American Airlines Key Facts

  • As of 2026-09-17, 1,239 American Airlines airframes were observed flying in the previous 30 days.
  • 0 airframes were unobserved for 7 to 29 days, and 0 airframes are classified as stored or unobserved for 30 or more days.
  • American Airlines is a historic carrier with no active commercial flights observed in the current window.
Active Airframes 1,239 Observed in last 30 days (85% utilization)
Fleet Financing Structure 0% Owned · 100% Leased 0 owned · 1,239 leased tails
Modernity & Carbon Rating Grade B (-12% Fuel) 47.2% Next-Gen (neo/MAX/A350/787)

Fleet Ownership & Lessor Financing Exposure

Analysis of institutional aircraft operating lessors financing American Airlines's fleet portfolio.

Balance Sheet vs Leased Fleet Split

Carrier Owned: 0% (0 aircraft) Operating Leases: 100% (1,239 aircraft)

Fleet Age Distribution

Distribution of observed airframes by age bracket as of 2026-09-17.

AIRFRAME COUNT 0 0 1 1 1 0 0-4 yrs 0 5-9 yrs 0 10-14 yrs 1 15-19 yrs 0 20+ yrs
American Airlines Fleet Age Distribution
Age BracketAirframe Count
0-4 yrs0
5-9 yrs0
10-14 yrs0
15-19 yrs1
20+ yrs0

Observed Fleet Locations

Global distribution of last-observed airport locations for American Airlines aircraft.

45°N 0° (Equator) 45°S 90°W 0° (Prime) 90°E KCLT KCLT - Charlotte Douglas International Airport: 206 airframes observed KORD KORD - Chicago O'Hare International Airport: 206 airframes observed KDFW KDFW - Dallas Fort Worth International Airport: 206 airframes observed KMIA KMIA - Miami International Airport: 206 airframes observed KPHL KPHL - Philadelphia International Airport: 206 airframes observed KPHX KPHX - Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport: 206 airframes observed

Observed Airframes

Registration / Tail Aircraft Type Mode S Hex Lessor / Owner Status Last Observed Airport Estimated Age
N905AW Airbus A321-200 ac7c45 American Airlines ACTIVE Dallas Fort Worth International Airport 19.8 years

Weekly Active vs Stored Airframes

Active Operations Stored / Boneyard Idle MOVEMENTS / WK 0 250 500 750 1,000 1,250 1,500 1,235 1,237 1,238 1,239 W34 W35 W36 W37
Weekly Active Trends for American Airlines
WeekActiveIdleStored
W34123522
W35123711
W36123810
W37123900

Inferred Route Network

Observed airport pair connections during the 8-week rolling observation window.

Origin Airport Destination Airport Observed Weekly Flights Status
EGPD EGLL 14 flights/week Active Daily
KABI KDFW 14 flights/week Active Daily
YPAD YBBN 14 flights/week Active Daily
YPAD YSSY 14 flights/week Active Daily
LEMD KBOS 14 flights/week Active Daily
LEMD KDFW 14 flights/week Active Daily
LEMD KJFK 14 flights/week Active Daily
LEMD KLAX 14 flights/week Active Daily
LEMD KMIA 14 flights/week Active Daily
LEMD KORD 14 flights/week Active Daily
LEMD KPHL 14 flights/week Active Daily
MMAS KDFW 14 flights/week Active Daily
KCAK KCLT 14 flights/week Active Daily
KCAK KDCA 14 flights/week Active Daily
KCAK KPHL 14 flights/week Active Daily
KALB KCLT 14 flights/week Active Daily
KALB KDCA 14 flights/week Active Daily
KALB KPHL 14 flights/week Active Daily
KOAJ KCLT 14 flights/week Active Daily
KOAJ KDCA 14 flights/week Active Daily
KABQ KDFW 14 flights/week Active Daily
KABQ KLAX 14 flights/week Active Daily
KABQ KORD 14 flights/week Active Daily
KABQ KPHX 14 flights/week Active Daily
KAEX KDFW 14 flights/week Active Daily
SKCL KMIA 14 flights/week Active Daily
YBAS YSSY 14 flights/week Active Daily
OPLA OMAA 14 flights/week Active Daily
EHAM EGLL 14 flights/week Active Daily
EHAM KPHL 14 flights/week Active Daily

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