(5) The amounts shown include a personal allowance paid in each of 2007, 2008 and 2009 of $33,000 to Mr. Arpey and $27,000 to each of Messrs. Horton, Garton, Reding and Kennedy. In order to reduce costs, we provide these personal allowances instead of perquisites commonly provided to executive officers of other public companies, such as automobile lease payments, club memberships, financial/estate planning fees and split dollar life insurance.
Amounts shown also include the estimated aggregate incremental cost to us of providing perquisites and other personal benefits to our named executive officers. These include the estimated aggregate incremental cost of the air transportation provided by us to each of the named executive officers and their family members. The incremental costs include the estimated cost of incremental fuel, catering, insurance, and reservation and ticketing costs, but exclude fees and taxes paid by the named executive officer for the air transportation. Amounts also include reimbursement for: (a) the cost of one annual medical exam, (B) the premium for a term life insurance policy (with a policy amount equal to the base salary of the named executive officer), (c) a portion of the premium for long-term disability insurance, and (d) broker fees associated with the exercise of stock options/stock appreciation rights by the named executive officer. Each named executive officer and his spouse were also provided an Admirals Club® membership (American Airlines’ travel clubs located at American Airlines’ large U.S. and international airports), airport parking, and some of them were provided access to events or venues sponsored by us or received reduced cost air transportation on other airlines, at no incremental cost to us. For Mr. Arpey, the amount shown for 2009 also includes $64,561 for the estimated incremental cost to us of providing personal security services to him and his family that we believe would be characterized under applicable rules as personal to him and his family.