American Airlines

Ft. Worth, Texas

Hiring Info

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

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