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American Airlines

Ft. Worth, Texas

QUICKTAKE
  • American Airlines & US Airways completed their merger into the world’s largest airline; the new parent company is "American Airlines Group"
  • Received 8% raises across the board in 2017
  • All aircraft repainted by Q4 2017 following the retirement of the MD-80s. Aircraft Retirements: MD80 E190 B757 B767 A330-300 (A330-200 have been put in long term storage, but are expected to return.). All 757 and 767 retired. 50 737-800 retired. 25 more to be retired this year.  Initial order of 75 a/c bought in the mid 90's.
  • Wi-Fi is available on nearly all domestic flights, 773ERs, 787s and some 772s
  • 2 B773ER deliveries in 2016 for a total of 20
  • 7 B788 deliveries through 2017 for a total of 20
  • 22 B789 deliveries start in Q3 2016
  • 38 B738 deliveries through 2017 for a total of 304
  • 43 A321 deliveries through 2017 for a total of 219, with 85 additional A320 family options
  • 100 B737 MAXs to be delivered in 2017-2022, with 60 options in 2020-2025
  • 130 A320neo family aircraft in 2017-2022, with 280 additional options
  • Arbitrated contractual protections for former TWA pilots will continue until the earlier of: two named former TWA pilots both can hold bids as widebody/narrowbody Captains, or the date AA and APA agree to change or eliminate these protections after 1/1/19
  • American is a founding member of the Oneworld global airline alliance
  • All 190's gone
  • Over 30 737 max added 
  • IATA code: AA; ICAO code: AAL
  • ATC callsign: "American"
  • A new pay scale was ratified by the APA BOD and is effective 5/2/17. It's a mid contract raise outside of Section 6 negotiations.
  • This page last updated: April 4, 2021 (Quicktake)

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PILOTS
Total: 15176
Active: 15176
Furloughed: 0
UNION
APA
FLEET
A319: 132
A320: 48
A321: 218
A321neo: 30
B738: 295
B772ER: 47
B773ER: 20
B788: 23
B789: 22
DOMICILES
ORD
BOS
LAX
DCA
DFW
LGA
MIA
PHL
CLT
PHX
HIRING
Is Hiring?: Yes

JUMPSEATS

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PER DIEM

$2.30/hr (dom)
$2.80/hr (int'l)

RETIREMENT

401K:

16% defined contribution

401K Matching: Yes

A/B Fund:

Frozen defined benefit plan for legacy AA pilots

Other:

Profit sharing announced to start immediately for 2016 and paid in early 2017

Mandatory Retirements (Based on pilots turning 65 in the given year)

  • 2020 - 323 
  • 2021 - 542
  • 2022 - 624 
  • 2023 - 828 
  • 2024 - 911
  • 2025 - 941 
  • 2026 - 904
  • 2027 - 772 
  • 2028 - 688 
  • 2029 - 647 
  • 2030 - 568 
  • 2031 - 584 
  • 2032 - 523 
  • 2033 - 498
  • 2034 - 435
  • 2035 - 395
  • 2036 - 307
  • 2037 - 256 
  • 2038 - 267 
  • 2039 - 248 
  • 2040 - 255