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Debt
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Debt
Debt
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations included in the condensed consolidated balance sheets consisted of (in millions):
 
June 30, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
Secured
 
 
 
2013 Credit Facilities, variable interest rate of 3.85%, installments through 2025
$
1,825

 
$
1,825

2014 Credit Facilities, variable interest rate of 4.05%, installments through 2021
728

 
728

April 2016 Credit Facilities, variable interest rate of 4.09%, installments through 2023
980

 
990

December 2016 Credit Facilities, variable interest rate of 4.07%, installments through 2023
1,238

 
1,238

Aircraft enhanced equipment trust certificates (EETCs), fixed interest rates ranging from 3.00% to 9.75%, averaging 4.24%, maturing from 2018 to 2029
11,906

 
11,881

Equipment loans and other notes payable, fixed and variable interest rates ranging from 3.40% to 8.48%, averaging 4.07%, maturing from 2018 to 2029
4,797

 
5,259

Special facility revenue bonds, fixed interest rates ranging from 5.00% to 8.00%, maturing from 2018 to 2035
857

 
857

Other secured obligations, fixed interest rates ranging from 3.81% to 12.24%, maturing from 2021 to 2028
728

 
773

 
23,059

 
23,551

Unsecured
 
 
 
5.50% senior notes, interest only payments until due in 2019
750

 
750

4.625% senior notes, interest only payments until due in 2020
500

 
500

6.125% senior notes, interest only payments until due in 2018

 
500

 
1,250

 
1,750

Total long-term debt and capital lease obligations
24,309

 
25,301

Less: Total unamortized debt discount, premium and issuance costs
233

 
236

Less: Current maturities
2,213

 
2,554

Long-term debt and capital lease obligations, net of current maturities
$
21,863

 
$
22,511


The table below shows the maximum availability under revolving credit facilities, all of which were undrawn, as of June 30, 2018 (in millions):
2013 Revolving Facility
$
1,200

2014 Revolving Facility
1,000

April 2016 Revolving Facility
300

Total
$
2,500


The December 2016 Credit Facilities provide for a revolving credit facility that may be established in the future.
2018 Aircraft Financing Activities
2017-2 EETCs
As of June 30, 2018, all remaining net proceeds of the Series 2017-2 Class AA, Class A and Class B EETCs (the 2017-2 EETCs), had been used to purchase equipment notes issued by American in connection with the financing of 30 aircraft financed under the 2017-2 EETCs. During the first six months of 2018, $283 million of the $1.0 billion total net proceeds from the issuance of certain enhanced equipment trust certificates in August and October 2017 (the 2017-2 EETCs) were used to purchase equipment notes issued by American in connection with financing 6 of the 30 aircraft financed under the 2017-2 EETCs. Approximately $735 million of proceeds from the 2017-2 EETCs were used in 2017 to purchase equipment notes issued by American in connection with the financing of 24 aircraft. Interest and principal payments on equipment notes issued in connection with the 2017-2 EETCs are payable semi-annually in April and October of each year, with interest payments beginning in April 2018 and principal payments beginning in October 2018. These equipment notes are secured by liens on the aircraft financed with the proceeds of the 2017-2 EETCs.
Certain information regarding the 2017-2 EETC equipment notes as of June 30, 2018 is set forth in the table below.
 
2017-2 EETCs
 
Series AA
 
Series A
 
Series B
Aggregate principal issued
$545 million
 
$252 million
 
$221 million
Fixed interest rate per annum
3.35%
 
3.60%
 
3.70%
Maturity date
October 2029
 
October 2029
 
October 2025

2012-2C(R) EETCs
On May 15, 2018, American created a pass-through trust which issued $100 million aggregate face amount of the Series 2012-2 Class C(R) EETCs (the 2012-2C(R) EETCs). Interest and principal payments on equipment notes issued in connection with the 2012-2C(R) EETCs are payable semiannually in June and December of each year, beginning in December 2018.
American had previously issued $100 million aggregate face amount of Series 2012-2 Class C Certificates on June 6, 2013 (the 2012-2C Certificates) in connection with the financing of 11 aircraft previously delivered to American between May 2013 and October 2013. On June 1, 2018, American redeemed the Series C Equipment Notes relating to such 2012-2C Certificates (the 2012-2C Equipment Notes), which were scheduled to mature on June 3, 2018. The proceeds received from the 2012-2C(R) EETCs were used for the redemption of the 2012-2 Series C Equipment Notes and the repayment of the 2012-2C Certificates.
Certain information regarding the 2012-2 Class C(R) EETC equipment notes as of June 30, 2018 is set forth in the table below.
 
2012-2C(R) EETCs
 
Series C(R)
Aggregate principal issued
$100 million
Fixed interest rate per annum
4.70%
Maturity date
June 2021

Equipment Loans and Other Notes Payable Issued in 2018
In the first six months of 2018, American entered into agreements under which it borrowed $509 million in connection with the financing of certain aircraft. Debt incurred under these agreements matures in 2023 through 2029.
Other Financing Activities
2013 Credit Facilities
In May 2018, American and AAG entered into a Fourth Amendment (the Fourth Amendment) to the Amended and Restated Credit and Guaranty Agreement, amending the Amended and Restated Credit and Guaranty Agreement dated as of May 21, 2015, which amended and restated the Credit and Guaranty Agreement dated as of June 27, 2013 (as previously amended, the Credit Agreement, and the term loan and revolving credit facilities established thereunder, the 2013 Credit Facilities), pursuant to which American refinanced $1.8 billion of the existing term loans outstanding under the 2013 Credit Facilities with proceeds of term loans incurred under the Fourth Amendment (the Replacement Term Loans). The interest rate margin on the Replacement Term Loans was reduced from 2.00% to 1.75% for those loans with interest rates based on LIBOR and from 1.00% to 0.75% for those loans with interest rates based on an index. Additionally, the Fourth Amendment extended the maturity date of the Replacement Term Loans to June 2025.
American Airlines, Inc. [Member]  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]  
Debt
Debt
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations included in the condensed consolidated balance sheets consisted of (in millions):
 
June 30, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
Secured
 
 
 
2013 Credit Facilities, variable interest rate of 3.85%, installments through 2025
$
1,825

 
$
1,825

2014 Credit Facilities, variable interest rate of 4.05%, installments through 2021
728

 
728

April 2016 Credit Facilities, variable interest rate of 4.09%, installments through 2023
980

 
990

December 2016 Credit Facilities, variable interest rate of 4.07%, installments through 2023
1,238

 
1,238

Aircraft enhanced equipment trust certificates (EETCs), fixed interest rates ranging from 3.00% to 9.75%, averaging 4.24%, maturing from 2018 to 2029
11,906

 
11,881

Equipment loans and other notes payable, fixed and variable interest rates ranging from 3.40% to 8.48%, averaging 4.07%, maturing from 2018 to 2029
4,797

 
5,259

Special facility revenue bonds, fixed interest rates ranging from 5.00% to 5.50%, maturing from 2018 to 2035
828

 
828

Other secured obligations, fixed interest rates ranging from 3.81% to 12.24%, maturing from 2021 to 2028
728

 
772

Total long-term debt and capital lease obligations
23,030

 
23,521

Less: Total unamortized debt discount, premium and issuance costs
229

 
227

Less: Current maturities
2,216

 
2,058

Long-term debt and capital lease obligations, net of current maturities
$
20,585

 
$
21,236


The table below shows the maximum availability under revolving credit facilities, all of which were undrawn, as of June 30, 2018 (in millions):
2013 Revolving Facility
$
1,200

2014 Revolving Facility
1,000

April 2016 Revolving Facility
300

Total
$
2,500


The December 2016 Credit Facilities provide for a revolving credit facility that may be established in the future.
2018 Aircraft Financing Activities
2017-2 EETCs
As of June 30, 2018, all remaining net proceeds of the Series 2017-2 Class AA, Class A and Class B EETCs (the 2017-2 EETCs), had been used to purchase equipment notes issued by American in connection with the financing of 30 aircraft financed under the 2017-2 EETCs. During the first six months of 2018, $283 million of the $1.0 billion total net proceeds from the issuance of certain enhanced equipment trust certificates in August and October 2017 (the 2017-2 EETCs) were used to purchase equipment notes issued by American in connection with financing 6 of the 30 aircraft financed under the 2017-2 EETCs. Approximately $735 million of proceeds from the 2017-2 EETCs were used in 2017 to purchase equipment notes issued by American in connection with the financing of 24 aircraft. Interest and principal payments on equipment notes issued in connection with the 2017-2 EETCs are payable semi-annually in April and October of each year, with interest payments beginning in April 2018 and principal payments beginning in October 2018. These equipment notes are secured by liens on the aircraft financed with the proceeds of the 2017-2 EETCs.
Certain information regarding the 2017-2 EETC equipment notes as of June 30, 2018 is set forth in the table below.
 
2017-2 EETCs
 
Series AA
 
Series A
 
Series B
Aggregate principal issued
$545 million
 
$252 million
 
$221 million
Fixed interest rate per annum
3.35%
 
3.60%
 
3.70%
Maturity date
October 2029
 
October 2029
 
October 2025

2012-2C(R) EETCs
On May 15, 2018, American created a pass-through trust which issued $100 million aggregate face amount of the Series 2012-2 Class C(R) EETCs (the 2012-2C(R) EETCs). Interest and principal payments on equipment notes issued in connection with the 2012-2C(R) EETCs are payable semiannually in June and December of each year, beginning in December 2018.
American had previously issued $100 million aggregate face amount of Series 2012-2 Class C Certificates on June 6, 2013 (the 2012-2C Certificates) in connection with the financing of 11 aircraft previously delivered to American between May 2013 and October 2013. On June 1, 2018, American redeemed the Series C Equipment Notes relating to such 2012-2C Certificates (the 2012-2C Equipment Notes), which were scheduled to mature on June 3, 2018. The proceeds received from the 2012-2C(R) EETCs were used for the redemption of the 2012-2 Series C Equipment Notes and the repayment of the 2012-2C Certificates.
Certain information regarding the 2012-2 Class C(R) EETC equipment notes as of June 30, 2018 is set forth in the table below.
 
2012-2C(R) EETCs
 
Series C(R)
Aggregate principal issued
$100 million
Fixed interest rate per annum
4.70%
Maturity date
June 2021

Equipment Loans and Other Notes Payable Issued in 2018
In the first six months of 2018, American entered into agreements under which it borrowed $509 million in connection with the financing of certain aircraft. Debt incurred under these agreements matures in 2023 through 2029.
Other Financing Activities
2013 Credit Facilities
In May 2018, American and AAG entered into a Fourth Amendment (the Fourth Amendment) to the Amended and Restated Credit and Guaranty Agreement, amending the Amended and Restated Credit and Guaranty Agreement dated as of May 21, 2015, which amended and restated the Credit and Guaranty Agreement dated as of June 27, 2013 (as previously amended, the Credit Agreement, and the term loan and revolving credit facilities established thereunder, the 2013 Credit Facilities), pursuant to which American refinanced $1.8 billion of the existing term loans outstanding under the 2013 Credit Facilities with proceeds of term loans incurred under the Fourth Amendment (the Replacement Term Loans). The interest rate margin on the Replacement Term Loans was reduced from 2.00% to 1.75% for those loans with interest rates based on LIBOR and from 1.00% to 0.75% for those loans with interest rates based on an index. Additionally, the Fourth Amendment extended the maturity date of the Replacement Term Loans to June 2025.