ARTICLE 2 - DEFINITIONS

As used in this Agreement:

A. ADJACENT BASE. "Adjacent Base" shall mean the Domestic Operation of a base that contains an International Operation in the same geographic location, e.g., BOS/BOS-I; LGA/JFK; DCA/DCA-I; MIA/IMA; DFW/IDF; ORD/IOR; SFO/SFO-I; LAX/LAX-I. In the event there is no adjacent base, the Company and the APFA shall designate a Domestic Operation to which a Flight Attendant in such International Operation, who has given written notice of his/her intent to return to Domestic flying, shall be transferred. Such designations may be changed by mutual agreement between the Company and the APFA.

B. BASE STATION. "Base Station" shall mean a location where Flight Attendants are permanently based.

C. BASIC AGREEMENT. "Basic Agreement", as used herein, means the Agreement dated May 1, 2003, between the parties.

D. CALENDAR DAY. "Calendar Day" shall mean the period of time from 0001 hours through 2400 hours.

E. CO-TERMINALS. "Co-terminals" as used in this Agreement shall mean:

* Ground transportation, if requested, will be provided from/to LAX for any operation involving sequences originating and terminating at the prescribed co-terminals.

For any city not presently served by the Company, "co-terminals" shall mean two (2) or more airports serving the same metropolitan area.

F. DEADHEADING. "Deadheading" is defined as Company authorized travel on a flight or surface transportation to or from any station for the purpose of covering or returning from a flying assignment. A Flight Attendant engaged in deadheading shall be deemed to be on duty; however, such Flight Attendant is not considered a member of the working crew.

A Flight Attendant may deadhead in or out of uniform. A Flight Attendant will not be required to occupy a Flight Attendant jumpseat when scheduled to deadhead on a flight segment over four (4) hours, provided the Flight Attendant has not voluntarily changed her/his scheduled deadhead flight.

G. DEFERRED FLIGHTS. A Deferred flight shall mean a trip sequence deferred overnight at a Flight Attendant's home base after sign-in.

H. DOMESTIC FLIGHT ATTENDANT. "Domestic Flight Attendant" is defined as a Flight Attendant assigned to the Domestic Operation of a base. S/he will only be scheduled on those trips which have been allocated to the Domestic Operation.

I. DOMESTIC OPERATION. "Domestic Operation" is defined as those flights assigned to the Domestic Operation of a base which operate within the contiguous forty-eight (48) states, Mexico, Canada and Alaska, which do not require a Flight Attendant over water qualification (e.g., raft ditching training).

J. EMPLOYEE. The term "employee" shall mean "Flight Attendant" unless otherwise specified.

K. FLIGHT ATTENDANT. "Flight Attendant" means an employee of American Airlines, Inc., who is responsible for performing or assisting in the performance of all safety, passenger service and cabin preparation duties related thereto in accordance with Company regulations and prescribed procedures; and who has completed training as approved by the FAA and whose name appears on the current Flight Attendant System Seniority List. Flight Attendant duties will comply with all Federal Aviation Regulations relating to Flight Attendants, including the requirement to be seated in jumpseats during taxi. The job description for the Flight Attendant position, including the definition of "essential job functions," will be set forth in the Flight Attendant Reference Manual, to be provided to all Flight Attendants.

Flight Attendants shall not be responsible for the handling of heavy passenger carry-on items, except as required to secure the cabin for take-off and landing. Flight Attendants shall not be required to pick up headsets on the ground. A Flight Attendant shall not be responsible for the accomplishment of any cabin preparation duties after flight legs of over eleven hundred (1,100) statute miles or terminating flights. However, Flight Attendants will make every effort to bring in as neat an aircraft as possible.

Flight Attendants may be requested to attend training classes and drills; and operational and marketing meetings related to Flight Service. A Flight Attendant may also be requested to participate in publicity, promotional and special assignments.

L. GALLEY POSITION(s). In addition to their regular Flight Attendant duties, Galley Flight Attendants will have the following responsibilities:

1. Duties and Responsibilities. The "Galley" Flight Attendant position(s) will be responsible to ensure all food and beverage service components are on board prior to departure, to report discrepancies, and to coordinate the scheduled food and beverage service with the Purser or Lead. Flight Attendants who perform galley duties may also perform cabin duties.

2. Awarding of Position(s). The "Galley" positions will be awarded in order of seniority.

M. HOLIDAYS

Holidays shall be effective as follows: 2001: Christmas Day. 2002: New Year's Day and Christmas Day. 2003: New Year's Day, Christmas Day and Thanksgiving.

N. INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT ATTENDANT. "International Flight Attendant" is defined as a Flight Attendant who has been awarded/assigned a bid vacancy in the International Operation of a base to which International flying has been allocated. S/he will only be scheduled on those trips which have been allocated to the International Operation of a base as defined above, except as provided for otherwise in this Agreement.

O. INTERNATIONAL OPERATION. "International Operation" is defined as those flights assigned to the International Operation of a base in which any leg takes off or lands outside the contiguous forty-eight (48) states, Mexico, Canada and Alaska, with the exception of the Military Air lift Command (MAC). International Operation also includes any flight which operates within the contiguous forty-eight (48) states, Mexico, Canada and Alaska, which requires a Flight Attendant over water qualification (e.g., raft ditching training).

P. INTERNATIONAL TRIP SEQUENCE/TRIP PAIRING. "International trip sequences" or "International trip pairings" shall contain flights as defined in O. above, but may also contain one (1) or more Domestic flights as defined in I. above within one (1) or more duty periods. International rates of pay and International work rules shall apply to all legs flown.

Q. LEAD FLIGHT ATTENDANT. A Domestic Flight Attendant working the number one (1) position on a single aisle aircraft shall be designated as the "Lead Flight Attendant".

R. LEG. A "leg" shall mean a flight involving one (1) take-off and one (1) landing.

S. LEGAL REST. "Legal rest" shall mean that amount of time free from duty with the Company following an on-duty period and shall include specified minimum hours of rest.

T. LONG-RANGE INTERNATIONAL FLYING/EXTENDED-LONG-RANGE INTERNATIONAL FLYING

1. "Long-Range International Flying" is defined as any International trip sequence which has a scheduled International leg in excess of twelve (12) hours but not more than fourteen hours and thirty minutes (14:30). As used in this Agreement, "Long-Range International Flying" and "Long-Range Flying" are synonymous.

2. "Extended-Long-Range International Flying" is defined as any International trip sequence which has a scheduled International leg in excess of fourteen hours and thirty minutes (14:30). As used in this Agreement, "Extended-Long-Range International Flying" and "Extended-Long-Range Flying" are synonymous.

U. MAC OPERATION. "MAC Operation" means all flight operations to and from overseas destinations, or destinations outside the contiguous forty-eight (48) states, conducted by the Company for the Military Airlift Command. MAC Operations shall not include flight operations with origination and final destination solely within the contiguous forty-eight (48) states.

V. MONTH- CALENDAR/CONTRACTUAL

1. "Month", as used herein, means the period from and including the first day of a calendar month to and including the last day of such month, except that: for the purpose of determining service with the Company, a month shall mean a period from and including a given date in a calendar month to, but not including, the same date in the following calendar month; and for Flight Attendant scheduling and pay purposes, January, February and March will each be considered a thirty (30) day month through the addition of January 31 and March 1 to the month of February. Leap year will make February a thirty-one (31) day month. The Company may at its option and prior to the annual vacation bidding for a given year, declare that up to any other four (4) months containing thirty-one (31) calendar days be deemed thirty (30) day contractual months by taking the first or last day of each such month and adding it to each or all of the other thirty (30) calendar day months.

2. Agreed upon effective dates reflected in this Agreement as to the changes in pay and working conditions may be modified by the Company's exercise of the option to define a contractual month. In such event, the effective dates of changes in pay and working conditions shall be revised to conform with the date of the beginning of the contractual month, which will not vary by greater than one (1) day.