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

•     Responsible for leveraging advanced analytics to deliver optimal staffing levels for the airline while balancing operational reliability and enterprise cost. 6,700 daily flights and over 35,000 pilots and flight attendants create a considerable opportunity to apply analytics to forecast, optimize, track, report, and manage crew business variables. In addition, this job is expected to develop in depth understanding of airline flying schedule, and through quantitative analysis of historical crew data engineer a robust manpower plan

What you’ll do

• Develops and maintains crew staffing models to analyze workkforce requirements and provide accurate crew staffing forecasts
• Identifies, analyzes, and recommends solutions to manpower planning challenges and develop strategies to optimize staffing
• Evaluates operational and financial implications of strategic changes including, but not limited to, flying schedule, labor contract provisions, regulatory provisions, and technology
• Completes ad-hoc projects and analyses as assigned
• Work collaboratively with various teams across the crew domain (Crew Planning, Crew Scheduling, Inflight, IOC, Finance, etc.) to develop innovative and insightful solutions to improve crew performance

All you’ll need for success

Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

• ​Bachelor’s Degree in Aviation, Business, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Finance, Engineering or related technical field or equivalent experience/training

Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

• Experience with SQL
• Experience with Python
• Experience with Power BI, Alteryx
• Working knowledge of probability, statistics, and forecasting techniques 
• Understanding and familiarity with unions and contracts
• Experience in airline operations

Skills, Licenses & Certifications

• Excellent quantitative and analytical skills with an aptitude for problem solving
• Strong analytical background involving data input, manipulation and presentation
• Highly proficient in use of Microsoft Office, including Access, Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Ability to decipher contractual requirements and application to existing members
• Self-motivated and logical with aggressive approach to identifying and solving problems
• Ability to work effectively, meet deadlines, and shift priorities appropriately in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with ability to effectively interact with employees at all levels of the organization
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Ability to make independent judgments and decisions while taking ownership of job responsibilities 
   

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.