# AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. — capital_raise [announced]
Source: SEC API (secapi.ai) · situation sit_86ddd1e0ca87fc7b3915 · retrieved 2026-08-16T21:31:33.037Z

## Overview
American Airlines, Inc. is a major U.S. airline that operates scheduled air transportation services; it is financing its fleet expansion and modernization through equipment note securitizations backed by aircraft collateral.

On August 10, 2026, American Airlines entered into a Note Purchase Agreement providing for the issuance of equipment notes in the aggregate principal amount of $1,325,382,000, comprising Series A Equipment Notes of $1,051,470,000 bearing interest at 5.70% per annum and Series B Equipment Notes of $273,912,000 bearing interest at 6.30% per annum. The equipment notes are secured by 37 aircraft: nine newly manufactured Airbus A321neo aircraft (delivery July 2026–February 2027), five newly manufactured Airbus A321 XLR aircraft (delivery September 2026–January 2027), thirteen Airbus A321-200 aircraft (delivered July 2013–July 2014), two Boeing 777-300ER aircraft (delivered December 2013–February 2014), and eight newly manufactured Embraer E175 aircraft (delivery September 2026–December 2026). Principal and interest payments are scheduled semiannually on February 20 and August 20 of each year, commencing February 20, 2027, with final maturity on February 20, 2039 for Series A notes and August 20, 2035 for Series B notes.

## Terms
- Counterparty: Wilmington Trust Company (as trustee); Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (as underwriters) · Deal value: $1.33B

## Key dates
- Announced 2026-08-12

## Timeline
- 2026-08-12 · 8-K (0001193125-26-346815): 8-K - AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. — *American Airlines, Inc. is a major U.S. airline that operates scheduled air transportation services; it is financing its fleet expansion and modernization through equipment note securitizations backed by aircraft collateral.* On August 10, 2026, American Airlines entered into a Note Purchase Agreement providing for the issuance of equipment notes in the aggregate principal amount of $1,325,382,000, comprising Series A Equipment Notes of $1,051,470,000 bearing interest at 5.70% per annum and Series B Equipment Notes of $273,912,000 bearing interest at 6.30% per annum. The equipment notes are secured by 37 aircraft: nine newly manufactured Airbus A321neo aircraft (delivery July 2026–February 2027), five newly manufactured Airbus A321 XLR aircraft (delivery September 2026–January 2027), thirteen Airbus A321-200 aircraft (delivered July 2013–July 2014), two Boeing 777-300ER aircraft (delivered December 2013–February 2014), and eight newly manufactured Embraer E175 aircraft (delivery September 2026–December 2026). Principal and interest payments are scheduled semiannually on February 20 and August 20 of each year, commencing February 20, 2027, with final maturity on February 20, 2039 for Series A notes and August 20, 2035 for Series B notes.
  https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4515/0001193125-26-346815.txt

## Citations
- 0001193125-26-346815 — https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&type=&dateb=&owner=include&count=40&search_text=000119312526346815