American Airlines Inc. is arranging a $1.5 billion of debtor-in-possession (DIP) term loan as part of a credit facility that is intended to convert to bankruptcy emergence financing and also include at that time a $1 billion revolving credit facility. The term loan is secured by American's international routes, gates, and takeoff/landing slots related to flying to South America. We are assigning a 'BB-' point-in-time rating to American's DIP term loan. Our rating does not apply to the emergence credit facilities, only the DIP term loan. NEW YORK (Standard&Poor's) June 6, 2013--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services assigned its 'BB-' point-in-time rating to Fort Worth, Texas-based American Airlines Inc.'s $1.5 billion debtor-in-possession term loan. The corporate credit ratings on
