Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

American Airlines, Inc. - Retirement Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-06

$4.3B
Total assets
13,943
Participants
100th
Percentile by assets
$307,197
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

$4.3B in assets, 13,943 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 $4.3B in total assets and 13,943 participants in its 2023 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 126,618 plans)
  • #3,320 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,344 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 13,943 participants in Texas, 20x the typical Texas plan (state average ~704 per filing). Assets: $4.3B.

$4.3B
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
13,943
covered participants
100th
percentile by assets (of 126,618 plans)
$307,197
avg assets per participant

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The Retirement Benefit Plan of American Airlines, Inc. for Employees Represented by the Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO reported net income rose from -$978M in the plan year 2022 filing to $194M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Retirement Benefit Plan of American Airlines, Inc. for Employees Represented by the Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO end-of-year assets rose from $4.1B in the plan year 2022 filing to $4.3B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Retirement Benefit Plan of American Airlines, Inc. for Employees Represented by the Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO reported participants fell from 14,617 in the plan year 2022 filing to 13,943 in the plan year 2023 filing.

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State
Texas
Industry
Transportation & Warehousing

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 Employees Represented by the Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO reports 13,943 participants - 20x that state average ($4.3B EOY assets).

Texas filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$4.1B
Net Assets (End of Year)$4.3B
Net Income$194M
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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The Retirement Benefit Plan of American Airlines, Inc. for Employees Represented by the Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants

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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 $4.3B in end-of-year assets across 13,943 participants (0.037% of the $11.6T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.016% of 89,805,449 covered participants) - about $307,197 per participant (2.2x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $194M.

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 Open filing
2023 13,943 $4.3B This page
2024 · index core 13,402 $4.3B Open filing

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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 2023? ▼
The Retirement Benefit Plan of American Airlines, Inc. for Employees Represented by the Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO edged up modestly - up 4.8% during 2023, from $4.1B to $4.3B. Reported net income was $194M.
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 126,618 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (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 Pepsico, Inc. Employees Retirement Plan H in NY ($4.3B, 73,934 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 2023.

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.