NEW YORK (S&P Global Ratings) Jan. 14, 2020--S&P Global Ratings today said that its ratings on American Airlines Group Inc. (BB-/Stable/--) and its 'BB+' issue-level rating and '1' recovery rating on subsidiary American Airlines Inc.'s $1.2 billion term loan due 2021 are not affected by the company's announcement earlier today that it is seeking to extend the term loan's maturity to 2027. The collateral for both the term loan and the company's $1.643 billion revolving credit facility due 2024 are pari passu and comprise the airline's routes, gates, and slots related to flights between the U.S. and London's Heathrow International Airport and certain other European airports. The '1' recovery rating indicates our expectation for very high recovery (90%-100%: rounded estimate: