AMERICAN ORDERS SIX MORE AIRCRAFT FOR DELIVERY IN 2002

American Airlines today announced that it has exercised the rights to purchase six additional Boeing aircraft for delivery in 2002, bringing to 35 the total number of aircraft that the nation's second largest airline has ordered this year.

The order for the six aircraft includes two Boeing 777-200 IGWs and four Boeing 737-800s. American currently operates 24 B777s, and deliveries of an additional 21 over the next two years will bring the total B777 fleet to 45 by 2002. The B737 fleet currently stands at 45. With another 67 on order, the fleet will total 112. American now has a total of 108 firm orders for new aircraft.

"These six additional aircraft fit nicely with our plans to look for international and transcontinental opportunities where we have been very successful in opening new routes or expanding existing services," said American Chairman and CEO Don Carty. "Our plans for growth are guided by demand and economic conditions, coupled with profitable opportunities and our ability to properly staff the airline."