Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Piedmont Airlines, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$71M
Total assets Below avg plan size
73
Participants Small participant base
88th
Percentile by assets National rank
$973,423
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

$71M in assets, 73 participants

Piedmont Airlines, Inc.'s Retirement Plan for Pilots of Piedmont Airlines, Inc. reported $71M in total assets and 73 participants in its 2024 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.

  • #2,824 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,299 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, $71M for 73 participants (~$973,423/participant), up 9.6% in 2024.

#2,824
in Transportation & Warehousing (3,299 peers)
+9.6%
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 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$71,059,879 Top 12% higher than 88% of 123,620 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 2024

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

Plan-year 2024 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 (73 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Retirement Plan for Pilots of Piedmont Airlines, Inc. reported net income fell from $9M in the plan year 2023 filing to $6M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Retirement Plan for Pilots of Piedmont Airlines, Inc. reported participants fell from 82 in the plan year 2023 filing to 73 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Retirement Plan for Pilots of Piedmont Airlines, Inc. end-of-year assets rose from $65M in the plan year 2023 filing to $71M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 520970090 · Piedmont Airlines, Inc. PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Retirement Plan for Pilots of Piedmont Airlines, Inc. · $71M · 73 · 88th

  • PHOTO $71M
  • IND 73
  • EOY 88th
  • 5500 Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • ASSETS near Pension Plan a of the American College of Physicians, Inc.
  • PCT ind #2824

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 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$65M
Net Assets (End of Year)$71M
Net Income$6M
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 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Retirement Plan for Pilots of Piedmont Airlines, Inc., Total assets ($B): 0.071059879 · Participants: 73Retirement Plan for Pilots of Piedmont Airlines, Inc.National Electrical Benefit Fund, Total assets ($B): 20.376060206 · Participants: 332362National Electrical Benefit FundLockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Employee Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 18.271295253 · Participants: 18014Lockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Employee Retirement ProgramBakery & Confectionery Union & Industry International Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 6.575836095 · Participants: 14954Bakery & Confectionery Union & Industry International Pension FundNational Automatic Sprinkler Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 4.765198925 · Participants: 15964National Automatic Sprinkler Industry Pension FundMajor League Baseball Players Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.76226641 · Participants: 1091Major League Baseball Players 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 Pension Plan a of the American College of Physicians, Inc. in PA ($71M); by covered participants it is The New York Community Trust Retirement Plan in NY (73 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (73 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. 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 2024?
Retirement Plan for Pilots of Piedmont Airlines, Inc. grew at a solid clip - up 9.6% during 2024, from $65M to $71M. Reported net income was $6M.
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 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (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 Pension Plan a of the American College of Physicians, Inc. in PA ($71M, 39 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 The New York Community Trust Retirement Plan in NY (73 participants, $51M in assets).