401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
American Airlines, Inc. - Retirement 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-06
- $16.2B
- Total assets
- 93,397
- Participants
- 100th
- Percentile by assets
- $173,382
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by American Airlines, Inc. - Retirement · Texas · Transportation & Warehousing
$16.2B in assets, 93,397 participants
American Airlines, Inc. - Retirement's American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $16.2B in total assets and 93,397 participants in its 2024 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 116,472 plans)
- #3,120 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,127 peers)
Coverage in Texas
American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan covers 93,397 participants in Texas, 133x the typical Texas plan (state average ~704 per filing). Assets: $16.2B.
- $16.2B
- total plan assets (2024 EOY)
- 93,397
- covered participants
- 100th
- percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)
- $173,382
- avg assets per participant
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $1.9B in the plan year 2023 filing to $1.5B in the plan year 2024 filing.
- American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $14.7B in the plan year 2023 filing to $16.2B in the plan year 2024 filing.
- American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 88,792 in the plan year 2023 filing to 93,397 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. 401(k) Plan reports 93,397 participants - 133x that state average ($16.2B EOY assets).
Texas filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $14.7B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $16.2B |
| Net Income | $1.5B |
| Employer EIN | 131502798 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1984-07-01 |
| 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 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 $43.1B · 109,889
- Exxonmobil Savings Plan $23.7B · 21,990
- Chevron Employee Savings Investment Plan $20.4B · 21,505
- Caterpillar 401(k) Savings Plan $18.8B · 43,873
- Southwest Airlines Co. Retirement Savings Plan $17.0B · 67,820
Scale composition for American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan
American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan reports $16.2B in end-of-year assets across 93,397 participants (0.14% of the $11.6T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.10% of 89,805,449 covered participants) - about $173,382 per participant (1.3x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $1.5B.
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 | Open filing |
| 2023 | 88,792 | $14.7B | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 93,397 | $16.2B | This page |
The same sponsor also keeps 4 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:
- 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)
- The Retirement Benefit Plan of American Airlines, Inc. for Agent, Management, Specialist, Support Personnel and Officers (Defined Benefit (Pension), $2.7B, 4,783 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.
- Honeywell 401(k) Plan (NC) $16.3B · 39,468
- L3harris Retirement Savings Plan (FL) $16.3B · 40,330
- Meta Platforms, Inc 401(k) Plan (CA) $16.5B · 51,434
- Delta 401(k) Retirement Plan for Pilots (GA) $15.9B · 14,473
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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
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar 401(k) 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