Nature of Operations and Operating Environment	12 Months Ended
Nature of Operations and Operating Environment	Dec. 31, 2013
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Nature of Operations and Operating Environment	Nature of Operations and Operating Environment American Airlines Group Inc. (AAG), a Delaware corporation, is a holding company whose primary business activity is the operation of a major network air carrier through its subsidiaries American Airlines, Inc. (American), US Airways Group, Inc. (US Airways Group). A wholly-owned subsidiary AMR Eagle Holding Corporation (AMR Eagle) owns American Eagle Airlines, Inc. (American Eagle). US Airways Group's principal subsidiary is US Airways, Inc. (US Airways) and its wholly-owned regional subsidiaries include Piedmont Airlines, Inc. (Piedmont), and PSA Airlines, Inc. (PSA). The Company operates the largest airline in the world as measured by revenue passenger miles (RPMs) and available seat miles (ASMs). The Company has hubs in Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, Philadelphia, Phoenix and Washington, D.C. Together with American Eagle and US Airways Express, the Company operates an average of nearly 6,700 flights per day to 339 destinations in 54 countries. In 2013, the Company had approximately 87 million and 22 million passengers boarding its mainline and regional flights, respectively. As of December 31, 2013, the Company operated 970 mainline jets and is supported by its regional airline subsidiaries and third-party regional carriers operating as American Eagle and US Airways Express under capacity purchase agreements, which operated 519 regional jets and 40 turboprops. As of December 31, 2013, the Company employed approximately 110,000 active full-time equivalent employees, of which 18,000 were employed by its regional operations. Approximately 73% of employees are covered by CBAs with various labor unions. American's and US Airways' pilots and flight attendants are currently working under the terms of their respective American or US Airways CBAs, as modified by transition agreements reached in connection with the December 2013 merger with US Airways Group, Inc. (the Merger).
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Nature of Operations and Operating Environment	Nature of Operations and Operating Environment American Airlines, Inc. (American) is a Delaware corporation whose primary business activity is the operation of a major network air carrier. American is a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Airlines Group Inc. (AAG or the Company; formerly AMR Corporation), which owns all of American's outstanding common stock, par value $1.00 per share. Prior to the Merger, as discussed below, American operated the third largest airline in the U.S. as measured by revenue passenger miles (RPMs) and available seat miles (ASMs). American operates in five primary domestic markets: Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Miami, and New York City. American operates nearly 1,811 flights per day to 166 destinations in 50 countries. In 2013, American had approximately 87 million passengers boarding its flights. As of December 31, 2013, American operated 627 mainline jets. American is supported by AAG's wholly-owned regional airline subsidiary and third-party regional carriers operating as American Eagle under capacity purchase agreements. As of December 31, 2013, American employed approximately 60,000 active full-time equivalent employees, of which approximately 69.2% are covered by CBAs with various labor unions. American's pilots and flight attendants are currently working under the terms of their respective CBAs, as modified by transition agreements reached in connection with the Merger in December 2013.