Despite continually soaring healthcare costs nationwide, American strives to retain competitive medical benefits for its employees.

As explained in more detail on the Benefits/Health page, the chart below illustrates that healthcare premiums for AA’s flight attendants are significantly lower than those of employees who work for other large companies.

Source: Mercer 2006 National Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans.
(1) AA’s Standard Plan – Option 1 was used for benchmarking purposes. AMS is PPO.
(2) A separate benchmark is not available for the Transportation/Communication/Utility industry breakout for all plan type

Resources: Department of Labor Health and Benefits Education