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American Airlines
(NASDAQ:AAL) 

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American Airlines Group Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a network air carrier. The company provides scheduled air transportation services for passengers and cargo through its hubs in Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, and Washingto...

Founded: 1926
Full Time Employees: 129,700 (Dec 2022)
CEO: William Douglas Parker  
Sector: Industrials
Industry: Airlines

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At a glance:
  • Demand Trends and Load Factors Drive Near-Term Results: Revenue performance is closely tied to domestic and international passenger demand, unit revenue (RASM), and the company’s ability to maintain strong load factors while managing pricing and mix.
  • Cost Control, Especially Fuel and Labor, Remains Critical: Non-fuel unit costs (CASM ex-fuel), labor expense, and fuel price volatility are key swing factors for margins; operational efficiency and productivity initiatives can meaningfully impact profitability.
  • High Leverage Keeps Focus on Debt Reduction and Liquidity: American’s elevated debt load makes interest expense, refinancing needs, and credit spreads important; management’s ability to generate free cash flow and pay down debt is a central investor focus.
  • Operational Reliability Impacts Brand and Economics: On-time performance, cancellations, and irregular operations affect costs (reaccommodation, crew, maintenance) and customer loyalty; improvements can support both revenue and margin expansion.
  • Capacity and Fleet Strategy Influence Margin and Cash Flow: Network planning and aircraft deliveries/retirements affect capacity growth, capex, and maintenance costs; optimizing fleet utilization and route profitability is key to sustaining cash generation.
Bull Thesis:
  • Sustained Strong Travel Demand: Post-pandemic travel demand, particularly for international and premium segments, continues to be robust. This strong consumer appetite for travel directly benefits American Airlines' revenue and load factors, especially given its extensive global network.
  • Operational Reliability & Cost Management: American Airlines has shown improvements in operational performance, leading to fewer disruptions and enhanced customer satisfaction. The company is also actively pursuing cost efficiencies and fleet modernization, which can enhance profitability and reduce fuel burn.
  • Strategic Network & Alliance Strength: AAL's extensive domestic network, key hub cities (e.g., Dallas/Fort Worth, Charlotte, Miami), and strong international alliances (e.g., Oneworld) provide a competitive advantage, access to high-value routes, and revenue synergies.
Bear Thesis:
  • Significant Debt Burden & Interest Expense: American Airlines still carries one of the highest debt loads in the industry, leading to substantial interest payments that can constrain financial flexibility, limit future investments, and make the company more vulnerable to economic downturns or rising interest rates.
  • Rising Labor Costs & Inflationary Pressures: Recent labor agreements across the airline industry, including potential future agreements for AAL, are driving up operating expenses. General inflationary pressures on other inputs also put significant pressure on profit margins.
  • Fuel Price Volatility & Geopolitical Risks: The airline's profitability remains highly susceptible to unpredictable fluctuations in jet fuel prices. Global supply chain issues and geopolitical instability can cause sudden spikes in fuel costs, which are difficult to fully pass on to consumers.
  • Economic Slowdown & Discretionary Spending Risk: Air travel is highly sensitive to economic conditions. A significant economic downturn or recession could lead to reduced demand for both leisure and business travel, impacting revenue and load factors across AAL's network.
Main Competitors:
  • Delta Air Lines ($DAL) (Air travel services (passenger and cargo)), Competes directly with American Airlines on network size, premium services, customer loyalty (SkyMiles), operational reliability, and international reach, particularly in key hubs like Atlanta, Detroit, Minneapolis, and New York. They vie for corporate contracts and high-value leisure travelers.
  • United Airlines ($UAL) (Air travel services (passenger and cargo)), Competes on extensive global network, strong international routes (especially trans-Pacific and trans-Atlantic), premium cabin offerings, corporate contracts, and loyalty program (MileagePlus). Their major hubs in Chicago, Denver, Houston, Newark, San Francisco, and Washington D.C. often overlap with American's key markets.
  • Southwest Airlines ($LUV) (Air travel services (primarily domestic)), Competes primarily on price, customer service, unique baggage policy (first two checked bags free), and a high-frequency, point-to-point route network. While not a direct legacy competitor for international or premium services, Southwest aggressively competes with American on popular domestic routes, appealing to leisure and budget-conscious business travelers.
  • Spirit Airlines ($SAVE) (Ultra-low-cost air travel), Competes aggressively on base fare price, targeting highly price-sensitive travelers. Spirit utilizes an 'unbundled' pricing model where nearly all amenities (bags, seat selection, drinks) are add-ons, allowing for very low advertised fares. This puts pressure on American's pricing, especially on leisure-oriented domestic and some international routes where travelers prioritize cost above all else.
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The airline industry is highly competitive and capital-intensive, with American Airlines facing pressure from various angles. Its main competitors, Delta and United, are fellow legacy carriers that compete directly on network breadth, premium services, corporate accounts, and global alliances. Southwest Airlines challenges American's domestic market share with its low-cost, high-frequency model and customer-friendly policies. Ultra-low-cost carriers like Spirit Airlines exert downward pressure on fares, forcing American to compete on price for certain segments. American's competitive moat primarily stems from its extensive global route network (especially strong in the US with key hubs like DFW, CLT, MIA), its AAdvantage loyalty program which creates switching costs, and its participation in the Oneworld alliance, extending its reach. However, high fixed costs, sensitivity to fuel prices, labor relations, and external shocks (like pandemics) make maintaining profitability and market share a continuous challenge.
Income Statements:
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Annual
    Unit: USD2026-03-31 2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 2020-03-31 2019-12-31 2019-09-30 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-12-31 2018-09-30 2018-06-30 2018-03-31 2017-12-31 2017-09-30 2017-06-30 2017-03-31 2016-12-31 2016-09-30 2016-06-30 2016-03-31 2015-12-31 2015-09-30 2015-06-30 2015-03-31 2014-12-31 2014-09-30 2014-06-30 2014-03-31 2013-12-31 2013-09-30 2013-06-30 2013-03-31 2012-12-31 2012-09-30 2012-06-30 2012-03-31 2011-12-31 2011-09-30 2011-06-30 2011-03-31 2010-12-31 2010-09-30 2010-06-30 2010-03-31 2009-12-31 2009-10-21 2009-06-30 2009-03-31 2008-12-31 
                                                                          
      operating revenues:
                                                                          
      passenger
    12,495,000,000 12,658,000,000 12,471,000,000 13,123,000,000 11,391,000,000 12,402,000,000 12,523,000,000 13,202,000,000 11,458,000,000 12,010,000,000 12,421,000,000 12,978,000,000 11,103,000,000 12,130,000,000 12,396,000,000 12,223,000,000 7,818,000,000 8,381,000,000 7,957,000,000 6,545,000,000 3,179,000,000 3,190,000,000 2,540,000,000 1,108,000,000 7,681,000,000 10,347,000,000 10,995,000,000 11,011,000,000 9,658,000,000 9,962,000,000 10,561,000,000 10,674,000,000 9,480,000,000                                      
      cargo
    214,000,000 227,000,000 212,000,000 211,000,000 189,000,000 220,000,000 202,000,000 195,000,000 187,000,000 199,000,000 193,000,000 197,000,000 223,000,000 263,000,000 279,000,000 328,000,000 364,000,000 341,000,000 332,000,000 326,000,000 315,000,000 285,000,000 207,000,000 130,000,000 147,000,000 216,000,000 208,000,000 221,000,000 218,000,000 265,000,000 260,000,000 261,000,000 227,000,000 232,000,000 200,000,000 196,000,000 172,000,000 194,000,000 171,000,000 174,000,000 162,000,000 192,000,000 180,000,000 194,000,000 194,000,000 232,000,000 215,000,000 221,000,000 206,000,000 200,000,000 163,000,000 167,000,000 155,000,000 170,000,000 156,000,000 175,000,000 168,000,000 171,000,000 176,000,000 187,000,000 169,000,000 181,000,000 167,000,000 170,000,000 154,000,000 164,000,000 136,000,000 134,000,000 144,000,000  
      other
    1,203,000,000 1,114,000,000 1,008,000,000 1,058,000,000 971,000,000 1,038,000,000 922,000,000 937,000,000 925,000,000 853,000,000 868,000,000 880,000,000 863,000,000 795,000,000 787,000,000 871,000,000 717,000,000 705,000,000 680,000,000 607,000,000 514,000,000 553,000,000 426,000,000 384,000,000 687,000,000 750,000,000 708,000,000 728,000,000 708,000,000 711,000,000 738,000,000 708,000,000 694,000,000 1,350,000,000 1,301,000,000 1,327,000,000 1,297,000,000 1,248,000,000 1,273,000,000 1,194,000,000 1,186,000,000 1,134,000,000 1,173,000,000 1,219,000,000 1,192,000,000 1,147,000,000 1,166,000,000 1,214,000,000 1,124,000,000                      
      total operating revenues
    13,912,000,000 13,999,000,000 13,691,000,000 14,392,000,000 12,551,000,000 13,660,000,000 13,647,000,000 14,334,000,000 12,570,000,000 13,062,000,000 13,482,000,000 14,055,000,000 12,189,000,000 13,188,000,000 13,462,000,000 13,422,000,000 8,899,000,000 9,427,000,000 8,969,000,000 7,478,000,000 4,008,000,000 4,028,000,000 3,173,000,000 1,622,000,000 8,515,000,000 11,313,000,000 11,911,000,000 11,960,000,000 10,584,000,000 10,938,000,000 11,559,000,000 11,643,000,000 10,401,000,000 10,601,000,000 10,878,000,000 11,105,000,000 9,624,000,000 9,789,000,000 10,594,000,000 10,363,000,000 9,435,000,000 9,630,000,000 10,706,000,000 10,827,000,000 9,827,000,000 10,160,000,000 11,139,000,000 11,355,000,000 9,995,000,000 7,368,000,000 6,828,000,000 6,449,000,000 6,098,000,000 5,937,000,000 6,429,000,000 6,452,000,000 6,037,000,000 5,956,000,000 6,376,000,000 6,114,000,000 5,533,000,000 5,586,000,000 5,842,000,000 5,674,000,000 5,068,000,000 5,062,000,000 5,127,000,000 4,889,000,000 4,839,000,000  
      yoy
    10.84% 2.48% 0.32% 0.40% -0.15% 4.58% 1.22% 1.99% 3.13% -0.96% 0.15% 4.72% 36.97% 39.90% 50.09% 79.49% 122.03% 134.04% 182.67% 361.04% -52.93% -64.39% -73.36% -86.44% -19.55% 3.43% 3.05% 2.72% 1.76% 3.18% 6.26% 4.84% 8.07% 8.30% 2.68% 7.16% 2.00% 1.65% -1.05% -4.29% -3.99% -5.22% -3.89% -4.65% -1.68% 37.89% 63.14% 76.07% 63.91% 24.10% 6.21% -0.05% 1.01% -0.32% 0.83% 5.53% 9.11% 6.62% 9.14% 7.75% 9.18% 10.35% 13.95% 16.06% 4.73%      
      qoq
    -0.62% 2.25% -4.87% 14.67% -8.12% 0.10% -4.79% 14.03% -3.77% -3.12% -4.08% 15.31% -7.58% -2.04% 0.30% 50.83% -5.60% 5.11% 19.94% 86.58% -0.50% 26.95% 95.62% -80.95% -24.73% -5.02% -0.41% 13.00% -3.24% -5.37% -0.72% 11.94% -1.89% -2.55% -2.04% 15.39% -1.69% -7.60% 2.23% 9.84% -2.02% -10.05% -1.12% 10.18% -3.28% -8.79% -1.90% 13.61% 35.65% 7.91% 5.88% 5.76% 2.71% -7.65% -0.36% 6.87% 1.36% -6.59% 4.29% 10.50% -0.95% -4.38% 2.96% 11.96% 0.12% -1.27% 4.87% 1.03%   
      operating expenses:
                                                                          
      aircraft fuel and related taxes
    2,928,000,000 2,701,000,000 2,767,000,000 2,663,000,000 2,587,000,000 2,502,000,000 2,874,000,000 3,061,000,000 2,980,000,000 3,159,000,000 3,209,000,000 2,723,000,000 3,167,000,000 3,422,000,000 3,847,000,000 4,020,000,000 2,502,000,000 2,196,000,000 1,952,000,000 1,611,000,000 1,034,000,000 516,000,000 453,000,000 217,000,000 1,395,000,000 1,816,000,000 1,989,000,000 1,995,000,000 1,726,000,000 1,953,000,000 2,234,000,000 2,103,000,000 1,763,000,000 1,647,000,000 1,570,000,000 1,510,000,000 1,402,000,000 1,335,000,000 1,393,000,000 1,314,000,000 1,029,000,000 1,314,000,000 1,593,000,000 1,774,000,000 1,544,000,000 2,222,000,000 2,829,000,000 2,830,000,000 2,711,000,000                      
      salaries, wages and benefits
    4,674,000,000 4,501,000,000 4,461,000,000 4,382,000,000 4,222,000,000 4,104,000,000 4,098,000,000 3,953,000,000 3,867,000,000 3,689,000,000 3,974,000,000 3,635,000,000 3,281,000,000 3,199,000,000 3,384,000,000 3,235,000,000 3,154,000,000 3,206,000,000 3,018,000,000 2,862,000,000 2,730,000,000 2,576,000,000 2,705,000,000 2,538,000,000 3,140,000,000 3,100,000,000 3,219,000,000 3,200,000,000 3,090,000,000 3,011,000,000 3,129,000,000 3,093,000,000 3,017,000,000 2,992,000,000 2,995,000,000 3,003,000,000 2,825,000,000 2,796,000,000 2,772,000,000 2,670,000,000 2,652,000,000 2,383,000,000 2,404,000,000 2,364,000,000 2,373,000,000 2,089,000,000 2,137,000,000 2,163,000,000 2,119,000,000                      
      regional expenses
    1,404,000,000 1,395,000,000 1,370,000,000 1,331,000,000 1,351,000,000 1,309,000,000 1,264,000,000 1,268,000,000 1,201,000,000 1,180,000,000 1,168,000,000 1,153,000,000 1,142,000,000 1,087,000,000 1,174,000,000 1,072,000,000 1,052,000,000 1,056,000,000 887,000,000 635,000,000 625,000,000 1,254,000,000 914,000,000 801,000,000 1,924,000,000 1,919,000,000 1,933,000,000 1,886,000,000 1,763,000,000 1,810,000,000 1,833,000,000 1,793,000,000 1,698,000,000 1,698,000,000 1,654,000,000 1,620,000,000 1,573,000,000 1,556,000,000 1,538,000,000 1,518,000,000 1,432,000,000 1,447,000,000 1,518,000,000 1,557,000,000 1,462,000,000 1,597,000,000 1,668,000,000 1,657,000,000 1,594,000,000                      
      maintenance, materials and repairs
    982,000,000 968,000,000 1,028,000,000 927,000,000 922,000,000 971,000,000 989,000,000 950,000,000 884,000,000 876,000,000 870,000,000 808,000,000 712,000,000 735,000,000 685,000,000 647,000,000 617,000,000 596,000,000 548,000,000 459,000,000 376,000,000 330,000,000 337,000,000 287,000,000 629,000,000 635,000,000 610,000,000 575,000,000 561,000,000 551,000,000 526,000,000 505,000,000 469,000,000 485,000,000 487,000,000 495,000,000 492,000,000 482,000,000 481,000,000 453,000,000 419,000,000 437,000,000 456,000,000 502,000,000 494,000,000 523,000,000 529,000,000 514,000,000 485,000,000 152,000,000 350,000,000 375,000,000 383,000,000 353,000,000 347,000,000 357,000,000 343,000,000 301,000,000 345,000,000 334,000,000 305,000,000 304,000,000 334,000,000 340,000,000 351,000,000 332,000,000 329,000,000 314,000,000 305,000,000  
      other rent and landing fees
    890,000,000 849,000,000 906,000,000 894,000,000 826,000,000 789,000,000 861,000,000 834,000,000 819,000,000 714,000,000 745,000,000 762,000,000 708,000,000 649,000,000 710,000,000 694,000,000 678,000,000 669,000,000 694,000,000 686,000,000 570,000,000 387,000,000 367,000,000 315,000,000 468,000,000 487,000,000 530,000,000 535,000,000 503,000,000 452,000,000 497,000,000 490,000,000 462,000,000 443,000,000 471,000,000 452,000,000 440,000,000 430,000,000 463,000,000 458,000,000 422,000,000 441,000,000 432,000,000 451,000,000 408,000,000 430,000,000 431,000,000 441,000,000 424,000,000                      
      aircraft rent
    309,000,000 310,000,000 310,000,000 303,000,000 297,000,000 297,000,000 303,000,000 314,000,000 328,000,000 338,000,000 342,000,000 344,000,000 344,000,000 350,000,000 347,000,000 345,000,000 353,000,000 361,000,000 358,000,000 356,000,000 351,000,000 337,000,000 336,000,000 334,000,000 334,000,000 330,000,000 335,000,000 334,000,000 327,000,000 343,000,000 312,000,000 305,000,000 304,000,000 305,000,000 304,000,000 294,000,000 295,000,000 295,000,000 299,000,000 302,000,000 306,000,000 309,000,000 308,000,000 316,000,000 317,000,000 313,000,000 306,000,000 312,000,000 320,000,000                      
      selling expenses
    507,000,000 530,000,000 483,000,000 535,000,000 450,000,000 481,000,000 468,000,000 456,000,000 408,000,000 442,000,000 430,000,000 489,000,000 438,000,000 484,000,000 495,000,000 504,000,000 332,000,000 353,000,000 318,000,000 277,000,000 151,000,000 95,000,000 70,000,000 43,000,000 305,000,000 408,000,000 424,000,000 401,000,000 370,000,000 384,000,000 395,000,000 385,000,000 356,000,000 383,000,000 400,000,000 376,000,000 318,000,000 333,000,000 347,000,000 334,000,000 308,000,000 343,000,000 366,000,000 350,000,000 336,000,000 348,000,000 393,000,000 402,000,000 401,000,000                      
      depreciation and amortization
    475,000,000 472,000,000 474,000,000 476,000,000 468,000,000 502,000,000 479,000,000 474,000,000 470,000,000 480,000,000 487,000,000 483,000,000 486,000,000 491,000,000 491,000,000 504,000,000 492,000,000 580,000,000 480,000,000 481,000,000 478,000,000 483,000,000 498,000,000 499,000,000 560,000,000 513,000,000 499,000,000 489,000,000 480,000,000 457,000,000 473,000,000 463,000,000 445,000,000 447,000,000 433,000,000 418,000,000 405,000,000 397,000,000 399,000,000 374,000,000 355,000,000 351,000,000 336,000,000 340,000,000 336,000,000 335,000,000 334,000,000 319,000,000 307,000,000 114,000,000 245,000,000 248,000,000 246,000,000 238,000,000 256,000,000 261,000,000 260,000,000 271,000,000 273,000,000 266,000,000 276,000,000 285,000,000 274,000,000 267,000,000 267,000,000 278,000,000 272,000,000 282,000,000 272,000,000  
      special items
    14,000,000 34,000,000 7,000,000 47,000,000 70,000,000 -15,000,000 554,000,000  70,000,000 9,000,000 949,000,000  13,000,000 4,000,000 37,000,000 -5,000,000 157,000,000 -20,000,000 -990,000,000 -1,288,000,000 -1,708,000,000  -295,000,000 -1,494,000,000 1,132,000,000 148,000,000 228,000,000 121,000,000 138,000,000 224,000,000 215,000,000 152,000,000 195,000,000 280,000,000 112,000,000 202,000,000 119,000,000 259,000,000 289,000,000 62,000,000 99,000,000 441,000,000 163,000,000 144,000,000 303,000,000 465,000,000 221,000,000 251,000,000 -137,000,000                      
      total operating expenses
    13,953,000,000 13,547,000,000 13,540,000,000 13,257,000,000 12,821,000,000 12,526,000,000 13,558,000,000 12,950,000,000 12,563,000,000 12,406,000,000 13,705,000,000 11,892,000,000 11,751,000,000 11,806,000,000 12,532,000,000 12,405,000,000 10,622,000,000 10,207,000,000 8,374,000,000 7,037,000,000 5,323,000,000 6,543,000,000 6,044,000,000 4,108,000,000 11,064,000,000 10,584,000,000 11,103,000,000 10,807,000,000 10,209,000,000 10,390,000,000 10,910,000,000 10,615,000,000 9,970,000,000 9,911,000,000 9,646,000,000 9,570,000,000 9,023,000,000 9,022,000,000 9,163,000,000 8,612,000,000 8,100,000,000 8,562,000,000 8,707,000,000 8,906,000,000 8,611,000,000 9,300,000,000 9,879,000,000 9,956,000,000 9,265,000,000 7,207,000,000 6,130,000,000 5,960,000,000 6,046,000,000 5,934,000,000 6,378,000,000 6,310,000,000 6,126,000,000 6,740,000,000 6,337,000,000 6,192,000,000 5,765,000,000 5,518,000,000 5,500,000,000 5,478,000,000 5,366,000,000 5,452,000,000 5,321,000,000 5,115,000,000 5,033,000,000  
      operating income
    -41,000,000 452,000,000 151,000,000 1,135,000,000 -270,000,000 1,134,000,000 89,000,000 1,384,000,000 7,000,000 656,000,000 -223,000,000 2,163,000,000 438,000,000 1,382,000,000 930,000,000 1,017,000,000 -1,723,000,000 -780,000,000 595,000,000 441,000,000 -1,315,000,000 -2,515,000,000 -2,871,000,000 -2,486,000,000 -2,549,000,000 729,000,000 808,000,000 1,153,000,000 375,000,000 548,000,000 649,000,000 1,028,000,000 431,000,000 690,000,000 1,232,000,000 1,535,000,000 601,000,000 767,000,000 1,431,000,000 1,751,000,000 1,335,000,000 1,068,000,000 1,999,000,000 1,921,000,000 1,216,000,000 860,000,000 1,260,000,000 1,399,000,000 730,000,000 161,000,000 698,000,000 489,000,000 52,000,000 3,000,000 51,000,000 142,000,000 -89,000,000 -784,000,000 39,000,000 -78,000,000 -232,000,000 68,000,000 342,000,000 196,000,000 -298,000,000 -390,000,000 -194,000,000 -226,000,000 -194,000,000  
      yoy
    -84.81% -60.14% 69.66% -17.99% -3957.14% 72.87% -139.91% -36.01% -98.40% -52.53% -123.98% 112.68% -125.42% -277.18% 56.30% 130.61% 31.03% -68.99% -120.72% -117.74% -48.41% -444.99% -455.32% -315.61% -779.73% 33.03% 24.50% 12.16% -12.99% -20.58% -47.32% -33.03% -28.29% -10.04% -13.91% -12.34% -54.98% -28.18% -28.41% -8.85% 9.79% 24.19% 58.65% 37.31% 66.58% 434.16% 80.52% 186.09% 1303.85% 5266.67% 1268.63% 244.37% -158.43% -100.38% 30.77% -282.05% -61.64% -1252.94% -88.60% -139.80% -22.15% -117.44% -276.29% -186.73% 53.61%      
      qoq
    -109.07% 199.34% -86.70% -520.37% -123.81% 1174.16% -93.57% 19671.43% -98.93% -394.17% -110.31% 393.84% -68.31% 48.60% -8.55% -159.02% 120.90% -231.09% 34.92% -133.54% -47.71% -12.40% 15.49% -2.47% -449.66% -9.78% -29.92% 207.47% -31.57% -15.56% -36.87% 138.52% -37.54% -43.99% -19.74% 155.41% -21.64% -46.40% -18.28% 31.16% 25.00% -46.57% 4.06% 57.98% 41.40% -31.75% -9.94% 91.64% 353.42% -76.93% 42.74% 840.38% 1633.33% -94.12% -64.08% -259.55% -88.65% -2110.26% -150.00% -66.38% -441.18% -80.12% 74.49% -165.77% -23.59% 101.03% -14.16% 16.49%   
      operating margin %
    -0.29% 3.23% 1.10% 7.89% -2.15% 8.30% 0.65% 9.66% 0.06% 5.02% -1.65% 15.39% 3.59% 10.48% 6.91% 7.58% -19.36% -8.27% 6.63% 5.90% -32.81% -62.44% -90.48% -153.27% -29.94% 6.44% 6.78% 9.64% 3.54% 5.01% 5.61% 8.83% 4.14% 6.51% 11.33% 13.82% 6.24% 7.84% 13.51% 16.90% 14.15% 11.09% 18.67% 17.74% 12.37% 8.46% 11.31% 12.32% 7.30% 2.19% 10.22% 7.58% 0.85% 0.05% 0.79% 2.20% -1.47% -13.16% 0.61% -1.28% -4.19% 1.22% 5.85% 3.45% -5.88% -7.70% -3.78% -4.62% -4.01%  
      nonoperating income:
                                                                          
      interest income
    55,000,000 72,000,000 90,000,000 100,000,000 94,000,000 105,000,000 117,000,000 128,000,000 118,000,000 135,000,000 168,000,000 162,000,000 125,000,000 109,000,000 70,000,000 29,000,000 8,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 4,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 10,000,000 21,000,000 24,000,000 34,000,000 35,000,000 33,000,000 34,000,000 29,000,000 30,000,000 25,000,000 24,000,000 25,000,000 24,000,000 21,000,000 18,000,000 16,000,000 16,000,000 13,000,000 10,000,000 10,000,000 10,000,000 10,000,000 9,000,000 7,000,000 8,000,000 7,000,000 6,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 4,000,000 6,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 8,000,000 6,000,000 5,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 9,000,000 11,000,000  
      interest expense
    -397,000,000 -422,000,000 -432,000,000 -433,000,000 -428,000,000 -470,000,000 -480,000,000 -486,000,000 -497,000,000 -519,000,000 -537,000,000 -548,000,000 -540,000,000 -532,000,000 -499,000,000 -468,000,000 -463,000,000 -468,000,000 -476,000,000 -486,000,000 -371,000,000 -376,000,000 -340,000,000 -254,000,000 -257,000,000 -265,000,000 -284,000,000 -275,000,000 -271,000,000 -261,000,000 -265,000,000 -266,000,000 -265,000,000 -266,000,000 -266,000,000 -263,000,000 -257,000,000             -159,250,000 -206,000,000 -169,000,000 -262,000,000 -159,000,000 -161,000,000 -164,000,000 -178,000,000 -200,000,000 -211,000,000 -215,000,000 -200,000,000 -201,000,000 -204,000,000 -209,000,000 -209,000,000 -209,000,000 -182,000,000 -167,000,000 -186,000,000  
      other expense
    -93,000,000    -44,000,000    -41,000,000                                                              
      total nonoperating expense
    -435,000,000 -310,000,000 -293,000,000 -297,000,000 -378,000,000 -339,000,000 -345,000,000 -356,000,000 -420,000,000 -624,000,000 -467,000,000 -400,000,000 -421,000,000 -372,000,000 -272,000,000 -414,000,000 -363,000,000 -411,000,000 -389,000,000 -432,000,000 -258,000,000 -294,000,000 -224,000,000 -173,000,000 -341,000,000 -158,000,000 -251,000,000 -271,000,000 -130,000,000 -162,000,000 -193,000,000 -259,000,000 -158,000,000 -265,000,000 -228,000,000 -244,000,000 -236,000,000 -267,000,000 -242,000,000 -258,000,000 -218,000,000 -823,000,000 -290,000,000 -202,000,000 -273,000,000 -293,000,000 -311,000,000 -195,000,000 -237,000,000                      
      income before income taxes
    -476,000,000 142,000,000 -142,000,000 838,000,000 -648,000,000 795,000,000 -256,000,000 1,028,000,000 -413,000,000 32,000,000 -690,000,000 1,763,000,000 17,000,000 1,010,000,000 658,000,000 603,000,000 -2,086,000,000 -1,191,000,000 206,000,000 9,000,000 -1,573,000,000 -2,809,000,000 -3,095,000,000 -2,659,000,000 -2,890,000,000 571,000,000 557,000,000 882,000,000 245,000,000 386,000,000 456,000,000 769,000,000 273,000,000 425,000,000 1,004,000,000 1,291,000,000 365,000,000 500,000,000 1,189,000,000 1,493,000,000 1,117,000,000 245,000,000 1,709,000,000 1,719,000,000 943,000,000 567,000,000 949,000,000 1,204,000,000 493,000,000 -2,325,000,000 289,000,000 220,000,000 -363,000,000 -306,000,000 -238,000,000 -241,000,000 -1,660,000,000 -1,095,000,000 -162,000,000 -286,000,000 -436,000,000 -133,000,000 143,000,000 -11,000,000 -505,000,000 -598,000,000 -389,000,000 -390,000,000 -375,000,000  
      income tax benefit
    -94,000,000    -175,000,000        7,000,000    -451,000,000   -10,000,000 -323,000,000    -649,000,000                     -30,000,000 7,000,000 340,000,000 13,000,000                      
      net income
    -382,000,000 99,000,000 -114,000,000 599,000,000 -473,000,000 590,000,000 -149,000,000 717,000,000 -312,000,000 19,000,000 -545,000,000 1,338,000,000 10,000,000 803,000,000 483,000,000 476,000,000 -1,635,000,000 -932,000,000 169,000,000 19,000,000 -1,250,000,000 -2,178,000,000 -2,399,000,000 -2,067,000,000 -2,241,000,000 414,000,000 425,000,000 662,000,000 185,000,000 318,000,000 341,000,000 566,000,000 186,000,000 258,000,000 624,000,000 803,000,000 234,000,000 289,000,000 737,000,000 950,000,000 700,000,000 3,281,000,000 1,693,000,000 1,704,000,000 932,000,000 597,000,000 942,000,000 864,000,000 480,000,000     -534,750,000 -238,000,000 -241,000,000 -1,660,000,000 -221,000,000 -162,000,000 -286,000,000 -436,000,000   -11,000,000 -505,000,000   -390,000,000 -375,000,000  
      yoy
    -19.24% -83.22% -23.49% -16.46% 51.60% 3005.26% -72.66% -46.41% -3220.00% -97.63% -212.84% 181.09% -100.61% -186.16% 185.80% 2405.26% 30.80% -57.21% -107.04% -100.92% -44.22% -626.09% -664.47% -412.24% -1311.35% 30.19% 24.63% 16.96% -0.54% 23.26% -45.35% -29.51% -20.51% -10.73% -15.33% -15.47% -66.57% -91.19% -56.47% -44.25% -24.89% 449.58% 79.72% 97.22% 94.17%         141.97% 46.91% -15.73% 280.73%   2500.00% -13.66%   -97.18% 34.67%      
      qoq
    -485.86% -186.84% -119.03% -226.64% -180.17% -495.97% -120.78% -329.81% -1742.11% -103.49% -140.73% 13280.00% -98.75% 66.25% 1.47% -129.11% 75.43% -651.48% 789.47% -101.52% -42.61% -9.21% 16.06% -7.76% -641.30% -2.59% -35.80% 257.84% -41.82% -6.74% -39.75% 204.30% -27.91% -58.65% -22.29% 243.16% -19.03% -60.79% -22.42% 35.71% -78.67% 93.80% -0.65% 82.83% 56.11% -36.62% 9.03% 80.00%      124.68% -1.24% -85.48% 651.13% 36.42% -43.36% -34.40%    -97.82%    4.00%   
      net income margin %
    -2.75% 0.71% -0.83% 4.16% -3.77% 4.32% -1.09% 5.00% -2.48% 0.15% -4.04% 9.52% 0.08% 6.09% 3.59% 3.55% -18.37% -9.89% 1.88% 0.25% -31.19% -54.07% -75.61% -127.44% -26.32% 3.66% 3.57% 5.54% 1.75% 2.91% 2.95% 4.86% 1.79% 2.43% 5.74% 7.23% 2.43% 2.95% 6.96% 9.17% 7.42% 34.07% 15.81% 15.74% 9.48% 5.88% 8.46% 7.61% 4.80% 0% 0% 0% 0% -9.01% -3.70% -3.74% -27.50% -3.71% -2.54% -4.68% -7.88% 0% 0% -0.19% -9.96% 0% 0% -7.98% -7.75%  
      loss per common share:
                                                                          
      basic and diluted
    -580,000    -720,000            -2,520,000    -1,970,000                                                  
      weighted-average shares outstanding
                                                                          
      basic and diluted
    661,181,000,000    658,880,000,000            649,503,000,000    634,609,000,000                                                  
      other income
     40,000,000 49,000,000 36,000,000  26,000,000 18,000,000 2,000,000  -240,000,000 -98,000,000 -14,000,000 -6,000,000 51,000,000 157,000,000 25,000,000 92,000,000 52,000,000 82,000,000 49,000,000 109,000,000 77,000,000 111,000,000 71,000,000 -105,000,000 83,000,000 -1,000,000 -31,000,000 108,000,000 65,000,000 43,000,000 -23,000,000 82,000,000                                      
      income tax provision
     43,000,000 -28,000,000 239,000,000  205,000,000 -107,000,000 311,000,000 -101,000,000 13,000,000 -145,000,000 425,000,000  207,000,000 175,000,000 127,000,000  -74,000,000 37,000,000   -484,250,000 -696,000,000 -592,000,000  157,000,000 132,000,000 220,000,000 60,000,000 68,000,000 115,000,000 203,000,000 87,000,000 167,000,000 380,000,000 488,000,000 131,000,000 211,000,000 452,000,000 543,000,000 417,000,000 10,500,000 16,000,000 15,000,000 11,000,000                          
      earnings per common share:
                                                                          
      basic
     150,000 -170,000 910,000  900,000 -230,000 1,090,000 -480,000 30,000 -830,000 2,050,000 20,000 1,240,000 740,000 730,000  -1,440,000 260,000 30,000  -3,600,000 -4,710,000 -4,820,000 -5,260,000 950,000 960,000 1,490,000 410,000 690,000 740,000 1,220,000 390,000 550,000 1,290,000 1,640,000 460,000 620,000 1,400,000 1,690,000 1,150,000                              
      diluted
     150,000 -170,000 910,000  850,000 -230,000 1,010,000 -480,000 50,000 -830,000 1,880,000 20,000 1,230,000 690,000 680,000  -1,440,000 250,000 30,000  -3,600,000 -4,710,000 -4,820,000 -5,260,000 950,000 960,000 1,490,000 410,000 690,000 740,000 1,220,000 390,000 550,000 1,280,000 1,630,000 460,000 610,000 1,400,000 1,680,000 1,140,000                              
      weighted-average shares outstanding
                                                                          
      basic
     659,964,000,000 660,358,000,000 660,127,000,000  656,996,000,000 657,424,000,000 656,965,000,000 655,847,000,000 653,612,000,000 654,119,000,000 653,602,000,000 652,000,000,000 650,345,000,000 650,586,000,000 650,346,000,000  644,015,000,000 648,564,000,000 644,123,000,000  483,888,000,000 509,049,000,000 428,807,000,000 425,713,000,000 443,363,000,000 441,915,000,000 445,008,000,000 451,951,000,000 464,236,000,000 460,526,000,000 463,533,000,000 472,297,000,000 489,164,000,000 484,772,000,000 490,818,000,000 503,902,000,000 552,308,000,000 525,415,000,000 563,000,000,000 606,245,000,000 668,393 661,869 688,727 696,415 717,456 719,067 720,600 723,971 163,046                     
      diluted
     661,052,000,000 660,358,000,000 660,367,000,000  721,300,000,000 657,424,000,000 720,302,000,000 655,847,000,000 719,669,000,000 654,119,000,000 719,345,000,000 656,707,000,000 655,122,000,000 715,985,000,000 718,532,000,000  644,015,000,000 721,142,000,000 656,372,000,000  483,888,000,000 509,049,000,000 428,807,000,000 425,713,000,000 444,269,000,000 442,401,000,000 445,587,000,000 453,429,000,000 465,660,000,000 461,507,000,000 464,618,000,000 474,598,000,000 491,692,000,000 486,625,000,000 492,965,000,000 507,797,000,000 556,099,000,000 528,510,000,000 566,040,000,000 611,488,000,000 687,355 680,739 707,611 716,930 734,016 735,196 734,767 741,335 163,046                     
      cash dividends declared per common share
                            100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1                          
      mainline passenger
                                     7,257,000,000 7,628,000,000 7,747,000,000 6,607,000,000 6,717,000,000 7,419,000,000 7,209,000,000 6,564,000,000 6,739,000,000 7,654,000,000 7,655,000,000 6,989,000,000 7,238,000,000 8,093,000,000 8,213,000,000 7,258,000,000                      
      regional passenger
                                     1,762,000,000 1,749,000,000 1,835,000,000 1,548,000,000 1,630,000,000 1,731,000,000 1,786,000,000 1,523,000,000 1,565,000,000 1,699,000,000 1,759,000,000 1,452,000,000 1,543,000,000 1,665,000,000 1,707,000,000 1,407,000,000                      
      interest expense, net of capitalized interest
                                         -253,000,000 -250,000,000 -249,000,000 -239,000,000 -229,000,000 -219,000,000 -223,000,000 -210,000,000 -220,000,000 -210,000,000 -214,000,000 -243,000,000                      
      earnings per share:
                                                                          
      basic
                                             5.05 2.56 2.47 1.34 0.85 1.31 1.2 0.66 -11.75 0.86 0.65 -1.02 0.78 -0.71 -0.72 -4.95 -3.27 -0.48   -0.29 0.43   -0.99 -1.26    
      diluted
                                             4.9 2.49 2.41 1.3 0.83 1.28 1.17 0.65 -11.74 0.76 0.59 -1.02 0.78 -0.71 -0.72 -4.95 -3.27 -0.48   -0.29 0.39   -0.99 -1.26    
      operating revenues
                                                                          
      operating expenses
                                                                          
      nonoperating income
                                                                          
      income before reorganization items
                                                 567,000,000 949,000,000 1,204,000,000 493,000,000 -105,000,000 440,000,000 344,000,000 -203,000,000 135,000,000 -101,000,000 -11,000,000 -259,000,000              
      reorganization items
                                                     -2,220,000,000 -151,000,000 -124,000,000 -160,000,000 -441,000,000 -137,000,000 -230,000,000 -1,401,000,000              
      earnings per share
                                                                          
      basic
                                             5.05 2.56 2.47 1.34 0.85 1.31 1.2 0.66 -11.75 0.86 0.65 -1.02 0.78 -0.71 -0.72 -4.95 -3.27 -0.48   -0.29 0.43   -0.99 -1.26    
      diluted
                                             4.9 2.49 2.41 1.3 0.83 1.28 1.17 0.65 -11.74 0.76 0.59 -1.02 0.78 -0.71 -0.72 -4.95 -3.27 -0.48   -0.29 0.39   -0.99 -1.26    
      revenues
                                                                          
      passenger — american airlines
                                                     3,688,750,000 5,253,000,000 4,888,000,000 4,614,000,000 3,575,750,000 4,909,000,000 4,837,000,000 4,557,000,000     4,195,000,000 4,455,000,000        
      — regional affiliates
                                                     549,250,000 766,000,000 752,000,000 679,000,000 552,000,000 748,000,000 790,000,000 670,000,000     611,000,000 618,000,000        
      other revenues
                                                     484,500,000 646,000,000 642,000,000 650,000,000 621,000,000 616,000,000 650,000,000 642,000,000 645,000,000 649,000,000 659,000,000 653,000,000 599,000,000 602,000,000 625,000,000 585,000,000 581,000,000 586,000,000 565,000,000 558,000,000  
      expenses
                                                                          
      aircraft fuel
                                                     1,639,750,000 2,220,000,000 2,139,000,000 2,200,000,000 2,162,000,000 2,180,000,000 2,209,000,000 2,165,000,000 2,005,000,000 2,255,000,000 2,202,000,000 1,842,000,000 1,656,000,000 1,613,000,000 1,655,000,000 1,476,000,000 1,468,000,000 1,453,000,000 1,334,000,000 1,298,000,000  
      wages, salaries and benefits
                                                     1,120,000,000 1,546,000,000 1,450,000,000 1,484,000,000 1,555,000,000 1,783,000,000 1,778,000,000 1,782,000,000 1,791,000,000 1,776,000,000 1,764,000,000 1,722,000,000 1,698,000,000 1,732,000,000 1,714,000,000 1,703,000,000 1,720,000,000 1,701,000,000 1,698,000,000 1,688,000,000  
      other rentals and landing fees
                                                     257,000,000 338,000,000 343,000,000 346,000,000 314,000,000 329,000,000 333,000,000 328,000,000 362,000,000 363,000,000 355,000,000 352,000,000 359,000,000 355,000,000 352,000,000 352,000,000 347,000,000 344,000,000 338,000,000 324,000,000  
      commissions, booking fees and credit card expense
                                                     203,250,000 280,000,000 257,000,000 276,000,000 244,000,000 277,000,000 263,000,000 266,000,000 253,000,000 285,000,000 268,000,000 256,000,000 238,000,000 256,000,000 248,000,000 234,000,000 207,000,000 222,000,000 207,000,000 217,000,000  
      aircraft rentals
                                                     132,250,000 186,000,000 179,000,000 164,000,000 140,000,000 137,000,000 130,000,000 143,000,000 179,000,000 165,000,000 158,000,000 160,000,000 158,000,000 148,000,000 145,000,000 129,000,000 129,000,000 126,000,000 126,000,000 124,000,000  
      food service
                                                     110,500,000 154,000,000 149,000,000 139,000,000 142,000,000 139,000,000 130,000,000 125,000,000 128,000,000 137,000,000 133,000,000 121,000,000 125,000,000 129,000,000 121,000,000 115,000,000 122,000,000 128,000,000 123,000,000 114,000,000  
      special charges and merger related
                                                     14,000,000 15,000,000 13,000,000 28,000,000                  
      other operating expenses
                                                     595,750,000 796,000,000 807,000,000 780,000,000 728,000,000 719,000,000 743,000,000 703,000,000 725,000,000 738,000,000 712,000,000 731,000,000 695,000,000 659,000,000 636,000,000 739,000,000 778,000,000 682,000,000 670,000,000 678,000,000  
      interest capitalized
                                                     8,750,000 10,000,000 13,000,000 12,000,000 14,000,000 13,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 11,000,000 10,000,000 7,000,000 6,000,000 7,000,000 8,000,000 10,000,000 11,000,000 11,000,000 10,000,000 10,000,000  
      miscellaneous
                                                     -17,500,000 -67,000,000                    
      income tax
                                                     -5,500,000   -22,000,000             -254,000,000 -30,000,000    
      net earnings
                                                     41,750,000 289,000,000 220,000,000 -341,000,000         -98,000,000 143,000,000   -344,000,000 -359,000,000    
      miscellaneous — net
                                                       6,000,000 -9,000,000 -7,250,000 -11,000,000 -8,000,000 -10,000,000     -13,000,000 -10,000,000        
      special charges
                                                         58,000,000 211,000,000 106,000,000 11,000,000         71,000,000 64,000,000 23,000,000 13,000,000  
      passenger – american airlines
                                                             3,377,000,000 4,816,000,000 4,557,000,000    4,279,000,000    3,677,000,000   
      – regional affiliates
                                                             505,750,000 735,000,000 711,000,000    600,000,000       
      miscellaneous – net
                                                             -11,000,000 -7,000,000 -10,000,000    -12,000,000  -17,000,000 -31,000,000 -16,000,000   
      other income - sum
                                                               -208,000,000 -204,000,000 -201,000,000 -199,000,000 -207,000,000 -207,000,000 -208,000,000 -195,000,000 -164,000,000   
      loss per share
                                                                          
      basic
                                                               -0.85 -1.31   -0.03    -1.39   
      diluted
                                                               -0.85 -1.31   -0.03    -1.39   
      passenger - american airlines
                                                                4,134,000,000    3,831,000,000 3,798,000,000 3,882,000,000  3,680,000,000  
      - regional affiliates
                                                                577,000,000    498,000,000 519,000,000 523,000,000 513,000,000 457,000,000  
      miscellaneous - net
                                                                -18,000,000    -13,000,000    -16,000,000  
    Balance Sheets:
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        assets
                                                                       
        current assets
                                                                       
        cash
      903,000,000 954,000,000 835,000,000 833,000,000 835,000,000 804,000,000 834,000,000 605,000,000 604,000,000 578,000,000 577,000,000 614,000,000 452,000,000 440,000,000 332,000,000 401,000,000 376,000,000 273,000,000 293,000,000 325,000,000 277,000,000 245,000,000 253,000,000 462,000,000 474,000,000 280,000,000 312,000,000 319,000,000 337,000,000 275,000,000 303,000,000 293,000,000 297,000,000 295,000,000 340,000,000 386,000,000 374,000,000 322,000,000 381,000,000 446,000,000 495,000,000 390,000,000 1,016,000,000 952,000,000 1,048,000,000 994,000,000 1,178,000,000 1,210,000,000 1,259,000,000 1,140,000,000  480,000,000 283,000,000 318,000,000 286,000,000 168,000,000 202,000,000 197,000,000 189,000,000 153,000,000 171,000,000 171,000,000 191,000,000 187,000,000 191,000,000 
        short-term investments
      6,391,000,000 4,882,000,000 6,023,000,000 7,740,000,000 6,631,000,000 6,180,000,000 7,638,000,000 7,841,000,000 7,696,000,000 7,000,000,000 10,005,000,000 11,447,000,000 11,041,000,000 8,525,000,000 10,900,000,000 12,121,000,000 12,108,000,000 12,158,000,000 14,243,000,000 17,625,000,000 13,762,000,000 6,619,000,000 8,031,000,000 9,351,000,000 3,102,000,000 3,546,000,000 4,856,000,000 5,088,000,000 4,012,000,000 4,485,000,000 4,552,000,000 4,381,000,000 4,994,000,000 4,771,000,000 5,428,000,000 6,500,000,000 6,302,000,000 6,037,000,000 6,374,000,000 6,672,000,000 6,435,000,000 5,864,000,000 7,857,000,000 7,967,000,000 8,125,000,000 6,309,000,000 6,721,000,000 8,249,000,000 8,405,000,000 8,111,000,000  3,412,000,000 3,718,000,000 4,858,000,000 5,513,000,000 4,328,000,000 4,355,000,000 4,887,000,000 4,357,000,000 4,246,000,000 3,941,000,000 3,941,000,000 2,617,000,000 2,677,000,000 2,916,000,000 
        restricted cash and short-term investments
      717,000,000 735,000,000 760,000,000 807,000,000 647,000,000 732,000,000 752,000,000 875,000,000 895,000,000 910,000,000 925,000,000 984,000,000 955,000,000 995,000,000 953,000,000 997,000,000 952,000,000 990,000,000 923,000,000 999,000,000 806,000,000 609,000,000 508,000,000 539,000,000 157,000,000 158,000,000 158,000,000 157,000,000 156,000,000 154,000,000 154,000,000 183,000,000 294,000,000 318,000,000 393,000,000 554,000,000 543,000,000 638,000,000 635,000,000 640,000,000 691,000,000 695,000,000 710,000,000 747,000,000 757,000,000 774,000,000 875,000,000 882,000,000 947,000,000 1,035,000,000  850,000,000 738,000,000 457,000,000 455,000,000 450,000,000 447,000,000 461,000,000 460,000,000 460,000,000 459,000,000 459,000,000 460,000,000 462,000,000 459,000,000 
        accounts receivable
      2,008,000,000 2,075,000,000 2,028,000,000 2,057,000,000 1,928,000,000 2,006,000,000 1,820,000,000 2,067,000,000 2,070,000,000 2,026,000,000 2,021,000,000 2,073,000,000 1,989,000,000 2,138,000,000 1,991,000,000 1,835,000,000 1,537,000,000 1,505,000,000 1,332,000,000 1,249,000,000 971,000,000 1,342,000,000 1,135,000,000 879,000,000 1,020,000,000 1,750,000,000 1,850,000,000 1,943,000,000 1,876,000,000 1,706,000,000 2,170,000,000 1,941,000,000 1,809,000,000 1,752,000,000 1,700,000,000 1,543,000,000 1,397,000,000 1,594,000,000 1,703,000,000 1,593,000,000 1,450,000,000 1,425,000,000 1,828,000,000 1,892,000,000 1,826,000,000 1,771,000,000 1,961,000,000 1,981,000,000 2,008,000,000 1,560,000,000                
        aircraft fuel, spare parts and supplies
      3,131,000,000 2,792,000,000 2,782,000,000 2,776,000,000 2,653,000,000 2,638,000,000 2,582,000,000 2,575,000,000 2,500,000,000 2,400,000,000 2,461,000,000 2,280,000,000 2,308,000,000 2,279,000,000 2,215,000,000 2,273,000,000 2,002,000,000 1,795,000,000 1,851,000,000 1,789,000,000 1,658,000,000 1,614,000,000 1,633,000,000 1,653,000,000 1,772,000,000 1,851,000,000 1,800,000,000 1,708,000,000 1,666,000,000 1,522,000,000 1,576,000,000 1,522,000,000 1,455,000,000 1,359,000,000 1,315,000,000 1,206,000,000 1,154,000,000 1,094,000,000 1,100,000,000 999,000,000 886,000,000 863,000,000 1,010,000,000 1,069,000,000 995,000,000 1,004,000,000 1,182,000,000 1,093,000,000 1,052,000,000 1,012,000,000                
        prepaid expenses and other
      834,000,000 767,000,000 822,000,000 855,000,000 909,000,000 794,000,000 830,000,000 832,000,000 777,000,000 658,000,000 719,000,000 822,000,000 907,000,000 892,000,000 986,000,000 898,000,000 787,000,000 615,000,000 553,000,000 660,000,000 615,000,000 666,000,000 780,000,000 905,000,000 650,000,000 621,000,000 596,000,000 635,000,000 607,000,000 495,000,000 743,000,000 856,000,000 824,000,000 651,000,000 826,000,000 827,000,000 856,000,000 639,000,000 855,000,000 834,000,000 845,000,000 748,000,000 1,285,000,000 1,482,000,000 1,378,000,000 1,260,000,000 1,533,000,000 1,551,000,000 1,522,000,000 1,465,000,000                
        total current assets
      13,984,000,000 12,205,000,000 13,250,000,000 15,068,000,000 13,603,000,000 13,154,000,000 14,456,000,000 14,795,000,000 14,542,000,000 13,572,000,000 16,708,000,000 18,220,000,000 17,652,000,000 15,269,000,000 17,377,000,000 18,525,000,000 17,762,000,000 17,336,000,000 19,195,000,000 22,647,000,000 18,089,000,000 11,095,000,000 12,340,000,000 13,789,000,000 7,175,000,000 8,206,000,000 9,572,000,000 9,850,000,000 8,654,000,000 8,637,000,000 9,498,000,000 9,176,000,000 9,673,000,000 9,146,000,000 10,002,000,000 11,016,000,000 10,626,000,000 10,324,000,000 11,048,000,000 11,184,000,000 10,802,000,000 9,985,000,000 13,706,000,000 14,109,000,000 14,129,000,000 12,112,000,000 13,450,000,000 14,966,000,000 15,193,000,000 14,323,000,000  7,072,000,000 6,757,000,000 7,997,000,000 8,825,000,000 6,838,000,000 6,837,000,000 7,344,000,000 6,834,000,000 6,642,000,000 6,453,000,000 6,453,000,000 5,140,000,000 5,362,000,000 5,935,000,000 
        operating property and equipment
                                                                       
        flight equipment
      47,303,000,000 46,597,000,000 44,994,000,000 44,219,000,000 43,738,000,000 43,521,000,000 43,110,000,000 42,752,000,000 42,074,000,000 41,794,000,000 40,934,000,000 40,570,000,000 40,020,000,000 39,703,000,000 39,154,000,000 38,754,000,000 38,359,000,000 37,856,000,000 37,689,000,000 37,577,000,000 37,480,000,000 37,816,000,000 37,576,000,000 38,672,000,000 39,305,000,000 42,537,000,000 42,320,000,000 42,437,000,000 42,013,000,000 41,499,000,000 40,983,000,000 40,854,000,000 40,662,000,000 40,318,000,000 39,545,000,000 39,329,000,000 38,352,000,000 37,028,000,000 36,259,000,000 35,553,000,000 34,407,000,000 33,185,000,000 31,872,000,000 30,829,000,000 29,273,000,000 28,213,000,000 27,212,000,000 26,113,000,000 24,687,000,000 23,730,000,000  287,000,000 641,000,000 11,962,000,000 12,110,000,000 605,000,000 12,367,000,000 12,279,000,000 12,293,000,000 651,000,000 12,260,000,000 12,260,000,000 12,266,000,000 12,356,000,000 561,000,000 
        ground property and equipment
      10,605,000,000 10,479,000,000 10,366,000,000 10,304,000,000 10,306,000,000 10,202,000,000 10,105,000,000 10,198,000,000 10,397,000,000 10,307,000,000 10,156,000,000 9,996,000,000 10,030,000,000 9,913,000,000 9,696,000,000 9,595,000,000 9,418,000,000 9,335,000,000 9,114,000,000 9,132,000,000 9,108,000,000 9,194,000,000 9,451,000,000 9,386,000,000 9,602,000,000 9,443,000,000 9,232,000,000 9,007,000,000 8,932,000,000 8,764,000,000 9,187,000,000 8,903,000,000 8,599,000,000 8,267,000,000 7,902,000,000 7,580,000,000 7,332,000,000 7,116,000,000 6,915,000,000 6,726,000,000 6,561,000,000 6,402,000,000 6,262,000,000 6,132,000,000 6,013,000,000 5,900,000,000 5,812,000,000 5,712,000,000 5,663,000,000 5,585,000,000                
        equipment purchase deposits
      592,000,000 656,000,000 850,000,000 976,000,000 1,063,000,000 1,012,000,000 1,098,000,000 1,052,000,000 1,126,000,000 760,000,000 799,000,000 767,000,000 640,000,000 613,000,000 643,000,000 617,000,000 545,000,000 517,000,000 626,000,000 714,000,000 1,136,000,000 1,446,000,000 1,899,000,000 1,786,000,000 1,740,000,000 1,674,000,000 1,567,000,000 1,372,000,000 1,211,000,000 1,278,000,000 1,330,000,000 1,392,000,000 1,231,000,000 1,217,000,000 1,280,000,000 1,212,000,000 1,247,000,000 1,209,000,000 1,149,000,000 1,136,000,000 1,058,000,000 1,067,000,000 1,073,000,000 1,124,000,000 1,265,000,000 1,230,000,000 1,172,000,000 1,043,000,000 1,045,000,000 1,077,000,000                
        total property and equipment, at cost
      58,500,000,000 57,732,000,000 56,210,000,000 55,499,000,000 55,107,000,000 54,735,000,000 54,313,000,000 54,002,000,000 53,597,000,000 52,861,000,000 51,889,000,000 51,333,000,000 50,690,000,000 50,229,000,000 49,493,000,000 48,966,000,000 48,322,000,000 47,708,000,000 47,429,000,000 47,423,000,000 47,724,000,000 48,456,000,000 48,926,000,000 49,844,000,000 50,647,000,000 53,654,000,000 53,119,000,000 52,816,000,000 52,156,000,000 51,541,000,000 51,500,000,000 51,149,000,000 50,492,000,000 49,802,000,000 48,727,000,000 48,121,000,000 46,931,000,000 45,353,000,000 44,323,000,000 43,415,000,000 42,026,000,000 40,654,000,000 39,207,000,000 38,085,000,000 36,551,000,000 35,343,000,000 34,196,000,000 32,868,000,000 31,395,000,000 30,392,000,000                
        less accumulated depreciation and amortization
      -25,675,000,000 -25,192,000,000 -24,752,000,000 -24,298,000,000 -23,792,000,000 -23,608,000,000 -23,467,000,000 -22,958,000,000 -22,440,000,000 -22,097,000,000 -21,571,000,000 -21,062,000,000 -20,546,000,000 -20,029,000,000 -19,506,000,000 -18,972,000,000 -18,464,000,000 -18,171,000,000 -17,632,000,000 -17,218,000,000 -16,827,000,000 -16,757,000,000 -16,670,000,000 -16,493,000,000 -16,441,000,000 -18,659,000,000 -18,500,000,000 -18,114,000,000 -17,746,000,000 -17,443,000,000 -17,277,000,000 -16,725,000,000 -16,159,000,000 -15,646,000,000 -15,416,000,000 -15,128,000,000 -14,640,000,000 -14,194,000,000 -14,019,000,000 -13,804,000,000 -13,393,000,000 -13,144,000,000 -12,915,000,000 -12,797,000,000 -12,509,000,000 -12,259,000,000 -12,033,000,000 -11,632,000,000 -11,451,000,000 11,133,000,000                
        total property and equipment
      32,825,000,000 32,540,000,000 31,458,000,000 31,201,000,000 31,315,000,000 31,127,000,000 30,846,000,000 31,044,000,000 31,157,000,000 30,764,000,000 30,318,000,000 30,271,000,000 30,144,000,000 30,200,000,000 29,987,000,000 29,994,000,000 29,858,000,000 29,537,000,000 29,797,000,000 30,205,000,000 30,897,000,000 31,699,000,000 32,256,000,000 33,351,000,000 34,206,000,000 34,995,000,000 34,619,000,000 34,702,000,000 34,410,000,000 34,098,000,000 34,223,000,000 34,424,000,000 34,333,000,000 34,156,000,000 33,311,000,000 32,993,000,000 32,291,000,000 31,159,000,000 30,304,000,000 29,611,000,000 28,633,000,000 27,510,000,000 26,292,000,000 25,288,000,000 24,042,000,000 23,084,000,000 22,163,000,000 21,236,000,000 19,944,000,000 19,259,000,000                
        operating lease right-of-use assets
      6,943,000,000 7,091,000,000 7,495,000,000 7,488,000,000 7,442,000,000 7,333,000,000 7,709,000,000 7,873,000,000 7,899,000,000 7,939,000,000 7,878,000,000 8,076,000,000 7,838,000,000 8,094,000,000 7,549,000,000 7,510,000,000 7,745,000,000 7,850,000,000 7,804,000,000 7,958,000,000 8,000,000,000 8,039,000,000 7,979,000,000 8,323,000,000 8,619,000,000 8,737,000,000 8,842,000,000 9,102,000,000 9,124,000,000 9,151,000,000                                    
        other assets
      1,374,000,000 1,413,000,000 1,374,000,000 1,368,000,000 1,461,000,000 1,549,000,000 1,612,000,000 1,607,000,000 1,660,000,000 1,753,000,000 1,788,000,000 1,887,000,000 1,916,000,000 1,904,000,000 1,900,000,000 1,906,000,000 1,975,000,000 2,109,000,000 1,970,000,000 1,924,000,000 1,921,000,000 1,816,000,000 1,643,000,000 1,216,000,000 1,193,000,000 1,237,000,000 1,290,000,000 1,325,000,000 1,386,000,000 1,321,000,000 1,383,000,000 1,375,000,000 1,409,000,000 1,373,000,000 2,245,000,000 2,107,000,000 2,004,000,000 2,029,000,000 1,952,000,000 1,987,000,000 2,075,000,000 2,103,000,000 2,365,000,000 2,106,000,000 2,211,000,000 2,244,000,000 2,166,000,000 2,190,000,000 2,192,000,000 2,299,000,000  2,167,000,000 1,891,000,000 1,716,000,000 2,247,000,000 2,236,000,000 2,257,000,000 2,300,000,000 2,317,000,000 2,332,000,000 2,614,000,000 2,614,000,000 2,328,000,000 2,480,000,000 2,396,000,000 
        goodwill
      4,091,000,000 4,091,000,000 4,091,000,000 4,091,000,000 4,091,000,000 4,091,000,000 4,091,000,000 4,091,000,000 4,091,000,000 4,091,000,000 4,091,000,000 4,091,000,000 4,091,000,000 4,091,000,000 4,091,000,000 4,091,000,000 4,091,000,000 4,091,000,000 4,091,000,000 4,091,000,000 4,091,000,000 4,091,000,000 4,091,000,000 4,091,000,000 4,091,000,000 4,091,000,000 4,091,000,000 4,091,000,000 4,091,000,000 4,091,000,000 4,091,000,000 4,091,000,000 4,091,000,000 4,091,000,000 4,091,000,000 4,091,000,000 4,091,000,000 4,091,000,000 4,091,000,000 4,091,000,000 4,091,000,000 4,091,000,000 4,091,000,000 4,091,000,000 4,091,000,000 4,091,000,000 4,089,000,000 4,089,000,000 4,089,000,000 4,086,000,000                
        intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of 850 and 848, respectively
      2,064,000,000                                                                 
        deferred tax asset
      2,457,000,000 2,368,000,000 2,435,000,000 2,411,000,000 2,655,000,000 2,485,000,000 2,768,000,000 2,668,000,000 2,986,000,000 2,888,000,000 2,875,000,000 2,660,000,000 3,088,000,000 3,099,000,000 3,679,000,000 3,858,000,000 4,000,000,000 3,556,000,000 3,582,000,000 3,631,000,000 3,632,000,000 3,239,000,000 2,425,000,000 1,725,000,000 1,237,000,000 645,000,000 666,000,000 792,000,000 1,007,000,000 1,145,000,000 1,293,000,000 1,399,000,000 1,581,000,000 427,000,000 538,000,000 905,000,000 1,379,000,000 1,498,000,000 1,524,000,000 1,965,000,000 2,072,000,000 2,477,000,000                        
        total other assets
      9,986,000,000 9,938,000,000 9,938,000,000 9,910,000,000 10,249,000,000 10,169,000,000 10,517,000,000 10,413,000,000 10,786,000,000 10,783,000,000 10,807,000,000 10,693,000,000 11,152,000,000 11,153,000,000 11,739,000,000 11,934,000,000 12,036,000,000 11,744,000,000 11,641,000,000 11,654,000,000 11,663,000,000 11,175,000,000 10,198,000,000 9,081,000,000 8,580,000,000 8,057,000,000 8,142,000,000 8,313,000,000 8,599,000,000 8,694,000,000 8,914,000,000 9,022,000,000 9,274,000,000 8,094,000,000 9,088,000,000 9,327,000,000 9,710,000,000 9,791,000,000 9,756,000,000 10,256,000,000 10,474,000,000 10,920,000,000 8,717,000,000 8,471,000,000 8,583,000,000 8,575,000,000 8,560,000,000 8,609,000,000 8,600,000,000 8,696,000,000                
        total assets
      63,738,000,000 61,774,000,000 62,141,000,000 63,667,000,000 62,609,000,000 61,783,000,000 63,528,000,000 64,125,000,000 64,384,000,000 63,058,000,000 65,711,000,000 67,260,000,000 66,786,000,000 64,716,000,000 66,652,000,000 67,963,000,000 67,401,000,000 66,467,000,000 68,437,000,000 72,464,000,000 68,649,000,000 62,008,000,000 62,773,000,000 64,544,000,000 58,580,000,000 59,995,000,000 61,175,000,000 61,967,000,000 60,787,000,000 60,580,000,000 52,635,000,000 52,622,000,000 53,280,000,000 51,396,000,000 52,401,000,000 53,336,000,000 52,627,000,000 51,274,000,000 51,108,000,000 51,051,000,000 49,909,000,000 48,415,000,000 48,715,000,000 47,868,000,000 46,754,000,000 43,771,000,000 44,173,000,000 44,811,000,000 43,737,000,000 42,278,000,000  23,510,000,000 23,848,000,000   25,088,000,000    25,438,000,000     25,175,000,000 
        liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                                                                       
        current liabilities
                                                                       
        current maturities of long-term debt and finance leases
      4,195,000,000 3,753,000,000 3,604,000,000 4,605,000,000 4,729,000,000 5,322,000,000 5,384,000,000 4,120,000,000 4,102,000,000 3,632,000,000 3,767,000,000 3,874,000,000 3,579,000,000 3,274,000,000 2,749,000,000 2,106,000,000 2,382,000,000 2,489,000,000 2,550,000,000 2,798,000,000 2,444,000,000 2,797,000,000 2,710,000,000 2,575,000,000 3,518,000,000 2,861,000,000 3,608,000,000 3,500,000,000 3,370,000,000 3,294,000,000                                    
        accounts payable
      3,610,000,000 2,840,000,000 2,833,000,000 3,130,000,000 3,114,000,000 2,455,000,000 2,623,000,000 3,016,000,000 2,927,000,000 2,353,000,000 2,123,000,000 2,406,000,000 2,455,000,000 2,149,000,000 2,117,000,000 2,733,000,000 2,546,000,000 1,772,000,000 1,835,000,000 2,172,000,000 1,624,000,000 1,196,000,000 1,077,000,000 1,175,000,000 1,648,000,000 2,062,000,000 1,932,000,000 2,118,000,000 2,139,000,000 1,773,000,000 1,886,000,000 2,053,000,000 1,953,000,000 1,688,000,000 1,638,000,000 1,924,000,000 1,882,000,000 1,592,000,000 1,673,000,000 1,944,000,000 1,913,000,000 1,563,000,000 1,525,000,000 1,683,000,000 1,587,000,000 1,377,000,000 1,498,000,000 1,653,000,000 1,646,000,000 1,368,000,000  1,244,000,000 1,007,000,000 1,291,000,000 1,267,000,000 1,156,000,000 1,220,000,000 1,305,000,000 1,140,000,000 1,064,000,000 1,081,000,000 1,081,000,000 1,143,000,000 1,005,000,000 952,000,000 
        accrued salaries and wages
      1,969,000,000 2,128,000,000 2,053,000,000 1,900,000,000 1,827,000,000 2,150,000,000 2,484,000,000 1,767,000,000 1,726,000,000 2,377,000,000 3,262,000,000 1,723,000,000 1,809,000,000 1,713,000,000 1,662,000,000 1,505,000,000 1,369,000,000 1,489,000,000 1,501,000,000 1,580,000,000 1,576,000,000 1,716,000,000 1,919,000,000 1,518,000,000 1,633,000,000 1,541,000,000 1,413,000,000 1,304,000,000 1,217,000,000 1,427,000,000 1,386,000,000 1,299,000,000 1,178,000,000 1,672,000,000 1,413,000,000 1,295,000,000 1,064,000,000 1,516,000,000 1,365,000,000 1,327,000,000 1,183,000,000 1,205,000,000 1,162,000,000 1,040,000,000 1,009,000,000 1,194,000,000 1,054,000,000 961,000,000 908,000,000 1,143,000,000  666,000,000 524,000,000   498,000,000    488,000,000     519,000,000 
        air traffic liability
      10,031,000,000 7,158,000,000 8,092,000,000 8,240,000,000 8,932,000,000 6,759,000,000 7,551,000,000 8,030,000,000 8,526,000,000 6,200,000,000 7,673,000,000 8,530,000,000 9,053,000,000 6,745,000,000 8,161,000,000 8,969,000,000 8,346,000,000 6,087,000,000 6,450,000,000 7,095,000,000 5,598,000,000 4,757,000,000 4,903,000,000 5,119,000,000 5,473,000,000 4,808,000,000 5,569,000,000 5,956,000,000 5,930,000,000 4,339,000,000 5,040,000,000 5,512,000,000 5,549,000,000 3,978,000,000 4,653,000,000 5,222,000,000 5,298,000,000 3,912,000,000 4,513,000,000 4,984,000,000 4,692,000,000 3,747,000,000 4,811,000,000 5,664,000,000 5,415,000,000 4,252,000,000 4,952,000,000 5,683,000,000 5,686,000,000 4,380,000,000  4,524,000,000 4,223,000,000 4,634,000,000 4,290,000,000 3,656,000,000 3,895,000,000 4,179,000,000 3,906,000,000 3,431,000,000 3,573,000,000 3,573,000,000 3,847,000,000 3,845,000,000 3,708,000,000 
        loyalty program liability
      4,210,000,000 3,725,000,000 3,699,000,000 3,666,000,000 3,663,000,000 3,556,000,000 3,584,000,000 3,619,000,000 3,618,000,000 3,453,000,000 3,491,000,000 3,492,000,000 3,486,000,000 3,169,000,000 3,006,000,000 3,065,000,000 3,110,000,000 2,896,000,000 2,791,000,000 2,632,000,000 2,323,000,000 2,033,000,000 2,051,000,000 2,354,000,000 3,094,000,000 3,193,000,000 3,197,000,000 3,310,000,000 3,354,000,000 3,267,000,000 3,242,000,000 3,191,000,000 3,176,000,000 2,791,000,000 2,893,000,000 3,014,000,000 3,056,000,000 2,789,000,000 2,950,000,000 2,511,000,000 2,535,000,000 2,525,000,000                        
        operating lease liabilities
      1,053,000,000 1,058,000,000 1,143,000,000 1,120,000,000 1,096,000,000 1,092,000,000 1,173,000,000 1,209,000,000 1,273,000,000 1,309,000,000 1,387,000,000 1,431,000,000 1,439,000,000 1,465,000,000 1,467,000,000 1,483,000,000 1,490,000,000 1,507,000,000 1,490,000,000 1,587,000,000 1,595,000,000 1,651,000,000 1,736,000,000 1,804,000,000 1,752,000,000 1,708,000,000 1,672,000,000 1,639,000,000 1,629,000,000 1,654,000,000                                    
        fuel financing
      360,000,000 914,000,000                                                                
        other accrued liabilities
      2,978,000,000 2,916,000,000 3,214,000,000 3,110,000,000 2,751,000,000 2,961,000,000 2,733,000,000 2,849,000,000 2,821,000,000 2,738,000,000 2,677,000,000 2,860,000,000 2,769,000,000 2,981,000,000 2,808,000,000 2,909,000,000 2,623,000,000 2,766,000,000 2,321,000,000 3,657,000,000 2,173,000,000 2,419,000,000 2,188,000,000 3,455,000,000 2,095,000,000 2,138,000,000 2,169,000,000 2,296,000,000 2,210,000,000 2,342,000,000 2,301,000,000 2,401,000,000 2,359,000,000 2,281,000,000 2,243,000,000 2,323,000,000 2,272,000,000 2,208,000,000 2,234,000,000 2,436,000,000 2,344,000,000 2,334,000,000 2,302,000,000 2,271,000,000 2,162,000,000 2,097,000,000 2,074,000,000 2,389,000,000 2,447,000,000 2,464,000,000                
        total current liabilities
      28,406,000,000 24,492,000,000 24,638,000,000 25,771,000,000 26,112,000,000 24,295,000,000 25,532,000,000 24,610,000,000 24,993,000,000 22,062,000,000 24,380,000,000 24,316,000,000 24,590,000,000 21,496,000,000 21,970,000,000 22,770,000,000 21,866,000,000 19,006,000,000 18,938,000,000 21,521,000,000 17,333,000,000 16,569,000,000 16,584,000,000 18,000,000,000 19,213,000,000 18,311,000,000 19,560,000,000 20,123,000,000 19,849,000,000 18,096,000,000 16,348,000,000 16,669,000,000 17,008,000,000 14,964,000,000 15,307,000,000 16,112,000,000 15,286,000,000 13,872,000,000 14,533,000,000 14,917,000,000 15,277,000,000 13,605,000,000 14,161,000,000 15,045,000,000 14,233,000,000 13,435,000,000 13,888,000,000 15,088,000,000 15,079,000,000 13,806,000,000  9,304,000,000 8,630,000,000 9,766,000,000 9,853,000,000 8,780,000,000 8,939,000,000 9,359,000,000 8,241,000,000 7,728,000,000 7,901,000,000 7,901,000,000 8,270,000,000 8,908,000,000 9,374,000,000 
        noncurrent liabilities
                                                                       
        long-term debt and finance leases, net of current maturities
      23,522,000,000 25,254,000,000 25,113,000,000 25,276,000,000 24,713,000,000 25,154,000,000 26,268,000,000 27,636,000,000 28,228,000,000 29,270,000,000 29,722,000,000 30,772,000,000 31,586,000,000 32,389,000,000 34,185,000,000 34,963,000,000 35,461,000,000 35,571,000,000 36,047,000,000 37,201,000,000 37,247,000,000 29,796,000,000 30,076,000,000 28,698,000,000 21,564,000,000 21,454,000,000 21,625,000,000 21,791,000,000 20,660,000,000 21,179,000,000                                    
        pension and postretirement benefits
      1,219,000,000 1,568,000,000 1,759,000,000 1,814,000,000 1,869,000,000 2,128,000,000 2,568,000,000 2,652,000,000 2,709,000,000 3,044,000,000 2,929,000,000 2,694,000,000 2,737,000,000 2,837,000,000 4,601,000,000 4,755,000,000 4,913,000,000 5,053,000,000 6,495,000,000 6,627,000,000 6,765,000,000 7,069,000,000 6,310,000,000 6,019,000,000 6,107,000,000 6,052,000,000 5,609,000,000 5,641,000,000 6,519,000,000 6,907,000,000 6,898,000,000 7,118,000,000 7,259,000,000 7,497,000,000 7,467,000,000 7,500,000,000 7,808,000,000 7,842,000,000 7,387,000,000 7,426,000,000 7,440,000,000 7,450,000,000 7,433,000,000 7,477,000,000 7,517,000,000 7,562,000,000 4,964,000,000 5,704,000,000 5,766,000,000 5,828,000,000  6,780,000,000 9,204,000,000 7,969,000,000 7,926,000,000 7,877,000,000 7,409,000,000 7,598,000,000 7,531,000,000 7,397,000,000 7,005,000,000 7,005,000,000 6,881,000,000 6,739,000,000 6,614,000,000 
        other liabilities
      1,530,000,000 1,443,000,000 1,574,000,000 1,671,000,000 1,653,000,000 1,709,000,000 1,631,000,000 1,460,000,000 1,503,000,000 1,558,000,000 1,653,000,000 1,473,000,000 1,438,000,000 1,258,000,000 1,367,000,000 1,395,000,000 1,378,000,000 1,328,000,000 1,422,000,000 1,397,000,000 1,456,000,000 1,502,000,000 1,605,000,000 1,416,000,000 1,336,000,000 1,453,000,000 1,361,000,000 1,367,000,000 1,396,000,000 1,393,000,000 2,366,000,000 2,357,000,000 2,475,000,000 2,498,000,000 3,462,000,000 3,484,000,000 2,753,000,000 2,760,000,000 2,698,000,000 2,675,000,000 2,723,000,000 2,535,000,000 3,624,000,000 3,604,000,000 3,539,000,000 3,403,000,000 3,589,000,000 3,408,000,000 3,241,000,000 3,159,000,000                
        total noncurrent liabilities
      39,409,000,000 41,009,000,000 41,465,000,000 41,766,000,000 41,005,000,000 41,465,000,000 42,850,000,000 44,261,000,000 44,891,000,000 46,198,000,000 46,467,000,000 47,329,000,000 47,967,000,000 49,019,000,000 52,575,000,000 53,615,000,000 54,475,000,000 54,801,000,000 56,936,000,000 58,610,000,000 59,261,000,000 52,306,000,000 51,717,000,000 49,713,000,000 42,003,000,000 41,802,000,000 41,455,000,000 41,866,000,000 41,574,000,000 42,653,000,000 36,855,000,000 36,822,000,000 37,290,000,000 32,506,000,000 33,146,000,000 33,509,000,000 33,884,000,000 33,617,000,000 32,184,000,000 31,822,000,000 29,922,000,000 29,175,000,000 30,792,000,000 29,187,000,000 29,757,000,000 28,315,000,000 25,314,000,000 25,637,000,000 27,563,000,000 31,203,000,000                
        commitments and contingencies
                                                                       
        stockholders’ equity
                                                                       
        common stock, 0.01 par value...
      7,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 6,000,000                 
        additional paid-in capital
      7,402,000,000 7,387,000,000 7,377,000,000 7,370,000,000 7,348,000,000 7,424,000,000 7,407,000,000 7,389,000,000 7,371,000,000 7,374,000,000 7,353,000,000 7,321,000,000 7,290,000,000 7,291,000,000 7,277,000,000 7,259,000,000 7,243,000,000 7,234,000,000 7,221,000,000 7,200,000,000 6,980,000,000 6,894,000,000 5,430,000,000 5,377,000,000 3,861,000,000 3,945,000,000 4,208,000,000 4,386,000,000 4,371,000,000 4,964,000,000 4,946,000,000 4,923,000,000 5,279,000,000 5,714,000,000 5,918,000,000 6,245,000,000 6,726,000,000 7,223,000,000 7,761,000,000 8,351,000,000 10,044,000,000 11,591,000,000 12,852,000,000 14,319,000,000 15,049,000,000 15,135,000,000 15,943,000,000 15,879,000,000 14,040,000,000 10,594,000,000  4,481,000,000 4,465,000,000 4,459,000,000 4,455,000,000 4,445,000,000 4,434,000,000 4,424,000,000 4,412,000,000 4,399,000,000 4,361,000,000 4,361,000,000 4,013,000,000 4,004,000,000 3,785,000,000 
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
      -4,372,000,000 -4,389,000,000 -4,515,000,000 -4,530,000,000 -4,547,000,000 -4,565,000,000 -4,835,000,000 -4,858,000,000 -4,877,000,000 -4,894,000,000 -4,788,000,000 -4,550,000,000 -4,567,000,000 -4,585,000,000 -5,862,000,000 -5,890,000,000 -5,916,000,000 -5,942,000,000 -6,957,000,000 -6,997,000,000 -7,036,000,000 -7,103,000,000 -6,476,000,000 -6,463,000,000 -6,480,000,000 -6,331,000,000 -5,946,000,000 -5,927,000,000 -5,909,000,000 -5,274,000,000 -5,203,000,000 -5,187,000,000 -5,172,000,000 -5,154,000,000 -5,127,000,000 -5,112,000,000 -5,097,000,000 -5,083,000,000 -4,778,000,000 -4,763,000,000 -4,749,000,000 -4,732,000,000 -4,651,000,000 -4,620,000,000 -4,590,000,000 -4,559,000,000 -1,893,000,000 -1,846,000,000 -2,135,000,000   -2,980,000,000 -3,964,000,000   -2,755,000,000  -2,674,000,000 -2,635,000,000 -2,724,000,000    -2,988,000,000  
        retained deficit
      -7,114,000,000 -6,732,000,000 -6,831,000,000 -6,717,000,000 -7,316,000,000 -6,843,000,000 -7,433,000,000 -7,284,000,000 -8,001,000,000 -7,689,000,000 -7,708,000,000 -7,163,000,000 -8,501,000,000 -8,511,000,000 -9,314,000,000 -9,797,000,000 -10,273,000,000 -8,638,000,000 -7,707,000,000 -7,876,000,000 -7,895,000,000                                             
        total stockholders’ deficit
      -4,077,000,000 -3,727,000,000 -3,962,000,000 -3,870,000,000 -4,508,000,000 -3,977,000,000 -4,854,000,000 -4,746,000,000 -5,500,000,000 -5,202,000,000 -5,136,000,000 -4,385,000,000 -5,771,000,000  -7,893,000,000 -8,422,000,000 -8,940,000,000  -7,437,000,000 -7,667,000,000 -7,945,000,000  -5,528,000,000 -3,169,000,000 -2,636,000,000   -22,000,000 -636,000,000  -568,000,000 -869,000,000 -1,018,000,000                                 
        total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
      63,738,000,000 61,774,000,000 62,141,000,000 63,667,000,000 62,609,000,000 61,783,000,000 63,528,000,000 64,125,000,000 64,384,000,000 63,058,000,000 65,711,000,000 67,260,000,000 66,786,000,000 64,716,000,000 66,652,000,000 67,963,000,000 67,401,000,000 66,467,000,000 68,437,000,000 72,464,000,000 68,649,000,000 62,008,000,000 62,773,000,000 64,544,000,000 58,580,000,000 59,995,000,000 61,175,000,000 61,967,000,000 60,787,000,000 60,580,000,000 52,635,000,000 52,622,000,000 53,280,000,000 51,396,000,000 52,401,000,000 53,336,000,000 52,627,000,000 51,274,000,000 51,108,000,000 51,051,000,000 49,909,000,000 48,415,000,000 48,715,000,000 47,868,000,000 46,754,000,000 43,771,000,000      23,510,000,000 23,848,000,000   25,088,000,000          
        intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of 848 and 841, respectively
       2,066,000,000                                                                
        intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of 847 and 841, respectively
        2,038,000,000                                                               
        intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of 845 and 841, respectively
         2,040,000,000                                                              
        intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of 843 and 841, respectively
          2,042,000,000                                                             
        intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of 841 and 834, respectively
           2,044,000,000                                                            
        intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of 839 and 834, respectively
            2,046,000,000                                                           
        intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of 837 and 834, respectively
             2,047,000,000                                                          
        intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of 835 and 834, respectively
              2,049,000,000                                                         
        intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of 834 and 827, respectively
               2,051,000,000                                                        
        intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of 831 and 827, respectively
                2,053,000,000                                                       
        intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of 830 and 827, respectively
                 2,055,000,000                                                      
        intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of 828 and 827, respectively
                  2,057,000,000                                                     
        intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of 827 and 786, respectively
                   2,059,000,000                                                    
        stockholders' equity
                                                                       
        total stockholders' deficit
                   -5,799,000,000    -7,340,000,000    -6,867,000,000    -118,000,000    -169,000,000                                    
        intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of 816 and 786, respectively
                    2,069,000,000                                                   
        intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of 805 and 786, respectively
                     2,079,000,000                                                  
        intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of 795 and 786, respectively
                      1,970,000,000                                                 
        intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of 786 and 745, respectively
                       1,988,000,000                                                
        intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of 775 and 745, respectively
                        1,998,000,000                                               
        intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of 765 and 745, respectively
                         2,008,000,000                                              
        intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of 755 and 745, respectively
                          2,019,000,000                                             
        intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of 745 and 704, respectively
                           2,029,000,000                                            
        retained earnings
                           -6,664,000,000 -4,487,000,000 -2,088,000,000 -21,000,000 2,264,000,000 1,894,000,000 1,514,000,000 897,000,000 136,000,000    3,361,000,000 3,152,000,000 2,577,000,000 1,823,000,000 1,640,000,000 1,403,000,000 719,000,000                          
        intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of 734 and 704, respectively
                            2,039,000,000                                           
        intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of 724 and 704, respectively
                             2,049,000,000                                          
        intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of 714 and 704, respectively
                              2,059,000,000                                         
        intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of 704 and 663, respectively
                               2,084,000,000                                        
        intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of 694 and 663, respectively
                                2,095,000,000                                       
        total stockholders’ equity
                                160,000,000       3,926,000,000 3,948,000,000 3,715,000,000 3,457,000,000 3,785,000,000 4,391,000,000 4,312,000,000 4,710,000,000 5,635,000,000 3,762,000,000 3,636,000,000 2,764,000,000 2,021,000,000                    
        intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of 683 and 663, respectively
                                 2,105,000,000                                      
        intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of 673 and 663, respectively
                                  2,115,000,000                                     
        intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of 663 and 622, respectively
                                   2,137,000,000                                    
        intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of 653 and 622, respectively
                                    2,147,000,000                                   
        current maturities of long-term debt and capital leases
                                    2,493,000,000 2,213,000,000 2,793,000,000 2,554,000,000 2,467,000,000 2,334,000,000 1,714,000,000 1,855,000,000 1,798,000,000 1,715,000,000 2,610,000,000 2,231,000,000 1,712,000,000 1,642,000,000 1,284,000,000 1,708,000,000 1,439,000,000 1,523,000,000 1,441,000,000 1,446,000,000                
        long-term debt and capital leases, net of current maturities
                                    22,274,000,000 21,863,000,000 21,946,000,000 22,511,000,000 22,217,000,000 22,525,000,000 22,829,000,000 22,489,000,000 21,545,000,000 21,131,000,000 19,134,000,000 18,330,000,000 18,849,000,000 17,152,000,000 17,638,000,000 16,196,000,000 15,651,000,000 15,205,000,000 15,244,000,000 15,353,000,000                
        accumulated deficit
                                    -316,000,000 -610,000,000 -1,130,000,000        -591,000,000 -1,230,000,000 -4,445,000,000 -6,070,000,000 -7,702,000,000 -8,562,000,000 -9,086,000,000 -9,953,000,000 -10,816,000,000 -11,296,000,000  -9,462,000,000 -7,586,000,000 -6,329,000,000 -6,043,000,000 -5,607,000,000 -5,509,000,000 -5,652,000,000 -5,641,000,000 -5,136,000,000    -4,043,000,000 -3,461,000,000 
        intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of 643 and 622, respectively
                                     2,157,000,000                                  
        intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of 632 and 622, respectively
                                      2,193,000,000                                 
        intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of 622 and 578, respectively
                                       2,203,000,000                                
        intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of 612 and 578, respectively
                                        2,214,000,000                               
        intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of 602 and 578, respectively
                                         2,224,000,000                              
        intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of 590 and 578, respectively
                                          2,236,000,000                             
        deferred gains and credits
                                          494,000,000 526,000,000 554,000,000 590,000,000 625,000,000 667,000,000 709,000,000 746,000,000 788,000,000 829,000,000 871,000,000 905,000,000 990,000,000 935,000,000                
        intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of 578 and 502, respectively
                                           2,173,000,000                            
        intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of 562 and 502, respectively
                                            2,189,000,000                           
        intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of 538 and 502, respectively
                                             2,213,000,000                          
        intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of 514 and 502, respectively
                                              2,236,000,000                         
        intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of 502 and 447, respectively
                                               2,249,000,000                        
        bankruptcy settlement obligations
                                               193,000,000 177,000,000 208,000,000 275,000,000                     
        intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of 491 and 447, respectively
                                                2,261,000,000                       
        frequent flyer liability
                                                2,649,000,000 2,745,000,000 2,776,000,000 2,807,000,000 2,871,000,000 2,879,000,000 2,951,000,000 3,005,000,000                
        intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of 478 and 447, respectively
                                                 2,274,000,000                      
        intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of 465 and 447, respectively
                                                  2,281,000,000                     
        intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of 447 and 373, respectively
                                                   2,240,000,000                    
        mandatorily convertible preferred stock and other bankruptcy settlement obligations
                                                   325,000,000 239,000,000 415,000,000 2,322,000,000 5,928,000,000                
        intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of 435 and 373, respectively
                                                    2,305,000,000                   
        liabilities and stockholders' equity
                                                                       
        total stockholders' equity
                                                    4,971,000,000 4,086,000,000 1,095,000,000 -2,731,000,000                
        total liabilities and stockholders' equity
                                                    44,173,000,000 44,811,000,000 43,737,000,000 42,278,000,000          25,438,000,000     25,175,000,000 
        intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of 419 and 373, respectively
                                                     2,330,000,000                  
        treasury stock
                                                     -1,000,000      -367,000,000 -367,000,000  -367,000,000 -367,000,000 -367,000,000     -367,000,000  
        intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of 399 and 373, respectively
                                                      2,319,000,000                 
        intangibles, net of accumulated amortization
                                                       2,311,000,000                
        liabilities subject to compromise
                                                         6,606,000,000 4,843,000,000             
        common stock - 2013: 0.01 par value...
                                                       3,000,000                
        treasury shares at cost: 2013 - 0 and 2012 - 5,940,399
                                                                       
        accumulated other comprehensive income
                                                       -2,032,000,000    -2,613,000,000 -2,333,000,000  -2,540,000,000        -3,177,000,000 
        gross asset
                                                        58,000,000               
        gross liability
                                                                       
        net recognized asset (liability) in balance sheet
                                                        58,000,000               
        gross asset (liability) offset in balance sheet:
                                                                       
        financial instruments
                                                                       
        cash collateral received
                                                                       
        net amount
                                                        58,000,000               
        receivables, less allowance for uncollectible accounts
                                                         1,124,000,000 902,000,000   738,000,000    768,000,000     811,000,000 
        inventories, less allowance for obsolescence
                                                         580,000,000 617,000,000   594,000,000    557,000,000     525,000,000 
        fuel derivative contracts
                                                         65,000,000 97,000,000 364,000,000 693,000,000 269,000,000 132,000,000 55,000,000 149,000,000 135,000,000   86,000,000 159,000,000 188,000,000 
        other current assets
                                                         561,000,000 402,000,000 414,000,000 361,000,000 291,000,000 237,000,000 265,000,000 285,000,000 309,000,000 333,000,000 333,000,000 412,000,000 255,000,000 270,000,000 
        equipment and property
                                                                       
        flight equipment, at cost
                                                         17,934,000,000 18,136,000,000   20,345,000,000    19,647,000,000     19,601,000,000 
        less accumulated depreciation
                                                         7,624,000,000 7,095,000,000   8,081,000,000    7,382,000,000     7,147,000,000 
        purchase deposits for flight equipment
                                                         710,000,000 746,000,000 660,000,000 505,000,000 375,000,000 452,000,000 481,000,000 562,000,000 639,000,000 734,000,000 734,000,000 709,000,000 650,000,000 671,000,000 
        other equipment and property, at cost
                                                         5,101,000,000 5,131,000,000   5,173,000,000    5,158,000,000     5,132,000,000 
        equipment and property under capital leases
                                                                       
        other equipment and property
                                                         201,000,000 200,000,000 2,130,000,000 2,142,000,000 219,000,000 2,222,000,000 2,236,000,000 2,252,000,000 215,000,000 2,313,000,000 2,313,000,000 2,335,000,000 2,361,000,000 215,000,000 
        less accumulated amortization
                                                         205,000,000 448,000,000   580,000,000    571,000,000     536,000,000 
        international slots and route authorities
                                                         708,000,000 708,000,000 708,000,000 708,000,000 708,000,000 735,000,000 735,000,000 735,000,000 736,000,000      
        domestic slots and airport operating and gate lease rights, less accumulated amortization
                                                         161,000,000 186,000,000 211,000,000 217,000,000 224,000,000 232,000,000 239,000,000 246,000,000 252,000,000      
        accrued liabilities
                                                         1,451,000,000 1,358,000,000 2,011,000,000 2,334,000,000 1,587,000,000 2,042,000,000 2,003,000,000 2,010,000,000 1,551,000,000 1,959,000,000 1,959,000,000 1,918,000,000 1,976,000,000 1,523,000,000 
        current maturities of long-term debt
                                                         1,388,000,000 1,518,000,000 1,741,000,000 1,862,000,000 1,776,000,000 1,669,000,000 1,727,000,000 1,055,000,000 1,024,000,000 1,041,000,000 1,041,000,000 1,124,000,000 1,371,000,000 1,849,000,000 
        current obligations under capital leases
                                                         31,000,000  89,000,000 100,000,000 107,000,000 107,000,000 102,000,000 85,000,000 90,000,000 91,000,000 91,000,000 104,000,000 98,000,000 107,000,000 
        long-term debt, less current maturities
                                                         6,735,000,000 6,702,000,000 9,428,000,000 9,568,000,000 8,756,000,000 9,010,000,000 9,142,000,000 9,861,000,000 9,984,000,000 9,872,000,000 9,872,000,000 8,292,000,000 8,314,000,000 8,419,000,000 
        obligations under capital leases, less current obligations
                                                         381,000,000  624,000,000 588,000,000 497,000,000 503,000,000 526,000,000 559,000,000 599,000,000 589,000,000 589,000,000 572,000,000 528,000,000 582,000,000 
        other liabilities and credits
                                                                       
        deferred gains
                                                         223,000,000 110,000,000   270,000,000    272,000,000     297,000,000 
        other liabilities and deferred credits
                                                         1,468,000,000 1,470,000,000   2,853,000,000    2,947,000,000     2,824,000,000 
        preferred stock - 20,000,000 shares authorized; none issued
                                                                       
        common stock - 1 par value; 750,000,000 shares authorized; shares issued: 2012 – 341,232,637; 2011 - 341,207,797
                                                         341,000,000              
        treasury shares at cost: 2012 and 2011 - 5,940,399
                                                         -367,000,000              
        common stock - 1 par value; 750,000,000 shares authorized; shares issued: 2011 – 341,207,797; 2010 - 339,389,724
                                                          341,000,000             
        treasury shares at cost: 2011 and 2010 - 5,940,399
                                                          -367,000,000             
        receivables
                                                           945,000,000 922,000,000  889,000,000 910,000,000 842,000,000  814,000,000 814,000,000 780,000,000 785,000,000  
        inventories
                                                           641,000,000 595,000,000  575,000,000 569,000,000 552,000,000    535,000,000 494,000,000  
        equipment and property - sum
                                                           14,752,000,000 14,757,000,000  15,041,000,000 14,996,000,000 15,107,000,000  15,307,000,000   15,367,000,000  
        equipment and property under capital leases - sum
                                                           403,000,000 359,000,000 824,000,000 255,000,000 271,000,000 286,000,000 866,000,000 289,000,000   207,000,000 776,000,000 
        other liabilities, deferred gains and deferred credits
                                                           2,509,000,000 3,127,000,000  3,139,000,000 3,190,000,000 3,225,000,000  3,246,000,000 3,246,000,000 3,123,000,000 3,138,000,000  
        preferred stock
                                                                       
        common stock
                                                           341,000,000 339,000,000  339,000,000 339,000,000 339,000,000  335,000,000 335,000,000 286,000,000 285,000,000  
        fuel derivative collateral deposits
                                                                 14,000,000 78,000,000 78,000,000 59,000,000 343,000,000 575,000,000 
        other assets - sum
                                                             3,168,000,000    3,320,000,000     3,505,000,000 
        fuel derivative liability
                                                              6,000,000 43,000,000 45,000,000 80,000,000 156,000,000 156,000,000 134,000,000 613,000,000 716,000,000 
        other liabilities and credits - sum
                                                             11,000,000,000    10,616,000,000     9,735,000,000 
        preferred stock — 20,000,000 shares authorized; none issued
                                                                       
        common stock — 1 par value; 750,000,000 shares authorized; shares issued: 2010 — 339,389,724; 2009 — 338,564,327
                                                             339,000,000          
        treasury shares at cost: 2010 and 2009 — 5,940,399
                                                             -367,000,000          
        liabilities and stockholder’s equity
                                                                       
        stockholder’s equity preferred stock
                                                                       
        common stock - 1 par value; 750,000,000 shares authorized; shares issued: 2009 – 338,564,327; 2008 - 284,888,845
                                                                 339,000,000      
        treasury shares at cost: 2009 and 2008 - 5,940,399
                                                                 -367,000,000      
        inventories, net fuel derivative contracts
                                                                  546,000,000 546,000,000    
        route acquisition costs and airport operating and gate lease rights
                                                                  1,091,000,000 1,091,000,000 1,098,000,000 1,102,000,000  
        route acquisition costs, slots and airport operating and gate lease rights, less accumulated amortization
                                                                      1,109,000,000 
        common stock - 1 par value; 750,000,000 shares authorized; shares issued: 2008 - 284,888,845; 2007 - 255,338,431
                                                                      285,000,000 
        treasury shares at cost: 2008 and 2007 - 5,940,399
                                                                      -367,000,000 
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2026-03-31 2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 2020-03-31 2019-12-31 2019-09-30 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-12-31 2018-09-30 2018-06-30 2018-03-31 2017-12-31 2017-09-30 2017-06-30 2017-03-31 2016-12-31 2016-09-30 2016-06-30 2016-03-31 2015-12-31 2015-09-30 2015-06-30 2015-03-31 2014-12-31 2014-09-30 2014-06-30 2014-03-31 2013-12-31 2013-09-30 2013-06-30 2013-03-31 2012-12-31 2012-09-30 2012-06-30 2012-03-31 2011-12-31 2011-09-30 2011-06-30 2011-03-31 2010-12-31 2010-09-30 2010-06-30 2010-03-31 2009-12-31 2009-09-30 2009-06-30 2009-03-31 
                                                                             
          net cash from operating activities
        4,223,000,000 -274,000,000 -46,000,000 963,000,000 2,456,000,000 398,000,000 277,000,000 1,128,000,000 2,180,000,000 -1,351,000,000 58,000,000 1,763,000,000 3,333,000,000 -158,000,000 -593,000,000 1,739,000,000 1,185,000,000 -1,200,000,000 -1,740,000,000 3,470,000,000 174,000,000 -2,863,000,000 -2,604,000,000 -908,000,000 -168,000,000 600,000,000 828,000,000 736,000,000 1,651,000,000 729,000,000 -79,000,000 1,084,000,000 1,799,000,000 437,000,000 369,000,000 1,688,000,000 2,250,000,000 627,000,000 1,064,000,000 2,213,000,000 2,620,000,000 228,000,000 1,180,000,000 2,347,000,000 2,494,000,000 804,000,000 -361,000,000 1,381,000,000 1,256,000,000 -1,128,000,000 -37,000,000 1,157,000,000 683,000,000 -288,000,000 -155,000,000 655,000,000 1,067,000,000 334,000,000 -307,000,000 -55,000,000 708,000,000 151,000,000 -83,000,000 717,000,000 456,000,000 4,000,000 -12,000,000 479,000,000 459,000,000 
          cash flows from investing activities:
                                                                             
          capital expenditures
        -811,000,000 -1,630,000,000 -826,000,000 -499,000,000 -824,000,000 -740,000,000 -468,000,000 -651,000,000 -824,000,000 -843,000,000 -509,000,000 -739,000,000 -505,000,000 -686,000,000 -455,000,000 -598,000,000 -807,000,000 -183,000,000 -143,000,000 99,000,000 19,000,000 -148,000,000 -577,000,000 -388,000,000 -845,000,000 -1,139,000,000 -806,000,000 -1,018,000,000 -1,305,000,000 -1,009,000,000 -1,005,000,000 -952,000,000 -779,000,000 -1,408,000,000 -1,369,000,000 -1,480,000,000 -1,714,000,000 -1,460,000,000 -1,208,000,000 -1,506,000,000 -1,557,000,000 -1,530,000,000 -1,482,000,000 -1,730,000,000 -1,409,000,000 -1,305,000,000 -1,328,000,000 -1,631,000,000 -1,047,000,000 -389,000,000 -359,000,000 -683,000,000 -412,000,000 -317,000,000 -501,000,000 -433,000,000 -169,000,000 
          free cash flows
        3,412,000,000 -1,904,000,000 -872,000,000 464,000,000 1,632,000,000 -342,000,000 -191,000,000 477,000,000 1,356,000,000 -2,194,000,000 -451,000,000 1,024,000,000 2,828,000,000 -844,000,000 -1,048,000,000 1,141,000,000 378,000,000 -1,383,000,000 -1,883,000,000 3,569,000,000 193,000,000 -3,011,000,000 -3,181,000,000 -1,296,000,000 -1,013,000,000 -539,000,000 22,000,000 -282,000,000 346,000,000 -280,000,000 -1,084,000,000 132,000,000 1,020,000,000 -971,000,000 -1,000,000,000 208,000,000 536,000,000 -833,000,000 -144,000,000 707,000,000 1,063,000,000 -1,302,000,000 -302,000,000 617,000,000 1,085,000,000 -501,000,000 -1,689,000,000 -250,000,000 209,000,000 -1,128,000,000 -37,000,000 1,157,000,000 683,000,000 -288,000,000 -155,000,000 655,000,000 1,067,000,000 334,000,000 -307,000,000 -444,000,000 349,000,000 151,000,000 -766,000,000 305,000,000 139,000,000 4,000,000 -513,000,000 46,000,000 290,000,000 
          purchases of short-term investments
        -2,773,000,000 -104,000,000 -121,000,000 -2,874,000,000 -1,806,000,000 -666,000,000 -1,814,000,000 -1,427,000,000 -3,287,000,000 1,000,000,000 -736,000,000 -2,456,000,000 -5,131,000,000 856,000,000 -2,030,000,000 -3,048,000,000 -7,035,000,000 -4,295,000,000 -1,319,000,000 -5,283,000,000 -8,557,000,000 1,213,000,000 850,000,000 -7,116,000,000 -820,000,000 -306,000,000 -677,000,000 -1,631,000,000 -570,000,000 -822,000,000 -1,406,000,000 68,000,000 -1,252,000,000 -540,000,000 -264,000,000 -1,907,000,000 -1,922,000,000 -1,163,000,000 -1,473,000,000 -1,890,000,000 -1,715,000,000 -409,000,000 -2,624,000,000 -1,619,000,000 -3,474,000,000                         
          sales of short-term investments
        1,263,000,000 1,245,000,000 1,825,000,000 1,770,000,000 1,349,000,000 2,112,000,000 2,020,000,000 1,296,000,000 2,585,000,000 2,004,000,000 2,201,000,000 1,990,000,000 2,666,000,000 1,560,000,000 3,277,000,000 3,046,000,000 7,089,000,000 6,383,000,000 4,703,000,000 1,422,000,000 1,415,000,000 200,000,000 472,000,000 894,000,000 1,237,000,000 1,620,000,000 913,000,000 560,000,000 1,051,000,000 889,000,000 1,237,000,000 550,000,000 1,029,000,000 1,201,000,000 1,341,000,000 1,713,000,000 1,660,000,000 1,505,000,000 1,777,000,000 1,660,000,000 1,150,000,000 2,350,000,000 2,731,000,000 1,776,000,000 1,660,000,000                         
          decrease in restricted short-term investments
        15,000,000 23,000,000 53,000,000 -158,000,000 85,000,000 18,000,000 91,000,000 56,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000   29,000,000                 29,000,000 19,000,000 24,000,000                                     
          other investing activities
        -22,000,000 -25,000,000 287,000,000 -8,000,000 86,000,000 -16,000,000 -3,000,000 -2,000,000 -25,000,000 86,000,000 69,000,000 145,000,000     106,000,000 -25,000,000 -29,000,000 -42,000,000 -41,000,000 -51,000,000 -12,000,000 -49,000,000 -18,000,000 -33,000,000 -21,000,000 -14,000,000 -2,000,000                                      
          net cash from investing activities
        -2,328,000,000 -390,000,000 974,000,000 -1,274,000,000 -1,204,000,000 866,000,000 58,000,000 -376,000,000 -1,516,000,000 2,159,000,000 1,084,000,000 -949,000,000 -2,796,000,000 1,552,000,000 784,000,000 -929,000,000 -771,000,000 1,738,000,000 3,315,000,000 -3,884,000,000 -7,152,000,000 1,696,000,000 923,000,000 -6,799,000,000 -162,000,000 639,000,000 -469,000,000 -1,933,000,000 -480,000,000 -390,000,000 -548,000,000 -79,000,000 -956,000,000 -557,000,000 184,000,000 -1,404,000,000 -1,849,000,000 -1,056,000,000 -871,000,000 -1,657,000,000 -2,114,000,000 438,000,000 -1,337,000,000 -1,493,000,000 -3,202,000,000 -786,000,000 222,000,000 -1,404,000,000 -943,000,000 1,278,000,000 -1,107,000,000 -2,897,000,000 -1,088,000,000 -367,000,000 396,000,000 -615,000,000 -985,000,000 -362,000,000 368,000,000 257,000,000 -1,555,000,000   -946,000,000 -428,000,000   -367,000,000 115,000,000 
          cash flows from financing activities:
                                                                             
          payments on long-term debt and finance leases
        -2,324,000,000 -1,417,000,000 -1,722,000,000 -1,003,000,000 -1,362,000,000 -1,769,000,000 -862,000,000 -963,000,000 -873,000,000 -3,094,000,000 -1,378,000,000 -920,000,000 -2,326,000,000 -1,714,000,000 -379,000,000 -998,000,000 -661,000,000 -704,000,000 -1,599,000,000 -986,000,000 -4,054,000,000 -517,000,000 -541,000,000 -1,551,000,000 -926,000,000 -1,355,000,000 -1,054,000,000 -932,000,000 -849,000,000                                         
          proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
        997,000,000 1,604,000,000 510,000,000 1,334,000,000 325,000,000 418,000,000 725,000,000 279,000,000 248,000,000 2,498,000,000 181,000,000 319,000,000 1,824,000,000 370,000,000 125,000,000 207,000,000 367,000,000 94,000,000 1,235,000,000 10,861,000,000 216,000,000 2,100,000,000 7,766,000,000 1,698,000,000 410,000,000 961,000,000 2,189,000,000 400,000,000 205,000,000 1,257,000,000 656,000,000 236,000,000 898,000,000 535,000,000 726,000,000 899,000,000 2,309,000,000 870,000,000 3,022,000,000 1,500,000,000 546,000,000 2,467,000,000 230,000,000 1,766,000,000 895,000,000 1,873,000,000 310,000,000 224,000,000                     
          net payments on fuel financing
        -554,000,000                                                                     
          other financing activities
        -68,000,000 -245,000,000 291,000,000 -20,000,000 -186,000,000 56,000,000 -5,000,000 -31,000,000 -17,000,000 -218,000,000 -37,000,000 -18,000,000 -37,000,000 67,000,000 4,000,000 8,000,000 -2,000,000 87,000,000 56,000,000 65,000,000    -1,000,000 -1,000,000   -16,000,000 2,000,000 9,000,000 2,000,000 6,000,000 12,000,000 5,000,000 4,000,000 8,000,000 -57,000,000 62,000,000 15,000,000 19,000,000 16,000,000 18,000,000 -9,000,000 9,000,000                       
          net cash from financing activities
        -1,949,000,000 782,000,000 -921,000,000 311,000,000 -1,223,000,000 -1,295,000,000 -142,000,000 -715,000,000 -642,000,000 -814,000,000 -1,234,000,000 -619,000,000 -539,000,000 -1,284,000,000 -252,000,000 -785,000,000 -310,000,000 -561,000,000 -1,609,000,000 445,000,000 7,013,000,000 1,269,000,000 1,511,000,000 7,688,000,000 526,000,000 -1,272,000,000 -366,000,000 1,179,000,000 -1,109,000,000 -367,000,000 636,000,000 -1,100,000,000 -841,000,000 75,000,000 -599,000,000 -272,000,000 -349,000,000 370,000,000 -258,000,000 -605,000,000 -401,000,000 -1,292,000,000 221,000,000 -950,000,000 762,000,000 -202,000,000 107,000,000 -26,000,000 -194,000,000 273,000,000 1,257,000,000 1,738,000,000 531,000,000 627,000,000 -104,000,000 -44,000,000 10,000,000 7,000,000 -75,000,000 -170,000,000 965,000,000   237,000,000 8,000,000     
          net increase in cash and restricted cash
        -54,000,000 118,000,000 7,000,000 29,000,000 -31,000,000 193,000,000 37,000,000 22,000,000 -6,000,000 -92,000,000 195,000,000 -2,000,000 110,000,000 -61,000,000 25,000,000 104,000,000 -23,000,000 -34,000,000 31,000,000 35,000,000 102,000,000 -170,000,000 -19,000,000 196,000,000 -33,000,000 -7,000,000 -18,000,000 62,000,000  9,000,000 -95,000,000 2,000,000                                     
          cash and restricted cash at beginning of period
        1,056,000,000  902,000,000  681,000,000  586,000,000  408,000,000  399,000,000  290,000,000  286,000,000  398,000,000                                     
          cash and restricted cash at end of period
        1,002,000,000  7,000,000 931,000,000  193,000,000 37,000,000 703,000,000  -92,000,000 195,000,000 584,000,000  -61,000,000 25,000,000 512,000,000  -34,000,000 31,000,000 434,000,000  -170,000,000 -19,000,000 486,000,000  -7,000,000 -18,000,000 348,000,000  9,000,000 -95,000,000 400,000,000                                     
          non-cash transactions:
                                                                             
          right-of-use (rou) assets acquired through operating leases
        124,000,000  297,000,000 337,000,000 350,000,000  145,000,000 310,000,000 320,000,000  131,000,000 529,000,000 88,000,000  380,000,000 147,000,000 313,000,000  208,000,000 347,000,000 359,000,000  47,000,000 93,000,000 328,000,000                                             
          property and equipment acquired through finance leases and other
        154,000,000  46,000,000 18,000,000 73,000,000    120,000,000                                                             
          finance leases converted to operating leases
        39,000,000  2,000,000 45,000,000  3,000,000 30,000,000  6,000,000 7,000,000 14,000,000                                                         
          supplemental information:
                                                                             
          interest paid
        454,000,000  492,000,000 308,000,000 524,000,000  533,000,000 422,000,000 557,000,000  684,000,000 381,000,000 646,000,000  608,000,000 304,000,000 566,000,000  619,000,000 208,000,000 479,000,000  214,000,000 262,000,000 239,000,000  258,000,000 292,000,000 267,000,000  259,000,000 284,000,000 258,000,000  262,000,000 261,000,000 255,000,000                                 
          cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                             
          net income
                                                                             
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                             
          depreciation and amortization
                                                                             
          debt extinguishment costs
                                                                             
          special items, net non-cash
                                                                             
          pension and postretirement
                                                                             
          deferred income tax provision
                                                                             
          share-based compensation, non-cash
                                                                             
          other
                                                                    -1,000,000         
          changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                                                                             
          decrease in accounts receivable
                                                                             
          increase in other assets
                                                                             
          increase in accounts payable
                                                                             
          increase in air traffic liability
                                                                             
          increase in loyalty program liability
                                                                             
          contributions to pension plans
                                                                             
          increase in other liabilities
                                                                             
          proceeds from sale-leaseback transactions and sale of property and equipment
         101,000,000 43,000,000   56,000,000 245,000,000                                                               
          net proceeds from fuel financing
                                                                             
          cash and restricted cash at beginning of year
                                                                             
          cash and restricted cash at end of year
                                                                             
          operating leases converted to finance leases
          21,000,000    79,000,000 51,000,000                                                             
          income taxes paid
          3,000,000 6,000,000 4,000,000  1,000,000 5,000,000  1,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000     1,000,000    2,000,000  1,000,000 1,000,000 3,000,000  3,000,000 10,000,000 3,000,000  6,000,000 5,000,000 4,000,000  3,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000  12,000,000 7,000,000 3,000,000                         
          purchase of equity investments
                     -116,000,000                                                        
          property and equipment acquired through debt, finance leases and other
              35,000,000                                                               
          share-based compensation
                                                                             
          increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
                                                                             
          proceeds from sale of property and equipment and sale-leaseback transactions
                                  134,000,000 178,000,000 359,000,000 347,000,000 602,000,000   116,000,000 518,000,000                                   
          proceeds from issuance of equity
                         144,000,000 316,000,000 1,443,000,000                                               
          property and equipment acquired through debt
                                                                            
          property and equipment acquired through finance leases
                  17,000,000 11,000,000 6,000,000  62,000,000 1,000,000 58,000,000  66,000,000 39,000,000 22,000,000                                                 
          equity investments
                                                                             
          proceeds from sale-leaseback transactions
                     40,000,000    13,000,000 5,000,000 64,000,000 99,000,000 232,000,000 57,000,000 96,000,000 280,000,000                                             
          proceeds from sale of property and equipment
                     24,000,000 18,000,000 11,000,000 8,000,000 12,000,000 20,000,000 53,000,000 108,000,000 100,000,000 103,000,000 113,000,000 35,000,000             65,000,000 28,000,000 26,000,000 4,000,000 12,000,000 1,000,000 18,000,000 4,000,000 9,000,000 15,000,000 6,000,000 3,000,000                     
          decrease (increase) in restricted short-term investments
                        36,000,000         -1,000,000   -1,000,000                                         
          purchase of equity investment
                                                                            
          net gains from sale of property and equipment and sale-leaseback transactions
                                                                             
          decrease (increase) in accounts receivable
                                                                             
          airport construction projects, net of reimbursements
                     -86,000,000 -118,000,000 -94,000,000 -62,000,000                                                     
          deferred financing costs
                     -2,000,000    -33,000,000 -10,000,000 -4,000,000 -162,000,000 39,000,000 -48,000,000 -53,000,000 -31,000,000 -11,000,000 -28,000,000 -16,000,000 -6,000,000 -11,000,000 -20,000,000 -27,000,000 -1,000,000 -19,000,000 -27,000,000 -8,000,000 -31,000,000 -38,000,000 48,000,000 -67,000,000 -20,000,000 -18,000,000 -29,000,000 -15,000,000 -25,000,000 -77,000,000 -22,000,000 -7,000,000                     
          shares withheld for taxes pursuant to employee stock plans and treasury stock repurchases
                                                                             
          dividend payments
                             -43,000,000 -43,000,000 -45,000,000 -44,000,000 -46,000,000 -46,000,000 -46,000,000 -46,000,000 -48,000,000 -48,000,000 -48,000,000 -51,000,000 -51,000,000 -52,000,000 -53,000,000 -58,000,000 -61,000,000                             
          shares withheld for taxes pursuant to employee stock plans
                      -2,000,000 -14,000,000                                                     
          operating lease conversion to finance lease
                                                                             
          finance lease conversion to operating lease
                                                                             
          increase in restricted short-term investments
                         -71,000,000 74,000,000 -210,000,000 -194,000,000  69,000,000                                               
          proceeds on sale of equity investment
                                                                             
          proceeds from vendor
                                                                             
          treasury stock repurchases and shares withheld for taxes pursuant to employee stock plans
                         -5,000,000 -13,000,000                                                 
          settlement of bankruptcy obligations
                              56,000,000             3,000,000  25,000,000 35,000,000  107,000,000                       
          deferred financing costs paid through issuance of debt
                              17,000,000                                             
          proceeds from sale of investments
                                                                             
          treasury stock repurchases
                              -2,000,000 -171,000,000 -272,000,000 -200,000,000 -17,000,000 -608,000,000 -376,000,000 -461,000,000 -243,000,000 -359,000,000 -529,000,000 -484,000,000 -569,000,000 -695,000,000 -1,711,000,000 -1,525,000,000 -1,435,000,000 -1,480,000,000 -750,000,000 -181,000,000 -907,000,000 -127,000,000                       
          payroll support program warrants
                              8,000,000                                               
          treasury loan warrants
                                                                             
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities
                                                                             
          right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities:
                                                                             
          operating leases
                                  146,000,000 376,000,000 332,000,000                                         
          finance leases
                                  42,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000                                         
          debt discount and lease amortization
                                                                             
          special items, non-cash
                                                                             
          net decrease in cash and restricted cash
                                                                             
          payments on long-term debt and capital leases
                                      -557,000,000 -1,316,000,000 -569,000,000 -519,000,000 -712,000,000 -415,000,000 -686,000,000 -1,293,000,000 -371,000,000 -1,853,000,000 -310,000,000 -332,000,000 -714,000,000 -361,000,000 -746,000,000 -352,000,000 -1,635,000,000 -644,000,000 -501,000,000                     
          proceeds from sale of property and equipment and other investments
                                        22,000,000    32,000,000                                 
          decrease in restricted cash and short-term investments
                                         74,000,000 161,000,000 -11,000,000 95,000,000 -3,000,000 5,000,000 51,000,000 4,000,000 15,000,000 37,000,000 10,000,000 17,000,000                         
          proceeds from sale of an investment
                                                                           
          net decrease in cash
                                                                             
          cash at beginning of year
                                                                             
          cash at end of year
                                                                             
          net increase (decrease) in cash
                                                                             
          cash at beginning of period
                                          322,000,000  390,000,000  994,000,000  1,140,000,000  480,000,000  283,000,000  168,000,000  153,000,000  191,000,000 
          cash at end of period
                                          -46,000,000 12,000,000 374,000,000  -65,000,000 -49,000,000 495,000,000  64,000,000 -96,000,000 1,048,000,000  -32,000,000 -49,000,000 1,259,000,000  113,000,000 -2,000,000 606,000,000  137,000,000 -4,000,000 375,000,000  -14,000,000 32,000,000 286,000,000  5,000,000 8,000,000 189,000,000  -20,000,000 4,000,000 187,000,000 
          non-cash investing and financing activities:
                                                                             
          net increase in cash
                                           12,000,000 52,000,000  -65,000,000 -49,000,000 105,000,000 -626,000,000 64,000,000 -96,000,000 54,000,000 -184,000,000 -32,000,000 -49,000,000 119,000,000 423,000,000 113,000,000 -2,000,000 126,000,000 -28,000,000 137,000,000 -4,000,000 92,000,000 -21,000,000 -14,000,000 32,000,000 118,000,000 -34,000,000 5,000,000 8,000,000 36,000,000 -18,000,000   -4,000,000 
          net proceeds from slot transaction
                                                     307,000,000                     
          sale-leaseback transactions
                                                    280,000,000 120,000,000 246,000,000 165,000,000 204,000,000 364,000,000 368,000,000 764,000,000                 
          exercise of stock options
                                                     1,000,000 9,000,000                1,000,000     
          capital lease obligations
                                                  5,000,000  118,000,000                       
          interest paid, net of amounts capitalized
                                              235,000,000 251,000,000 228,000,000  215,000,000 214,000,000 219,000,000  273,000,000 163,000,000 204,000,000                     
          deferred income taxes
                                                                             
          reorganization items, non-cash
                                                                             
          interest expense, non-cash
                                                                             
          increase in other current assets
                                                                             
          decrease in derivative collateral
                                                                             
          increase in other assets and liabilities
                                                                             
          acquisition of us airways group
                                                                             
          dividend payment
                                                  -66,000,000 -70,000,000 -70,000,000 -72,000,000                        
          share based compensation
                                                                             
          increase in accounts receivable
                                                                             
          decrease (increase) in derivative collateral
                                                                             
          increase in frequent flyer liability
                                                                             
          decrease in other assets and liabilities
                                                                             
          decrease (increase) in restricted cash and short-term investments
                                                     101,000,000 7,000,000 65,000,000 88,000,000                     
          decrease (increase) in short-term investments
                                                                             
          premium paid for debt extinguishment
                                                                             
          income tax paid
                                                      3,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000                     
          increase in short-term investments
                                                       156,000,000 -294,000,000                     
          payments of employee withholding taxes on net share issuances
                                                        -84,000,000                     
          settlement of bankruptcy settlement obligation
                                                        3,557,000,000                     
          cash flow from operating activities:
                                                                             
          decrease (increase) in other current assets
                                                                             
          balance at january 1, 2011
                                                                             
          changes in pension, retiree medical and other liability
                                                                             
          net changes in fair value of derivative financial instruments
                                                                             
          total comprehensive loss
                                                                             
          share-based compensation expense
                                                                             
          issuance of 679,050 shares to employees pursuant to stock option and deferred stock incentive plans
                                                                             
          balance at december 31, 2011
                                                                             
          change in unrealized gain on investments
                                                                             
          non-cash tax provision
                                                                             
          balance at december 31, 2012
                                                                             
          issuance of 3,136,770 shares to employees pursuant to stock option and deferred stock incentive plans
                                                                             
          issuance of 18,676,683 shares in exchange for redemption of amr corporation debt
                                                                             
          cancellation of pre-reorganization common stock
                                                                             
          issuance of 53,675,878 shares of post-reorganization common stock
                                                                             
          issuance of 197,363,088 shares in exchange for us airways group common stock
                                                                             
          equity component of us airways group convertible debt assumed in merger
                                                                             
          issuance of 9,993,882 shares for optional conversion of preferred shares
                                                                             
          share based compensation expense
                                                                             
          issuance of 35,609 shares to employees pursuant to stock option and deferred stock incentive plans
                                                                             
          balance at december 31, 2013
                                                                             
          cash flow from investing activities:
                                                                             
          capital expenditures, including aircraft lease deposits
                                                          -596,000,000 -919,000,000 -885,000,000 -735,000,000 -420,000,000 -495,000,000 -238,000,000             
          net decrease (increase) in short-term investments
                                                          -440,000,000 -1,968,000,000 -226,000,000                 
          net decrease (increase) in restricted cash and short-term investments
                                                          -72,000,000 -10,000,000 -3,000,000                 
          proceeds from sale of equipment, property, and investments/subsidiaries
                                                          1,000,000 26,000,000                 
          cash flow from financing activities:
                                                                             
          payments on long-term debt and capital lease obligations
                                                          -1,501,000,000 -157,000,000 -394,000,000 -297,000,000 -389,000,000 -288,000,000 -314,000,000 -1,018,000,000 -343,000,000 -861,000,000 -323,000,000 -281,000,000 -406,000,000 -176,000,000 -291,000,000 -568,000,000 -691,000,000 -404,000,000 -753,000,000 
          proceeds from:
                                                                             
          issuance of debt
                                                          2,398,000,000 1,523,000,000 161,000,000      67,000,000 553,000,000 1,164,000,000         
          net earnings
                                                                             
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided (used) by operating activities:
                                                                             
          depreciation
                                                                             
          amortization
                                                                             
          equity based stock compensation
                                                                             
          special charges, non-cash
                                                                             
          oci tax benefits
                                                                             
          change in assets and liabilities:
                                                                             
          decrease (increase) in receivables
                                                                             
          decrease (increase) in inventories
                                                                             
          decrease (increase) in derivative collateral and unwound derivative contracts
                                                                             
          increase in other liabilities and deferred credits
                                                                             
          proceeds from sale of equipment, property and investments/subsidiaries
                                                                             
          reimbursement from construction reserve account
                                                                        1,000,000  1,000,000 
          issuance of long-term debt
                                                                             
          net increase in short-term investments
                                                               -164,000,000 -726,000,000             
          net increase in restricted cash and short-term investments
                                                              -75,000,000 -1,000,000 -33,000,000             
          proceeds from sale of equipment and property
                                                              1,000,000 45,000,000 12,000,000  5,000,000 -7,000,000 -6,000,000  15,000,000    8,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 
          sale leaseback transactions
                                                              285,000,000 244,000,000 324,000,000 240,000,000 201,000,000 137,000,000 125,000,000 507,000,000    259,000,000    
          special charges
                                                                             
          reorganization items
                                                                             
          capital expenditures, including purchase deposits on flight equipment
                                                                             
          issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs
                                                                         30,000,000    
          net decrease in short-term investments
                                                                   660,000,000 -1,190,000,000 27,000,000 532,000,000 -530,000,000 -111,000,000 -305,000,000  60,000,000 239,000,000 
          net decrease in restricted cash and short-term investments
                                                                     -3,000,000 14,000,000     2,000,000 -3,000,000 
          gain on sale of subsidiary
                                                                             
          redemption payments under operating leases for special facility revenue bonds
                                                                             
          decrease in receivables
                                                                             
          decrease in inventories
                                                                             
          decrease in derivative collateral and unwound derivative contracts
                                                                             
          net cash used by investing activities
                                                                             
          net cash provided (used) by financing activities
                                                                             
          issuance of debt and sale leaseback transactions
                                                                       414,000,000 297,000,000   296,000,000 174,000,000 
          cash collateral on spare parts financing
                                                                          5,000,000 2,000,000 45,000,000 
          gain on sale of investments/subsidiaries
                                                                             
          proceeds from sale of american beacon advisors, inc., net of expenses
                                                                             
          cash held in trust for 1999 eetc financing
                                                                             
          net (increase)/decrease in short-term investments
                                                                             
          net (increase)/decrease in restricted cash and short-term investments
                                                                             
          net cash used by financing activities
                                                                            -578,000,000 
          restructuring and settlement charges
                                                                             
          increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
                                                                             
          increase (decrease) in air traffic liability
                                                                             
          increase (decrease) in other liabilities and deferred credits