American Airlines Profile

Active Pilots

14,000

Union

Allied Pilots Association (APA)

American Airlines At a Glance

Founding member of the OneWorld global airline alliance
American Airlines has a pilot academy program that allows prospective pilots with little to no experience have a defined career track within American Airlines and their regional airline partners
Contractual protections for form TWA pilots will continue until either two name former TWA pilots can hold bids as widebody/narrowbody captains, or when American Airlines and Allied Pilots Association agree to change or eliminate these protections
American Airlines and US Airways completed their merger into “American Airlines Group”

Hiring

American Airlines is hiring pilots. Applicants apply via a contracted third party website.

Minimum Requirements to Apply

Unrestricted Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) rating
First class medical certificate
Flight time in accordance with all FAA requirements

Airplane Fleet

737-800
737 Max 8
787-8
787-9
777-200ER
777-300ER
A319
A320
A321
A330-200
A330-300

Aircraft Orders

A321NEO
737 Max 8
787-8
787-9

American Airlines Pilot Domiciles

Chicago O’Hare
Boston, MA
Los Angeles
Washington D.C.
Dallas Fort Worth
New York La Guardia
Miami, FL
Philadelphia
Charlotte, NC
Phoenix, AZ

American Airlines Hourly Pilot Pay Rate – Captain

YEAR	B777/B787	A321XLR / A321NEO / B737-MAX10	A321 / A320 / A319 / B737
12	417	349	336
11	414	345	334
10	411	342	331
9	408	338	329
8	405	336	326
7	401	333	324
6	398	331	321
5	395	328	319
4	392	325	316
3	389	323	313
2	386	320	311
1	383	317	309

American Airlines Hourly Pilot Pay Rate – First Officer

Year	B777/B787	A321XLR / A321NEO / B737-MAX10	A321 / A320 / A319 / B737
12	285	238	230
11	282	235	227
10	280	233	225
9	276	229	222
8	273	226	220
7	267	221	215
6	260	215	209
5	253	210	204
4	247	205	199
3	241	200	194
2	206	171	166
1	108	108	108

Compensation Notes

Per Diem

$2.30/hr domestic
$2.80/hr international
International Override is $6/hour for captains and $4.15/hr for first officers

Retirement

401K: 16% company contribution
Frozen pension plan for grandfathered pilots

Greg started his professional pilot journey in 2002 after graduating from Embry Riddle. Since that time he has accumulated over 8,000 hours working as a pilot. Greg’s professional experience includes flight instructing, animal tracking, backcountry flying, forest firefighting, passenger charter, part 135 cargo, flying for a regional airline, a national low cost airline, a legacy airline, and also working as a manager in charge of Part 135 and Part 121 training programs.