Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
American Airlines, Inc. - Retirement Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-06
- $2.7B
- Total assets
- 4,746
- Participants
- 99th
- Percentile by assets
- $570,188
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: American Airlines, Inc. Pilot Retirement Benefit Program · Sponsored by American Airlines, Inc. - Retirement · Texas · Transportation & Warehousing
$2.7B in assets, 4,746 participants
American Airlines, Inc. - Retirement's American Airlines, Inc. Pilot Retirement Benefit Program reported $2.7B in total assets and 4,746 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.
- 99th percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)
- #3,102 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,127 peers)
Coverage in Texas
American Airlines, Inc. Pilot Retirement Benefit Program covers 4,746 participants in Texas, 6.7x the typical Texas plan (state average ~704 per filing). Assets: $2.7B.
- $2.7B
- total plan assets (2024 EOY)
- 4,746
- covered participants
- 99th
- percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)
- $570,188
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $22M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- American Airlines, Inc. Pilot Retirement Benefit Program reported net income fell from $116M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$22M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- American Airlines, Inc. Pilot Retirement Benefit Program reported participants fell from 5,430 in the plan year 2023 filing to 4,746 in the plan year 2024 filing.
- American Airlines, Inc. Pilot Retirement Benefit Program end-of-year assets fell from $2.7B in the plan year 2023 filing to $2.7B in the plan year 2024 filing.
Participants vs Texas filers
In Texas, the average filing covers about 704 participants across 9,718 plans. American Airlines, Inc. Pilot Retirement Benefit Program reports 4,746 participants - 6.7x that state average ($2.7B EOY assets).
Texas filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $2.7B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $2.7B |
| Net Income | -$22M |
| Employer EIN | 131502798 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1956-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (American Airlines, Inc. - Retirement)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8 | 135,785 | $33.8B |
| 2023 | 8 | 137,632 | $37.5B |
| 2024 | 8 | 141,543 | $40.0B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Texas
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
American Airlines, Inc. Pilot Retirement Benefit Program vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants
- AT&T Pension Benefit Plan $28.3B · 100,400
- Exxonmobil Pension Plan $12.1B · 22,000
- Chevron Retirement Plan $9.7B · 21,297
- Shell Pension Plan $9.7B · 12,688
- Caterpillar Inc. Retirement Income Plan $9.2B · 11,498
Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally
Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to American Airlines, Inc. Pilot Retirement Benefit Program by total assets, not by location.
- Paccar Inc Retirement Plan (WA) $2.7B · 10,345
- Laborers District Council & Contractors Pension Fund of Ohio (OH) $2.7B · 14,573
- Bjc Pension Plan (MO) $2.7B · 20,653
- General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Government) (VA) $2.7B · 2,990
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on American Airlines, Inc. Pilot Retirement Benefit Program's numbers.
- By total assets, American Airlines, Inc. Pilot Retirement Benefit Program 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