80.4          74.6     5.8 
                                                               
PASSENGERS BOARDED            91,566,185    88,798,446     3.1 %
                                                                 
SYSTEM CARGO TON MILES (000)   2,202,822     2,000,285    10.1 %
                                                                 
                                
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