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|                                                                         |   | 2009   |   |   | 2008   |   |   | 2007   |   |   | 2006      |   |   | 2005   |      |
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|                                                                         |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |      |   |   |   |      |
| Earnings:                                                                    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |      |   |   |   |      |
| Income (loss) before income taxes and cumulative effect of accounting change |   | $      | (1,757 | )      |   | $      | (2,531 | )      |   | $      |  356 |   |   | $      |  164 |   |   | $ | (892 | ) |
|                                                                         |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |      |   |   |   |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Add:  Total fixed charges (per below)                              |   |   | 1,491  |   |   |   | 1,458  |   |   |   | 1,668     |   |   |   | 1,705     |   |   |   | 1,566 |   |
|                                                                         |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |      |   |   |   |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Less:  Interest capitalized                                        |   |   | 42     |   |   |   | 33     |   |   |   | 20        |   |   |   | 29        |   |   |   | 64 |   |
| Total earnings (loss)                                                        |   | $      | (308   | )      |   | $      | (1,106 | )      |   | $      | 2,004     |   |   | $      | 1,840     |   |   | $ | 610 |   |
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| Fixed charges:                                                               |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |      |   |   |   |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest                                                                     |   | $      | 596    |   |   | $      | 625    |   |   | $      | 793       |   |   | $      | 842       |   |   | $ | 724 |   |
|                                                                         |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |      |   |   |   |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Portion of rental expense representative of the interest factor              |   |   | 859    |   |   |   | 815    |   |   |   | 862       |   |   |   | 848       |   |   |   | 831 |   |
|                                                                         |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |      |   |   |   |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Amortization of debt expense                                                 |   |   | 36     |   |   |   | 18     |   |   |   | 13        |   |   |   | 15        |   |   |   | 11 |   |
| Total fixed charges                                                          |   | $      | 1,491  |   |   | $      | 1,458  |   |   | $      | 1,668     |   |   | $      | 1,705     |   |   | $ | 1,566 |   |
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| Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                                           |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | 1.20      |   |   |   | 1.08      |   |   |   | - |   |
|                                                                         |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |      |   |   |   |      |   |   |   |   |   |
| Coverage deficiency                                                          |   | $      | 1,799  |   |   | $      | 2,564  |   |   |   | -         |   |   |   | -         |   |   | $ | 956 |   |

|   | Note:  As of December 31, 2009, American has guaranteed approximately $885 million of unsecured debt and approximately $262 million of secured debt.  The impact of these unconditional guarantees is not included in the above computation. |
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