Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

American Airlines, Inc. - Retirement Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-06

$2.8B
Total assets
5,477
Participants
100th
Percentile by assets
$506,483
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: The Retirement Benefit Plan of American Airlines, Inc. for Agent, Management, Specialist, Support Personnel and Officers · Sponsored by American Airlines, Inc. - Retirement · Texas · Transportation & Warehousing

$2.8B in assets, 5,477 participants

American Airlines, Inc. - Retirement's The Retirement Benefit Plan of American Airlines, Inc. for Agent, Management, Specialist, Support Personnel and Officers reported $2.8B in total assets and 5,477 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • 100th percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
  • #3,854 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,884 peers)

Coverage in Texas

The Retirement Benefit Plan of American Airlines, Inc. for Agent, Management, Specialist, Support Personnel and Officers covers 5,477 participants in Texas, 7.8x the typical Texas plan (state average ~704 per filing). Assets: $2.8B.

$2.8B
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
5,477
covered participants
100th
percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
$506,483
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $733M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Participants vs Texas filers

In Texas, the average filing covers about 704 participants across 9,718 plans. The Retirement Benefit Plan of American Airlines, Inc. for Agent, Management, Specialist, Support Personnel and Officers reports 5,477 participants - 7.8x that state average ($2.8B EOY assets).

Texas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$3.5B
Net Assets (End of Year)$2.8B
Net Income-$733M
Employer EIN131502798
Plan Effective Date1941-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (American Airlines, Inc. - Retirement)

$32B$34B$36B$38B$40B$42B 202220232024 $33.8B $40B ▲ +18.3%
Total plan assets by year, all American Airlines, Inc. - Retirement plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 8 135,785 $33.8B
2023 8 137,632 $37.5B
2024 8 141,543 $40.0B

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The Retirement Benefit Plan of American Airlines, Inc. for Agent, Management, Specialist, Support Personnel and Officers vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants

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The Retirement Benefit Plan of American Airlines, Inc. for Agent, Management, Specialist, Support Personnel and Officers vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for The Retirement Benefit Plan of American Airlines, Inc. for Agent, Management, Specialist, Support Personnel and Officers

The Retirement Benefit Plan of American Airlines, Inc. for Agent, Management, Specialist, Support Personnel and Officers reports $2.8B in end-of-year assets across 5,477 participants (0.024% of the $11.6T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.006% of 89,805,449 covered participants) - about $506,483 per participant (3.7x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$733M.

This plan identity (EIN 131502798, plan #002) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $2.8B to $2.7B (-4.2%) while covered participants moved from 5,477 to 4,783 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 5,477 $2.8B This page
2023 5,096 $2.9B Open filing
2024 · index core 4,783 $2.7B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 4 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did The Retirement Benefit Plan of American Airlines, Inc. for Agent, Management, Specialist, Support Personnel and Officers assets move in 2022?
The Retirement Benefit Plan of American Airlines, Inc. for Agent, Management, Specialist, Support Personnel and Officers declined sharply - down 20.9% during 2022, from $3.5B to $2.8B. Reported net income was -$733M.
How have American Airlines, Inc. - Retirement plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), American Airlines, Inc. - Retirement's sponsor-wide assets grew 18.3%, from $33.8B to $40.0B.
Where does The Retirement Benefit Plan of American Airlines, Inc. for Agent, Management, Specialist, Support Personnel and Officers rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
The Retirement Benefit Plan of American Airlines, Inc. for Agent, Management, Specialist, Support Personnel and Officers ranks in the 100th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,258 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to The Retirement Benefit Plan of American Airlines, Inc. for Agent, Management, Specialist, Support Personnel and Officers?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Bjc Pension Plan in MO ($2.8B, 19,132 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on The Retirement Benefit Plan of American Airlines, Inc. for Agent, Management, Specialist, Support Personnel and Officers's numbers.

  • By total assets, The Retirement Benefit Plan of American Airlines, Inc. for Agent, Management, Specialist, Support Personnel and Officers ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
  • Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas. Compare plans
  • American Airlines, Inc. - Retirement's sponsor-wide assets have grown 18.3% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Transportation & Warehousing plans