Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

American Airlines, Inc. - Retirement Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$4.1B
Total assets
14,617
Participants
100th
Percentile by assets
$279,725
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: The Retirement Benefit Plan of American Airlines, Inc. for Employees Represented by the Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO · Sponsored by American Airlines, Inc. - Retirement · Texas · Transportation & Warehousing

$4.1B in assets, 14,617 participants

American Airlines, Inc. - Retirement's The Retirement Benefit Plan of American Airlines, Inc. for Employees Represented by the Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO reported $4.1B in total assets and 14,617 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 139,126 plans)
  • #3,856 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,876 peers)

Coverage in Texas

The Retirement Benefit Plan of American Airlines, Inc. for Employees Represented by the Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO covers 14,617 participants in Texas, 21x the typical Texas plan (state average ~688 per filing). Assets: $4.1B.

$4.1B
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
14,617
covered participants
100th
percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
$279,725
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $978M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

State
Texas
Industry
Transportation & Warehousing

Participants vs Texas filers

In Texas, the average filing covers about 688 participants across 10,116 plans. The Retirement Benefit Plan of American Airlines, Inc. for Employees Represented by the Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO reports 14,617 participants - 21x that state average ($4.1B EOY assets).

Texas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$5.1B
Net Assets (End of Year)$4.1B
Net Income-$978M
Employer EIN131502798
Plan Effective Date1969-01-01
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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Scale composition for The Retirement Benefit Plan of American Airlines, Inc. for Employees Represented by the Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO

The Retirement Benefit Plan of American Airlines, Inc. for Employees Represented by the Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO reports $4.1B in end-of-year assets across 14,617 participants (0.033% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.016% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $279,725 per participant (2.0x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$978M.

This plan identity (EIN 131502798, plan #006) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $4.1B to $4.3B (+4.1%) while covered participants moved from 14,617 to 13,402 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 14,617 $4.1B This page
2023 13,943 $4.3B Open filing
2024 · index core 13,402 $4.3B 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 Employees Represented by the Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO assets move in 2022? ▼
The Retirement Benefit Plan of American Airlines, Inc. for Employees Represented by the Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO declined sharply - down 19.3% during 2022, from $5.1B to $4.1B. Reported net income was -$978M.
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 Employees Represented by the Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Retirement Benefit Plan of American Airlines, Inc. for Employees Represented by the Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO ranks in the 100th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 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 Employees Represented by the Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Duke Energy Legacy Pension Plan in NC ($4.0B, 346 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on The Retirement Benefit Plan of American Airlines, Inc. for Employees Represented by the Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO's numbers.

  • By total assets, The Retirement Benefit Plan of American Airlines, Inc. for Employees Represented by the Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO 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

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 131502798.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.