Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Under all of our aircraft and engine purchase agreements, our total future commitments as of December 31, 2016 are expected to be as follows (approximately, in millions):


	2017		2018		2019		2020		2021		2022 and Thereafter		Total
Payments for aircraft commitments and certain engines ⁽¹⁾	$	4,064	$	2,192	$	3,113	$	3,133	$	2,948	$	2,553	$	18,003

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These amounts are net of purchase deposits currently held by the manufacturers and include all commitments for regional aircraft. American has granted a security interest in its purchase deposits with Boeing. Our purchase deposits held by all manufacturers totaled $1.2 billion as of December 31, 2016.

Facility and Support Commitments and Capacity Purchase Agreements with Third-Party Regional Carriers

The contractual obligations related to these contracts are presented in the table below (approximately, in millions):


	2017		2018		2019		2020		2021		2022 and Thereafter		Total
Facility construction or improvement contracts	$	182	$	126	$	13	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	321
Information technology contracts		205		168		128		47		24		8		580

As of December 31, 2016, American’s minimum fixed obligations under its capacity purchase agreements with third-party regional carriers are as follows (approximately, in millions):


	2017		2018		2019		2020		2021		2022 and Thereafter		Total
Minimum fixed obligations under capacity purchase agreements with third-party regional carriers ⁽¹⁾	$	1,710	$	1,421	$	1,283	$	1,048	$	855	$	2,738	$	9,055

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Represents minimum payments under capacity purchase agreements with third-party regional carriers. These commitments are estimates of costs based on assumed minimum levels of flying under the capacity purchase agreements and American’s actual payments could differ materially. These obligations also include the portion of American’s future obligations related to aircraft deemed to be leased in the amount of approximately $434 million in 2017, $370 million in 2018, $349 million in 2019, $317 million in 2020, $280 million in 2021 and $927 million in 2022 and thereafter.

Future Minimum Operating Lease Payments

As of December 31, 2016, obligations under noncancellable operating leases for future minimum lease payments are as follows (approximately, in millions):


	2017		2018		2019		2020		2021		2022 and Thereafter		Total
Future minimum lease payments	$	2,250	$	2,016	$	1,815	$	1,639	$	1,214	$	3,793	$	12,727

American Airlines, Inc. [Member]

Long-term Purchase Commitments

Under all of American’s aircraft and engine purchase agreements, its total future commitments as of December 31, 2016 are expected to be as follows (approximately, in millions):


	2017		2018		2019		2020		2021		2022 and Thereafter		Total
Payments for aircraft commitments and certain engines ⁽¹⁾	$	4,064	$	2,192	$	3,113	$	3,133	$	2,948	$	2,553	$	18,003

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These amounts are net of purchase deposits currently held by the manufacturers and include all commitments for regional aircraft. American has granted a security interest in its purchase deposits with Boeing. American’s purchase deposits held by all manufacturers totaled $1.2 billion as of December 31, 2016.

Facility and Support Commitments and Capacity Purchase Agreements with Third-Party Regional Carriers

The contractual obligations related to these contracts are presented in the table below (approximately, in millions):


	2017		2018		2019		2020		2021		2022 and Thereafter		Total
Facility construction or improvement contracts	$	182	$	126	$	13	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	321
Information technology contracts		205		168		128		47		24		8		580

As of December 31, 2016, American’s minimum fixed obligations under its capacity purchase agreements with third-party regional carriers are as follows (approximately, in millions):


	2017		2018		2019		2020		2021		2022 and Thereafter		Total
Minimum fixed obligations under capacity purchase agreements with third-party regional carriers ⁽¹⁾	$	1,710	$	1,421	$	1,283	$	1,048	$	855	$	2,738	$	9,055

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Future Minimum Operating Lease Payments

As of December 31, 2016, obligations under noncancellable operating leases for future minimum lease payments are as follows (approximately, in millions):


	2017		2018		2019		2020		2021		2022 and Thereafter		Total
Future minimum lease payments	$	2,242	$	2,010	$	1,813	$	1,638	$	1,213	$	3,785	$	12,701