Exhibit 12

AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(in millions)

	1999		2000		2001			2002			2003
Earnings:
Earnings (loss) before income taxes and cumulative effect of accounting change	$	1,054	$	1,282	$	(2,449	)	$	(3,669	)	$	(1,409	)
Add: Total fixed charges (per below)		989		1,068		1,435			1,532			1,421
Less: Interest capitalized		111		143		135			80			66
Total earnings	$	1,932	$	2,207	$	(1,149	)	$	(2,217	)	$	(54	)
Fixed charges:
Interest	$	215	$	281	$	406		$	522		$	525
Portion on rental expense representative of the interest factor		773		785		1,025			1,005			888
Amortization of debt expense		1		2		4			5			8
Total fixed charges	$	989	$	1,068	$	1,435		$	1,532		$	1,421
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		1.95		2.07		—			—			—
Coverage deficiency		—		—	$	2,584		$	3,749		$	1,475

Note: In April 2001, the Board of Directors of American approved the guarantee by American of AMR’s debt obligations. As of December 31, 2003, American has guaranteed approximately $936 million of unsecured debt and approximately $503 million of secured debt. The impact of these unconditional guarantees is not included in the above computation.