AMR Reports on Social Responsibility

Triple-Bottom-Line Report Outlines First Fully-Integrated Record of Economic,
Ecological and Social Responsibility of Any U.S. Passenger Airline

FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AMR, the parent company
of American Airlines and its regional affiliate, American Eagle, today
released its first fully integrated Corporate Responsibility Report, providing
a comprehensive three point view of the company's environmental performance,
corporate citizenship and economic efforts for 2008.

This is the first triple-bottom-line report issued by a U.S.-based passenger
airline that meets the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Level C reporting,
which produces one of the world's most prevalent standards for sustainability
reporting - also known as ecological footprint - guidelines.

"As a company, we strive to make American and American Eagle good places to
work, good corporate neighbors, and to make a positive impact in the
communities we serve. These values are at the heart of who we are and who we
have been for more than 80 years," said Peggy Sterling, American's Vice
President - Safety, Security and Environmental. "The publishing of this report
is a major milestone along AMR's journey to become a better corporate citizen.
Through this report, we are showcasing our commitment to being a responsible
corporation for everyone we touch - our employees, our customers, and the
communities where we work, live and play."

The theme of the Corporate Responsibility Report is "commitment." The report
provides a clear picture of AMR's commitment to being a responsible
corporation, describes the steps being taken to meet the commitments to the
company's many constituencies, and highlights how AMR employees worldwide
demonstrate care and citizenship.

Highlights of the report include:

Environmental Performance
-- AMR led the industry as the first major passenger airline to join the
EPA's Climate Leaders program. American has committed to a 30
percent reduction in greenhouse gas intensity ration by 2025 and will
work with Climate Leaders to set a mid-range goal to help meet this
long-range target.
-- Last year, the employee-led Fuel Smart fuel conservation program
created
a company record run-rate savings of 111 million gallons of fuel and
2.3
billion pounds of carbon dioxide.
-- The fleet renewal efforts introduced in the 2007 Environmental
Responsibility Report expanded as the airline began replacing its
MD-80
fleet with new 737-800s.

-- AMR emitted 29 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents
(CO2e)
in 2008, a decrease of 5 percent from the previous year.

Corporate Citizenship
-- AMR connects mature and developing markets in more than 50 countries
and
embraces diversity in its operations with the help of 16 Employee
Resource Groups.
-- In 2008, American contributed more than $28 million of in-kind and
cash
support to hundreds of nonprofit organizations that varied in size,
mission, and geographic scope.
-- American Airlines Miles for Kids in Need((R)) program provided air
travel assistance to more than 300 children, issuing more than 600
tickets to kids in need and their families.

-- In 2008, more than 2,600 employees donated upwards of $635,000 to
nearly
1,000 organizations throughout the United States through the
non-profit
American Giving Employee Charitable Fund, Inc.

Economic efforts
-- In 2008, AMR generated nearly $24 billion in revenue and maintained
more
than 84,000 high-quality jobs. This includes an industry-leading
commitment to performing both first- and third-party maintenance in
house.
-- AMR directly and indirectly contributed $115 billion to the U.S.
economy
and accounted for more than 900,000 jobs.

-- In 2008, AMR contributed $3 billion in taxes and fees to the U.S.
government and public entities, and an additional $900 million to
non-U.S. government and public entities.

The full report can be found at www.aa.com/newsroom.

About American Airlines
American Airlines, American Eagle and AmericanConnection((R)) serve 250 cities
in 40 countries with, on average, more than 3,400 daily flights. The combined
network fleet numbers more than 900 aircraft. American's award-winning Web
site, AA.com((R)), provides users with easy access to check and book fares,
plus personalized news, information and travel offers. American Airlines is a
founding member of the oneworld((R)) Alliance, which brings together some of
the best and biggest names in the airline business, enabling them to offer
their customers more services and benefits than any airline can provide on its
own. Together, its members serve nearly 700 destinations in more than 130
countries and territories. American Airlines, Inc. and American Eagle
Airlines, Inc. are subsidiaries of AMR Corporation. AmericanAirlines, American
Eagle, AmericanConnection, AA.com, We know why you fly and AAdvantage are
registered trademarks of American Airlines, Inc. (NYSE: AMR)

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Tim Wagner, Corporate Communications of American Airlines, Fort Worth, Texas,
+1-817-967-1577, mediarelations@aa.com