The More You Fly, the More You Earn; Earn Up to 36,000 Bonus Miles to/From the West Coast

FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- From now through Feb. 15, 2006, American Airlines AAdvantage(R) members can earn thousands of AAdvantage bonus miles when they travel to or from any American Airlines destination in California, Oregon or Washington. The bonus miles are cumulative for up to eight qualifying round-trips. Members can earn up to a total of 36,000 bonus miles! These miles can be redeemed for travel on American or more than 20 AAdvantage participating airlines to their choice of more than 850 cities all over the world.

"This offer is an easy way for AAdvantage members to earn bonus miles for their travel to and from the West Coast," said Kurt Stache, President, AAdvantage Marketing Programs. "It's another example of just how rewarding it is to fly on American Airlines."

To participate in this great offer, members must register before they travel at http://www.aa.com/offers , or by calling our AAdvantage Dial-In(R) system at 1-800-882-8880, and when prompted, enter Promotion Code AAWCB. For reservations, visit AA.com or call American Airlines at 1-800-433-7300 or your travel agent.

Number of Bonus Miles Round Trips Earned 1 1,000 2 2,000 3 3,000 4 4,000 5 5,000 6 6,000 7 7,000 8 8,000 TOTAL 36,000 Terms and Conditions:

Book and fly up to eight eligible round trips to or from California, Oregon or Washington on flights marketed and operated by American Airlines, American Eagle or the AmericanConnection(R) airlines from 10/20/05 to 2/15/06 and earn a maximum of 36,000 bonus miles. Travel on flights operated by other airlines such as American-marketed codeshare and oneworld(SM) Alliance flights does not qualify for this offer. Offer is restricted to residents of the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. This promotion may be combined with other offers.

Registration Requirement: You must register for this offer prior to travel. This offer is not retroactive. Register online at http://www.aa.com/offers or by calling the AAdvantage Dial-In(R) system at 1-800-882-8880. Follow the prompts and, when asked, enter promotion code AAWCB. To register, you must be an AAdvantage member. If you're not already an AAdvantage member, you can sign up for a free membership online or when you call to make your reservations.

Travel Period: October 20, 2005, through February 15, 2006. Booking Period: October 20, 2005, through February 15, 2006.

Qualifying Booking Classes: Offer is valid for travel on any purchased, published fare in First, Business or Economy Class (excludes fares beginning with E, T, U, Z and all other fares defined as ineligible for standard AAdvantage mileage accrual). Not valid on military/government fares.

Qualifying Round Trips: Passenger must fly a round trip to any worldwide destination served by American, American Eagle or the AmericanConnection(R) airlines. To qualify, the trip must have one of the following airports as either the origin or destination point: Fresno (FAT), Los Angeles (LAX), Monterey (MRY), San Diego (SAN), San Luis Obispo (SBP), Santa Barbara (SBA), San Francisco (SFO), San Jose (SJC), Orange County (SNA), Burbank (BUR), Long Beach (LGB), Oakland (OAK), Ontario (ONT), Portland (PDX), Palm Springs (PSP), Seattle (SEA), Sacramento (SMF). Round-trip travel is defined as two one-way trips on nonstop flights between the designated cities, booked in a single reservation under one ticket number. To qualify, the round trip must depart from and return to the same city or co-terminal. A maximum of one round trip is permitted per reservation. Open-jaw and circle trips do not qualify.

Maximum Bonus Miles: The maximum bonus miles that may be earned in conjunction with this promotion is 36,000 miles for completing eight eligible round trips. Bonus miles will be posted to the account of the person traveling within 6 to 8 weeks after qualifying flight activity is posted to the traveler's AAdvantage account.

Other Restrictions: A portion of travel may be on American Eagle or the AmericanConnection(R) carriers, regional airline associates of American Airlines. AmericanConnection service is operated by one of the following independent contractors: Trans States Airlines, Inc., Chautauqua Airlines, Inc. or RegionAir, Inc. American Airlines reserves the right to change the AAdvantage program rules, regulations, travel awards and special offers at any time without notice, and to end the AAdvantage program with six months notice. For complete AAdvantage details, visit http://www.aa.com/aadvantage . Schedules are subject to change without notice.

About the AAdvantage Travel Awards Program

The American Airlines AAdvantage program, which began in 1981, is the original and now the largest travel awards program, with more than 50 million members. Members currently can earn miles with more than 1,500 participating companies. In 2004, members redeemed approximately 129 billion miles to claim in excess of 4 million awards to over 850 AAdvantage program award destinations worldwide. For more information and a listing of AAdvantage program participating companies, visit http://www.aa.com/aadvantage .

About American Airlines

American Airlines is the world's largest airline. American, American Eagle and the AmericanConnection(R) regional airlines serve 250 cities in over 40 countries with more than 3,800 daily flights. The combined network fleet numbers more than 1,000 aircraft. American's award-winning Web site, AA.com, 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(SM) 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 more than 600 destinations in over 135 countries and territories. American Airlines, Inc. and American Eagle Airlines, Inc. are subsidiaries of AMR Corporation . AmericanAirlines, American Eagle, AmericanConnection, AA.com and AAdvantage are registered trademarks of American Airlines, Inc.

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