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WHEREAS, a dispute exists between American Airlines and its
employees represented by the Allied Pilots Association; and

WHEREAS, the dispute has not heretofore been adjusted under the
provisions of the Railway Labor Act, as amended (45 U.S.C. 151-
188) (the "Act"); and

WHEREAS, in the judgment of the National Mediation Board, this
dispute threaten substantially to interrupt interstate commerce
to a degree that would deprive sections of the country of
essential transportation service, 

NOW, THEREFORE, by the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States, including
sections 10 and 201 of the Act, 45 U.S.C. 160 and 181, it is
hereby ordered as follows:

Section 1. Establishment of Emergency Board ("Board").  There is
established, effective February 15, 1997, a Board of three
members to be appointed by the President to investigate this
dispute.  No member shall be pecuniarily or otherwise interested
in any organization of airline employees or any air carrier.  The
Board shall perform its functions subject to the availability of
funds.

Sec. 2. Report. The Board shall report to the President with
respect to the dispute within 30 days of its creation.

Sec. 3. Maintaining Conditions.  As provided by section 10 of the
Act, from the date of the creation of the Board and for 30 days
after the Board has submitted its report to the President, no
change in the conditions out of which the dispute arose shall be
made by the parties to the controversy, except by agreement of
the parties.

Sec. 4. Records Maintenance.  The records and files of the Board
are records of the Office of the President and upon the Board's
termination shall be maintained in the physical custody of the
National Mediation Board.

Sec. 5. Expiration.  The Board shall terminate upon the
submission of the report provided for in section 2 and 3 of this
order.

                    /s/William J. Clinton

THE WHITE HOUSE,
February 15, 1997.