American Airlines Negotiations
Benefits/Health
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 American flight attendants are considerably lower than those of employees who work for other large companies.
Source: Mercer 2009 National Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans.
(1) AA’s Standard Plan – For Indemnity Plans, a separate benchmark from the 2009 survey is not available due to the small number of employers reporting data on indemnity plans.
(2) Utilized PPO due to data credibility on sample.
Resources: Department of Labor Health and Benefits Education
