Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Piedmont Airlines, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$65M
Total assets Below avg plan size
82
Participants Small participant base
88th
Percentile by assets National rank
$790,691
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Retirement Plan for Pilots of Piedmont Airlines, Inc. · Sponsored by Piedmont Airlines, Inc. · Maryland · Transportation & Warehousing

$65M in assets, 82 participants

Piedmont Airlines, Inc.'s Retirement Plan for Pilots of Piedmont Airlines, Inc. reported $65M in total assets and 82 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 88th 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.

  • #2,887 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 peers)

Where Retirement Plan for Pilots of Piedmont Airlines, Inc. sits by assets

Retirement Plan for Pilots of Piedmont Airlines, Inc. sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $65M for 82 participants (~$790,691/participant), up 15.3% in 2023.

#2,887
in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 peers)
+15.3%
assets growth YoY
0.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Retirement Plan for Pilots of Piedmont Airlines, Inc.'s outsized position by total assets

Retirement Plan for Pilots of Piedmont Airlines, Inc. vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$64,836,688 Top 12% higher than 88% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023

Retirement Plan for Pilots of Piedmont Airlines, Inc. among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Retirement Plan for Pilots of Piedmont Airlines, Inc. is a small filing (82 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Retirement Plan for Pilots of Piedmont Airlines, Inc. reported net income rose from -$17M in the plan year 2022 filing to $9M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Retirement Plan for Pilots of Piedmont Airlines, Inc. end-of-year assets rose from $56M in the plan year 2022 filing to $65M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Retirement Plan for Pilots of Piedmont Airlines, Inc. reported participants fell from 91 in the plan year 2022 filing to 82 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 520970090 · Piedmont Airlines, Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Retirement Plan for Pilots of Piedmont Airlines, Inc. · $65M · 82 · 88th

  • PCT $65M
  • EIN 82
  • RANK 88th
  • PHOTO Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • IND near The Restated Noncontributory Retirement Plan for Cooperatives
  • EOY ind #2887

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Transportation & Warehousing retirement plans → · Plans in Maryland →

Retirement Plan for Pilots of Piedmont Airlines, Inc. in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Retirement Plan for Pilots of Piedmont Airlines, Inc. and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$56M
Net Assets (End of Year)$65M
Net Income$9M
Employer EIN520970090
Plan Effective Date1995-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Piedmont Airlines, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Piedmont Airlines, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$393M 41.84037703850665% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$250M$300M$350M$400M$450M 202220232024 $277M $393M ▲ +41.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 18,239 $277M
2023 4 16,412 $334M
2024 4 20,299 $393M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Maryland

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Retirement Plan for Pilots of Piedmont Airlines, Inc. vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000400000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Retirement Plan for Pilots of Piedmont Airlines, Inc., Total assets ($B): 0.064836688 · Participants: 82Retirement Plan for Pilots of Piedmont Airlines, Inc.National Electrical Benefit Fund, Total assets ($B): 18.88881693 · Participants: 323315National Electrical Benefit FundLockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Employee Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 18.434547593 · Participants: 19673Lockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Employee Retirement ProgramMajor League Baseball Players Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.648661647 · Participants: 1087Major League Baseball Players Pension PlanNational Automatic Sprinkler Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 4.493297428 · Participants: 15047National Automatic Sprinkler Industry Pension FundInternational Painters and Allied Trades Industry Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.223547088 · Participants: 44973International Painters and Allied Trades Industry Pension Plan
Retirement Plan for Pilots of Piedmont Airlines, Inc. vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants

Retirement Plan for Pilots of Piedmont Airlines, Inc.'s out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Maryland, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is The Restated Noncontributory Retirement Plan for Cooperatives in IA ($65M); by covered participants it is Great Plains Communications LLC & Adopting Affiliates Employees' Pension Plan in NE (82 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Retirement Plan for Pilots of Piedmont Airlines, Inc. assets move in 2023?
Retirement Plan for Pilots of Piedmont Airlines, Inc. grew sharply - up 15.3% during 2023, from $56M to $65M. Reported net income was $9M.
How have Piedmont Airlines, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Piedmont Airlines, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 41.8%, from $277M to $393M.
Where does Retirement Plan for Pilots of Piedmont Airlines, Inc. rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Retirement Plan for Pilots of Piedmont Airlines, Inc. ranks in the 88th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Retirement Plan for Pilots of Piedmont Airlines, Inc.?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Restated Noncontributory Retirement Plan for Cooperatives in IA ($65M, 245 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Retirement Plan for Pilots of Piedmont Airlines, Inc.?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Great Plains Communications LLC & Adopting Affiliates Employees' Pension Plan in NE (82 participants, $25M in assets).