Shearman & Sterling represented Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated and Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated as the initial purchasers in connection with American Airlines, Inc.’s Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of its $276,400,000 13.0% 2009-2 Secured Notes due 2016. Morgan Stanley acted as sole bookrunner and Stifel Nicolaus acted as co-lead manager for the offering.

The following Shearman & Sterling attorneys advised the initial purchasers in this transaction: partners Rohan Weerasinghe (New York-Capital Markets), Robert Evans III (New York-Capital Markets) and John Sykes (New York-Tax); of counsel Ji Hoon Hong (New York-Capital Markets); and associates Michael Cordera (New York-Finance), Stephen Ashley (New York-Capital Markets), Douglas Jones (New York-Tax), Sheila Lavu (New York-Capital Markets), and Jason Gao (New York-Capital Markets).