401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

American Airlines, Inc. - Retirement 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-06

$12.8B
Total assets: 85,577
Participants: 100th
Percentile by assets: $149,648
Avg per participant

Official DOL plan name: American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by American Airlines, Inc. - Retirement · Texas · Transportation & Warehousing

$12.8B in assets, 85,577 participants

American Airlines, Inc. - Retirement's American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $12.8B in total assets and 85,577 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)
#3,878 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,884 peers)

Coverage in Texas

American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan covers 85,577 participants in Texas, 122x the typical Texas plan (state average ~704 per filing). Assets: $12.8B.

$12.8B
total plan assets (2022 EOY): 85,577
covered participants: 100th
percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans): $149,648
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $2.7B 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 704 participants across 9,718 plans. American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan reports 85,577 participants - 122x that state average ($12.8B EOY assets).

Texas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$15.5B
Net Assets (End of Year)	$12.8B
Net Income	-$2.7B
Employer EIN	131502798
Plan Effective Date	1984-07-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

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

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

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Texas

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants

AT&T Retirement Savings Plan $37.6B · 144,503
Exxonmobil Savings Plan $21.3B · 23,619
Caterpillar 401(k) Savings Plan $13.8B · 38,538
Dell Inc. 401(k) Plan $12.0B · 47,532
Toyota Motor North America, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan $10.1B · 37,508

Compare American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Scale composition for American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan

American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan reports $12.8B in end-of-year assets across 85,577 participants (0.11% of the $11.6T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.095% of 89,805,449 covered participants) - about $149,648 per participant (1.1x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$2.7B.

This plan identity (EIN 131502798, plan #013) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $12.8B to $16.2B (+26.4%) while covered participants moved from 85,577 to 93,397 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year	Participants	EOY assets	Filing
2022	85,577	$12.8B	This page
2023	88,792	$14.7B	Open filing
2024 · index core	93,397	$16.2B	Open filing

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

American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan (401(k), $16.2B, 93,397 participants)
American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan for Pilots (401(k), $11.7B, 15,991 participants)
The Retirement Benefit Plan of American Airlines, Inc. for Employees Represented by the Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO (Defined Benefit (Pension), $4.3B, 13,402 participants)
American Airlines, Inc. Pilot Retirement Benefit Program (Defined Benefit (Pension), $2.7B, 4,746 participants)

Similar-Sized 401(k) Plans Nationally

401(k) plans in other states closest to American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan by total assets, not by location.

L3harris Retirement Savings Plan (FL) $12.9B · 41,096
401(k) Pension Plan (VA) $13.0B · 61,481
Ernst & Young Retirement Savings Plan (NJ) $12.4B · 52,975
Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan (GA) $13.2B · 72,820

Frequently Asked Questions

How did American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼

American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan declined sharply - down 17.3% during 2022, from $15.5B to $12.8B. Reported net income was -$2.7B.

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 American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼

American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan 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 401(k) plans are similar in size to American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼

Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is L3harris Retirement Savings Plan in FL ($12.9B, 41,096 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan's numbers.

By total assets, American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
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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.