AMERICAN AIRLINES INC

Total Lobbying Spend

$129.2M

Filings

502

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2025

Spending by Year

Annual lobbying expenditures

Year	Total Spent	Filings	Firms
2025	$4,920,000	21	5
2024	$4,700,000	20	5
2023	$4,600,000	20	5
2022	$4,920,000	21	5
2021	$4,380,000	20	5
2020	$4,420,000	25	7
2019	$5,330,000	38	9
2018	$5,590,000	33	8
2017	$6,833,000	33	8
2016	$9,660,000	34	8
2015	$6,500,000	36	8
2014	$5,490,000	28	7
2013	$4,430,000	16	4
2012	$6,580,000	17	4
2011	$5,190,000	17	4
2010	$7,000,000	13	3
2009	$7,440,000	14	4
2008	$5,700,000	20	5
2007	$5,080,000	10	5
2006	$5,420,272	9	5
2005	$3,708,503	11	5
2004	$2,080,000	6	4
2003	$1,110,000	6	4
2002	$3,378,428	13	6
2001	$3,520,000	11	5
2000	$1,200,000	7	4
1999	—	3	3

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Aviation/Airlines/Airports	—	419
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	—	163
Homeland Security	—	102
Budget/Appropriations	—	76
Transportation	—	58
Retirement	—	46
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	—	31
Energy/Nuclear	—	26
Clean Air and Water (quality)	—	20
Trade (domestic/foreign)	—	19
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	—	18
Immigration	—	16
Commodities (big ticket)	—	13
Environment/Superfund	—	9
Defense	—	9
Insurance	—	7
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	—	6
Aerospace	—	4
Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)	—	4
Travel/Tourism	—	3

Lobbying firms retained by this client

Source: Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) filings.