Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
American Airlines, Inc. - Retirement Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-06
- $2.7B
- Total assets
- 4,783
- Participants
- 99th
- Percentile by assets
- $555,867
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: The Retirement Benefit Plan of American Airlines, Inc. for Agent, Management, Specialist, Support Personnel and Officers · Sponsored by American Airlines, Inc. - Retirement · Texas · Transportation & Warehousing
$2.7B in assets, 4,783 participants
American Airlines, Inc. - Retirement's The Retirement Benefit Plan of American Airlines, Inc. for Agent, Management, Specialist, Support Personnel and Officers reported $2.7B in total assets and 4,783 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)
- #3,100 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,127 peers)
Coverage in Texas
The Retirement Benefit Plan of American Airlines, Inc. for Agent, Management, Specialist, Support Personnel and Officers covers 4,783 participants in Texas, 6.8x the typical Texas plan (state average ~704 per filing). Assets: $2.7B.
- $2.7B
- total plan assets (2024 EOY)
- 4,783
- covered participants
- 99th
- percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)
- $555,867
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $198M 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
- The Retirement Benefit Plan of American Airlines, Inc. for Agent, Management, Specialist, Support Personnel and Officers reported net income fell from $83M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$198M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- The Retirement Benefit Plan of American Airlines, Inc. for Agent, Management, Specialist, Support Personnel and Officers end-of-year assets fell from $2.9B in the plan year 2023 filing to $2.7B in the plan year 2024 filing.
- The Retirement Benefit Plan of American Airlines, Inc. for Agent, Management, Specialist, Support Personnel and Officers reported participants fell from 5,096 in the plan year 2023 filing to 4,783 in the plan year 2024 filing.
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 Agent, Management, Specialist, Support Personnel and Officers reports 4,783 participants - 6.8x that state average ($2.7B EOY assets).
Texas filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $2.9B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $2.7B |
| Net Income | -$198M |
| Employer EIN | 131502798 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1941-10-01 |
| 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.
The Retirement Benefit Plan of American Airlines, Inc. for Agent, Management, Specialist, Support Personnel and Officers vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants
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- 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 The Retirement Benefit Plan of American Airlines, Inc. for Agent, Management, Specialist, Support Personnel and Officers by total assets, not by location.
- Teamsters Pension Trust Fund of Philadelphia & Vic (NJ) $2.7B · 8,608
- General Dynamics Retirement Plan (Government) (VA) $2.7B · 2,990
- Club Pension Plan (CA) $2.6B · 10,966
- Laborers District Council & Contractors Pension Fund of Ohio (OH) $2.7B · 14,573
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on The Retirement Benefit Plan of American Airlines, Inc. for Agent, Management, Specialist, Support Personnel and Officers's numbers.
- By total assets, The Retirement Benefit Plan of American Airlines, Inc. for Agent, Management, Specialist, Support Personnel and Officers 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