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Special Items, Net (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2026
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]  
Schedule of Special Items, Net in Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
Special items, net in the condensed consolidated statements of operations consisted of the following (in millions):
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2026202520262025
Litigation reserve adjustments$6 $— $18 $77 
Labor contract expenses (1)
— — 2 31 
Other operating special items, net3 7 9 17 
Mainline operating special items, net9 7 29 125 
Regional operating special items, net8 — 8 — 
Operating special items, net17 7 37 125 
Mark-to-market adjustments on equity investments, net (2)
14 (4)104 11 
Impairment of equity investment (3)
78 — 78 — 
Debt refinancing and extinguishment— — 63 19 
Other nonoperating special items, net3 — 14 (2)
Nonoperating special items, net95 (4)259 28 
(1)Labor contract expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 included a one-time charge resulting from adjustments to vacation accruals due to pay rate increases effective January 1, 2025, following the ratification of the contract extension in the fourth quarter of 2024 with our mainline maintenance and fleet service team members.
(2)Mark-to-market adjustments on equity investments, net, included unrealized gains and losses associated with certain equity investments.
(3)In the third quarter of 2026, we recorded an impairment charge related to our equity investment in Republic Airways Holdings Inc. (Republic Holdings). See Note 8 for further information on our equity investments.
American Airlines, Inc.  
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]  
Schedule of Special Items, Net in Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
Special items, net in the condensed consolidated statements of operations consisted of the following (in millions):
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2026202520262025
Litigation reserve adjustments$6 $— $18 $77 
Labor contract expenses (1)
— — 2 31 
Other operating special items, net3 7 9 17 
Mainline operating special items, net9 7 29 125 
Mark-to-market adjustments on equity investments, net (2)
14 (4)104 11 
Impairment of equity investment (3)
78 — 78 — 
Debt refinancing and extinguishment— — 63 19 
Other nonoperating special items, net3 — 14 (2)
Nonoperating special items, net95 (4)259 28 
(1)Labor contract expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 included a one-time charge resulting from adjustments to vacation accruals due to pay rate increases effective January 1, 2025, following the ratification of the contract extension in the fourth quarter of 2024 with American’s mainline maintenance and fleet service team members.
(2)Mark-to-market adjustments on equity investments, net, included unrealized gains and losses associated with certain equity investments.
(3)In the third quarter of 2026, American recorded an impairment charge related to its equity investment in Republic Airways Holdings Inc. (Republic Holdings). See Note 7 for further information on American’s equity investments.