American Airlines 2023 Sustainability Report

American Airlines Group Inc. is a holding company whose primary business activity is the operation of a major network carrier headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, providing scheduled air transportation for passengers and cargo through our mainline operating subsidiary, American Airlines, Inc., and our wholly owned regional airline subsidiaries, Envoy Aviation Group Inc., PSA Airlines, Inc. and Piedmont Airlines, Inc., as well as contracted third-party regional carriers. American Airlines Group Inc. and our wholly owned subsidiaries are hereafter referred to collectively as “American.” The term “regional carriers” refers only to those owned by American. 

American is committed to providing regular and transparent information about our strategies and performance on the sustainability issues that we believe are most important to our company and stakeholders. This sustainability report includes a discussion of American’s approach to managing those sustainability issues, along with highlights of our progress and performance in sustainability in 2023. It covers the activities of American Airlines Group Inc. that are consolidated for financial reporting, except where specifically indicated otherwise. Unless noted otherwise, the performance data presented in this report is for the 12 months ending Dec. 31, 2023. 

This report also aligns with relevant sections of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) and the standard for the airline industry developed by the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB). We view both of these reporting frameworks as important indicators of the sustainability issues that our stakeholders consider most significant. Regarding forward-looking statements contained in this report, please see page 92.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

Pioneering Offsets and Carbon Removal Technologies To Address Aviation’s Residual Emissions at American Airlines
We are helping to accelerate and scale the CO2 removal market as the inaugural customer of Graphyte, whose innovative carbon casting process removes and stores CO2 permanently and cost-effectively.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

In Conversation: Unveiling the Science Behind Contrail Avoidance
Marc Shapiro is the Director of the Breakthrough Energy Contrails team, one of American’s partners on contrail avoidance. Below, he answers our questions on the science behind contrail avoidance strategies, as well as some of the challenges in their implementation.

Innovation & Technology

Contrail Avoidance: American Airlines’ Pioneering Efforts To Reduce Aviation’s Climate Impact
American is helping lead the way toward developing and testing contrail avoidance methods. In 2023, we participated in a first-of-its-kind study led by Google Research and Breakthrough Energy to help advance the science on contrail avoidance.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Next-Generation Aircraft: American Airlines Invests in Hydrogen and Advanced Technologies for Decarbonization
American is helping to catalyze the development of hydrogen-electric propulsion technology — through which hydrogen is used in fuel cells — as well as the future of hydrogen distribution logistics for aviation.

Energy

Sustainable Aviation Fuel: American Airlines' Path to Decarbonizing Air Travel
The clearest near-term way to decarbonize aviation based on current technological developments is by transitioning to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

Sustainable Development Goals

American Airlines’ Commitment to a Low-Carbon Future: Ambitious Climate Goals and Collaborative Efforts
American has set what we believe are ambitious climate goals, and in 2022 we became the first airline globally to set externally validated, science-based 2035 greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets.

Sustainable Development Goals

Comprehensive ESG Strategy Drives Progress on Key Issues and Positions American Airlines for Long-Term Success
Sustainability at American includes protecting the safety of our team members and customers, attracting and developing the talent we need, providing our customers with a world-class travel experience and positioning American to compete in a low-carbon economy.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

In Conversation With American Airlines’ CEO
Within our own operations, American’s ability to deliver on our sustainability goals depends on us continuing to run a reliable operation and thriving as a profitable enterprise.

Research, Reports & Publications

American Airlines Releases 2023 Sustainability Report
Key progress in 2023 includes American's collaboration with Breakthrough Energy and Google Research on groundbreaking contrail avoidance research, which will inform how the industry might address its impact on climate change.

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