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Long-term Debt, Short-term Borrowings and Finance Lease Obligations
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Long-term Debt, Short-term Borrowings and Finance Lease Obligations Long-term Debt, Short-term Borrowings and Finance Lease Obligations
During the six months ended June 30, 2025, we made principal payments of $228 million on our outstanding debt and finance lease obligations.
At June 30, 2025, we had pledged aircraft, engines, other equipment, and facilities assets with a net book value of $7.4 billion as security under various financing arrangements. In addition, certain TrueBlue® program assets have been pledged as part of the financing of the TrueBlue® program described below.
At June 30, 2025, scheduled maturities of our long-term debt and finance lease obligations, net of debt issuance costs, for the next five years are as follows (in millions):
YearTotal
Remainder of 2025$192 
2026700 
2027398 
2028502 
20291,753 
Thereafter4,906 
Total$8,451 
Long-term debt and finance lease obligations at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 consisted of the following (in millions):
 
June 30, 2025
December 31, 2024
Secured Debt
Fixed rate special facility bonds, due through 2036$43 $43 
Fixed rate enhanced equipment notes:
2019-1 Series AA, due through 2032438 452 
2019-1 Series A, due through 2028137 141 
2019-1 Series B, due through 202751 58 
2020-1 Series A, due through 2032448 469 
2020-1 Series B, due through 202891 100 
Fixed rate equipment notes, due through 2028152 219 
Floating rate equipment notes, due through 2036 (1)
706 742 
Aircraft failed sale-leaseback transactions, due through 2036 (1)
2,163 2,221 
TrueBlue® senior secured notes, due through 2031
1,989 1,988 
TrueBlue® senior secured term loan facility, due through 2029 (1)
747 749 
Finance leases236 116 
Unsecured Debt
Unsecured CARES Act Payroll Support Program loan, due through 2030259 259 
Unsecured Consolidated Appropriations Act Payroll Support Program Extension loan, due through 2031144 144 
Unsecured American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Payroll Support loan, due through 2031132 132 
0.50% convertible senior notes, due through 2026
325 325 
2.50% convertible senior notes, due through 2029
460 460 
Total debt and finance lease obligations$8,521 $8,618 
Less: Debt issuance costs(70)(79)
Less: Current maturities(711)(392)
Long-term debt and finance lease obligations$7,740 $8,147 
(1) Certain debt bears interest at a floating rate equal to Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR"), plus a margin.
The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of our long-term debt and finance lease obligations, net of debt issuance costs, at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 were as follows (in millions):
June 30, 2025December 31, 2024
Carrying Value
Estimated Fair Value (1)
Carrying Value
Estimated Fair Value (1)
Total Debt$8,451 $7,496 $8,539 $8,337 
(1) The estimated fair values of our publicly held long-term debt are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. The fair values of our non-public debt are estimated using a discounted cash flow analysis based on our borrowing rates for instruments with similar terms and therefore classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The fair values of our other financial instruments approximate their carrying values. Refer to Note 7 for an explanation of the fair value hierarchy structure.
We have financed certain aircraft with Enhanced Equipment Trust Certificates ("EETCs"). One of the benefits of this structure is being able to finance several aircraft at one time, rather than individually. The structure of EETC financing is that we create pass-through trusts in order to issue pass-through certificates. The proceeds from the issuance of these certificates are then used to purchase equipment notes which are issued by us and are secured by our aircraft. These trusts meet the definition of a variable interest entity ("VIE"), as defined in Topic 810, Consolidation of the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Codification, and must be considered for consolidation in our financial statements. Our assessment of our EETCs considers both quantitative and qualitative factors including the purpose for which these trusts were established and the nature of the risks in each. The main purpose of the trust structure is to enhance the creditworthiness of our debt obligation through certain bankruptcy protection provisions and liquidity facilities, and also to lower our total borrowing cost. We concluded that we are not the primary beneficiary in these trusts because our involvement in them is limited to principal and interest payments on the related notes, the trusts were not set up to pass along variability created by credit risk to us, and the likelihood of our defaulting on the notes. Therefore, we have not consolidated these trusts in our financial statements.
2025 Financings
TrueBlue® Senior Secured Term Loan Facility
As previously disclosed, in August 2024, the Company and Loyalty LP entered into a senior secured term loan credit and guaranty agreement among the Company and Loyalty LP, as co-borrowers, the Guarantors, the lenders party thereto, Barclays Bank PLC, as administrative agent, and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as collateral administrator, for a $765 million senior secured term loan facility (the "TrueBlue® Term Loan Facility") due 2029.
The TrueBlue® Term Loan Facility is guaranteed by the Guarantors and secured, on a pari passu basis with the TrueBlue® Notes, by the Collateral. The loans under the TrueBlue® Term Loan Facility bear interest at a variable rate equal to Term SOFR plus an applicable margin (subject to a Term SOFR floor), or another index rate plus an applicable margin.
On February 28, 2025, the Company entered into the First Amendment to the TrueBlue® Term Loan Facility, which amended the interest rate to SOFR plus an applicable margin of 4.75%.
Short-term Borrowings
Citibank Line of Credit
We have a revolving credit facility with Citibank for $600 million. This facility bears interest at a rate equal to the Alternate Base Rate ("ABR") plus a margin, or SOFR plus a margin. The facility has a maturity of October 21, 2029; provided that if the Company's 0.50% convertible senior notes due 2026, are not extended, refinanced or paid off, subject to a specified minimum outstanding principal amount thereof, then the facility expiration will be automatically shortened to December 31, 2025.
As of and for the periods ended June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, we did not have a balance outstanding or any borrowings under the facility.
Morgan Stanley Line of Credit
We have a revolving line of credit with Morgan Stanley for up to approximately $200 million. This line of credit is secured by a portion of our investment securities held by Morgan Stanley and the amount available to us under this line of credit may vary accordingly. This line of credit bears interest at a floating rate based upon LIBOR (or such replacement index as the bank shall determine from time to time in accordance with the terms of the agreement), plus a margin. As of and for the periods ended June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, we did not have a balance outstanding or any borrowings under this line of credit.