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THE RETIREMENT BENEFIT PLAN OF AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. FOR AGENT, MANAGEMENT, SPECIALIST, SUPPORT PERSONNEL AND OFFICERS

AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. - RETIREMENTEIN 13-1502798Plan #002PY 2024
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MAIL DROP 8A209, 1 SKYVIEW DRIVE - FORT WORTH, TX 761551801682-278-4774LinkedIn10001+ employeesairlines/aviation
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Prospect flagsHigh retiree %Low returns

Filing contacts

From the Form 5500, federal record
Plan sponsor signer
(name not on filing)
(682) 278-4774
Plan administrator signer
LAKRESA BROWN
Signed 10/13/2025
Plan administrator entity
AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. - HR SERVICES
EIN 131502798
MAIL DROP 8A207, 1 SKYVIEW DRIVE ยท FORT WORTH, TX 761551801
(800) 447-2000
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Summary metrics

Total assets (EOY)
$2658.7M
-6.0% from 2016
Total participants
24,831
+1.5% from 2016
Average account balance
$0
No prior year
Annual return
4.17%
-14.26 pp from 2016

Benchmarks

See 34 peers
Peer group
Industry48 - Transportation and Warehousing
Plan typeDefined benefit
Participants1,000-4,999
Cohort34 peers
Snapshot2024
Participant deferral / active EE
$0
median $1,751
Employer contribution / active EE
$15,520
median $12,558
Participation rate
0.0%
median 0.0%
Avg account balance
$0
Admin fee / account holder
$0
Annual return
4.17%
median 9.22%
Overall peer rank
33rd percentileavg across 6 metrics

Analytics

2015 - 2024
Total assets (EOY)
Plan-year ending balance
$2.66B
Average account balance
Total assets / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$107K
Participants with account balance
Stacked by status: active / separated vested / retired or beneficiary. Total = line 6g.
20,385
Eligible Participants and Participation
Bars: eligible actives (line 6a). Line: derived rate = active employees with a balance / 6a.
0.0%
Contributions (total)
Employer and participant dollars contributed each year
$69.00M
Contributions per participant
Average employer and participant contribution per enrolled participant
$16K
Asset flow
BOY + contributions + return - distributions = EOY
Year
Annual return
Diverging bars; negative years highlighted
+4.17%
Admin fee / account holder
Total admin expenses / participants with a balance (line 6g)
$0
Asset composition
Cash / stocks / bonds / mutual funds / real estate / loans over time
  • Mutual / pooled
  • Stocks
  • Bonds
  • Cash
  • Real estate
  • Loans

Service providers

Top 8 by compensation
ProviderService typeCompensation
FIDELITY4 years
Service code 13 ยท EIN 04-3532603
Contract Administrator
$1,440,781
WILLIS TOWERS WATSON10+ years
Service code 11 ยท EIN 53-0181291
Actuarial
$161,844
WILLIS TOWERS WATSON (GAC)1 year
Service code 11 ยท EIN 53-0181291
Actuarial
$160,024
STATE STREET10+ years
Service code 21 ยท EIN 04-1867445
Bank Trustee
$156,522
NEWPORT TRUST1 year
Service code 50 ยท EIN 27-2037969
Direct Payment
$102,500
K&L GATES1 year
Service code 50 ยท EIN 25-0921018
Direct Payment
$73,489
ERNST & YOUNG3 years
Service code 10 ยท EIN 34-6565596
Accounting
$32,819
CBIZ CPAS P.C.2 years
Service code 10 ยท EIN 43-1947695
Accounting
$27,075

Enrolled actuary

1 attachment
SB

MATT KRUSZ

WILLIS TOWERS WATSON US LLC
Enrollment #2308716
500 NORTH AKARD STREET
SUITE 4300
DALLAS, TX 75201
(214) 530-4200
Signed 2025-09-10

Top hat statement on fileNQDC

Filed October 18, 2004 (most recent of 2 filings on file)

This is a legacy paper filing. Plan administrator and contact details are recorded in the original filing, which has not been digitised into structured fields.

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Plan features & details

Pension benefit codes1A1I3H
Plan features
  • 1A
    Benefits are primarily pay related
    Benefits under the plan are primarily determined with reference to a participant's pay (e.g. final-average-pay formula).
  • 1I
    Frozen plan
    As of the last day of the plan year the plan provides that no participant will get any new benefit accrual whether because of service or compensation.
  • 3H
    Controlled group member
    Plan sponsor(s) is (are) a member(s) of a controlled group (Code sections 414(b) (c) or (m)).

Opportunity flags

2 tripped
  • OpportunityLow returns

    Annual investment return is in the bottom quintile of the peer cohort.

  • InformationalHigh retiree %

    Retirees and beneficiaries make up 25% or more of total participants - indicates an ageing workforce or a frozen plan.

Expense breakdown

Schedule H Part II
Admin total
$26.3M
$5908 / participant
  • Recordkeeping$1M5.6%
  • Trustee / custodial$157K0.6%
  • Legal$74K0.3%
  • Actuarial$162K0.6%
  • Other / not subdivided$24M92.9%
% of EOY assets
0.988%
all-in expense ratio
Categories reported
4 / 9
subdivided buckets used

Audit opinion

Schedule H Part III
Unqualified opinion

Auditor signed off without reservation - the cleanest possible opinion.

Auditor firm
CBIZ CPAS P.C.
Auditor EIN
431947695
Audit fees
$27,075
Opinion code
Unqualified