Regional Expenses (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Airline Destination Disclosure [Line Items]

Regional Expenses

Regional expenses consist of the following (in millions):

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Aircraft fuel and related taxes	$	538	$	270	$	1,573	$	795
Salaries, wages and benefits	267		165		803		504
Capacity purchases from third-party regional carriers	380		50		1,102		130
Maintenance, materials and repairs	94		70		263		210
Other rent and landing fees	109		59		311		176
Aircraft rent	9		—		26		—
Selling expenses	79		35		238		106
Depreciation and amortization	52		41		156		124
Special items, net	2		—		7		3
Other	138		95		440		286
Total regional expenses	$	1,668	$	785	$	4,919	$	2,334

AA [Member]

Airline Destination Disclosure [Line Items]

Regional Expenses

Expenses associated with American's third-party regional carriers operating under the brand name American Eagle are classified as Regional expenses on the condensed consolidated statements of operations. Regional expenses consist of the following (in millions):

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
Aircraft fuel and related taxes	$	264	$	269	$	787	$	794
Salaries, wages and benefits	9		5		24		15
Capacity purchases from third-party regional carriers	314		314		932		926
Other rent and landing fees	61		54		177		162
Selling expenses	40		35		116		106
Depreciation and amortization	36		37		110		111
Special items, net	2		—		4		—
Other	64		65		202		192
Total regional expenses	$	790	$	779	$	2,352	$	2,306