Are you ready to explore a world of possibilities, both at work and during your time off? Join our American Airlines family, and you’ll travel the world, grow your expertise and become the best version of you. As you embark on a new journey, you’ll tackle challenges with flexibility and grace, learning new skills and advancing your career while having the time of your life. Feel free to enrich both your personal and work life and hop on board!

​This job is a member of the Long Range Scheduling Team.  American Airlines’ Network Planning team is at the center of the strategic direction and the everyday functioning of the world’s largest airline. We decide where we fly, how often and on what aircraft, with the goal of providing the most convenient and connected network for our customers. We work with teams across the company to create reliable and desirable schedules that provide maximum value to all stakeholders while generating sustainable long-term profitability.

Network Planning is hiring for an Analyst / Sr Analyst position on the Long Range Schedules team.  Long Range Schedules is an analytical and strategic team responsible for collaborating with various departments in the company to build reliable and innovative airline schedule scenarios 1-to-5 years out that maximize company profitability.  The team analyzes and presents recommendations around schedule attributes including fleet deployment, schedule operability, and schedule structures through ad-hoc projects and the construction of long-term schedule plans.  The successful candidate has the ability to (a) creatively link analysis and scheduling fundamentals to develop aircraft flow for schedule scenarios, (b) manage projects to completion and to work collaboratively on multiple projects at one time, and (c) apply an understanding of airlines’ route networks and their application to an airline’s long-term vision and goals, and (d) collaborate with various groups both inside and outside of network planning to identify opportunities to create value through improving the schedule of the network.

Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

• ​Bachelor's degree in a quantitative discipline: Operations Research, Mathematics, Engineering or equivalent experience/training
• 2 years experience in airline Network Planning/Scheduling, Revenue Management or analytical field, or Master’s degree in a related field

Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

• Graduate Degree
• 2 years experience in modeling, project management, and/or data manipulation at American Airlines

Skills, Licenses & Certifications

• Ability to solve complex problems and puzzles in a constrained and dynamic environment
• Ability to leverage understanding of the airline business and commercial goals to drive results and innovative solutions
• Ability to be adaptive to new ideas and business processes in an ever-changing marketplace
• Ability to challenge self and team to develop future-oriented network strategies
• Ability to communicate and collaborate, work with cross-functional groups to drive outcomes which benefit the entire airline
• Skilled at sharing knowledge to develop the expertise of the team as a whole
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office to include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
• Knowledge of AirVision Schedule Manager

Feel free to take advantage of all that American Airlines has to offer: 

• Travel Perks: Ready to explore the world? You, your family and your friends can reach 365 destinations on more than 6,800 daily flights across our global network.
• Health Benefits: On day one, you’ll have access to your health, dental, prescription and vision benefits to help you stay well. And that’s just the start, we also offer virtual doctor visits, flexible spending accounts and more. 
• Wellness Programs: We want you to be the best version of yourself – that’s why our wellness programs provide you with all the right tools, resources and support you need.
• 401(k) Program: Available upon hire and, depending on the workgroup, employer contributions to your 401(k) program are available after one year.
• Additional Benefits: Other great benefits include our Employee Assistance Program, pet insurance and discounts on hotels, cars, cruises and more

From the team members we hire to the customers we serve, inclusion and diversity are the foundation of the dynamic workforce at American Airlines. Our 20+ Employee Business Resource Groups are focused on connecting our team members to our customers, suppliers, communities and shareholders, helping team members reach their full potential and creating an inclusive work environment to meet and exceed the needs of our diverse world.

Are you ready to feel a tremendous sense of pride and satisfaction as you do your part to keep the largest airline in the world running smoothly as we care for people on life’s journey? Feel free to be yourself at American.