Job Description
Intro
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!
Why you'll love this job
-This position is a mainline American Airlines role, within the Regional Planning and Strategy organization.
-This team has the unique opportunity to work with multiple groups (both internally and externally) while making decisions that directly improve performance for nearly half of American Airline’s daily departures. The position will be active in examining all aspects of the regional business, including project work covering a wide variety of strategic, financial, and operational analyses.
What you'll do
-Negotiate and manage regional carrier agreements, including Capacity Purchase Agreements (CPA) and prorate contracts, to support strategic and financial objectives
-Analyze existing contract structures to identify opportunities for cost savings and operational efficiency.
-Serve as the primary liaison for affiliate carrier crew capability and aircraft availability, ensuring accurate and timely communication across internal teams.
-Lead cross-functional initiatives to drive operational and product improvements by partnering with Network Planning, Fleet Planning, Legal, Finance, Marketing, and Customer Experience.
-Assess and recommend new or replacement strategies to optimize the regional carrier portfolio in alignment with company goals.
-Maintain subject matter expertise in regional airline operations and contracting to inform best practices and strategic decisions.
-Collaborate with Financial Planning to support capital acquisition and approval processes for regional initiatives.
-Develop and maintain competitive benchmarking and performance metrics to monitor regional carrier effectiveness.
-Provide analytical support to regional operations teams on an ad hoc basis to address emerging business needs.
All you'll need for success
Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience
-At least 3+ years of commercial or operational experience: Preferably groups like Network Planning, Financial Planning, Revenue Management, Fleet Planning, etc.
Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience
-Undergraduate degree in Business, Economics, Aviation, or Finance or equivalent experience; MBA would be beneficial
Skills, Licenses & Certifications
-Advanced experience with Excel modeling and PowerPoint presentation development
-Possess sound strategic business analysis acumen with excellent interpersonal and collaboration skills,
-Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, work under pressure, meet deadlines, and adapt to a changing environment,
-A passion for making things better and an action-oriented disposition.
What you'll get
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
Feel free to be yourself at American
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.
Job Tags
Permanent employment, Contract work, Flexible hours,