American Airlines

Analyst/Sr Analyst, Airport Operations Performance and Analytics

American Airlines$80K — $95K *
Transportation
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field such as Statistics or Data Science
  • 3 years of relevant experience with SQL or statistical reporting
  • Proficient in data manipulation using SQL, Python, R, or SAS
  • Skilled in Tableau, PowerBI, and advanced Excel functionalities
  • Passion for aviation

Responsibilities

  • Conduct quantitative analysis on airport performance including manpower and baggage handling
  • Produce and manage KPI reporting and identify improvement opportunities
  • Serve as the data expert for departmental inquiries and collaboration with IT
  • Analyze staffing data to optimize airport operations efficiently
  • Utilize data visualization tools to present insights across the organization

Benefits

  • Travel perks for employees and their families with access to a global network
  • Comprehensive health plan available from day one
  • Supportive wellness programs focusing on overall health
  • 401(k) program with potential employer contributions after one year
  • Additional perks including employee assistance resources and discounts on travel services
Full Job Description
9/21/26

Location: DFW Headquarters Building 8 (DFW-SV08)
Cities: Fort Worth - TX
Requisition ID: 88336

Job Description

What you'll do

As noted above, this list is intended to reflect the current job but there may be additional essential functions (and certainly non-essential job functions) that are not referenced. Management will modify the job or require other tasks be performed whenever it is deemed appropriate to do so, observing, of course, any legal obligations including any collective bargaining obligations.
  • Perform complex quantitative analysis on a wide range of airport performance subject areas such as "turn" performance, airport manpower planning, and baggage handling to identify insights, improve policies and procedures, and report on KPIs.
    • Turn performance: Operating 6,000 flights a day isn't easy! You'll study the many intertwined steps between the time a plane rolls into its gate and when it pushes back to head back into the air.
    • Airport manpower planning: To run a great operation we need the right people in the right place at the right time. With an ocean of operational and staffing data you'll supply airport leaders with data and tools to figure out the optimal staffing mix to run efficiently on "blue sky" days and recover quickly when things get tough.
    • Baggage Handling: We carry nearly half a million bags each day! You'll study their journey end to end to understand what works, identify the root cause of mishandlings, and develop process improvements.
  • Produce and maintain reporting to track KPIs and highlight opportunities.
    • You'll use your Python/R/SAS skills and whole lot of SQL clean up, join, and synthesize huge and complex datasets.
    • Use reporting and visualization tools like Tableau, PowerBI, and Excel (Pivot Tables) to present the data across the company.
  • Good data is essential to good reporting and analysis.
    • Act as the data expert and main point of contact for data requests around your area of expertise.
    • You'll also work closely with our IT partners to develop new data steams and enhancing existing one.


All you'll need for success

Minimum Qualifications - Education & Prior Job Experience
  • Bachelor's degree in Applied Statistics, Data Mining, Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Information Systems, Computer Science, Business Analytics or related quantitative field
  • 3 years of relevant experience, with at least 1 year of experience with SQL querying and/or reporting or equivalent coursework
  • Experience pulling and manipulating data using SQL and/or other languages and tools (E.g. Python, R, SAS, Databricks, etc.)
  • Experience using Tableau or PowerBI, and advanced Excel (Pivot Tables /Charts)
  • A love of aviation!


Preferred Qualifications - Education & Prior Job Experience
  • Advanced degree in Engineering, Analytics, Data Science, Mathematics, Operations Research, or Business Administration
  • Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Tableau and PowerBI
  • Experience developing solutions on a Big Data platform utilizing tools such as DataBricks and Spark
  • Project Experience with involving machine learning practices
  • Aviation Industry experience or airline related project history


Skills, Licenses & Certifications
  • Strong project management skills, including experience managing projects across departments
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office applications including MS Excel, Access and PowerPoint
  • Advanced aptitude in problem-solving, including the ability to logically structure an appropriate analytical framework
  • Excellent leadership and teamwork skills with proven ability to work effectively in a variety of situations


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.


About American Airlines

US Airways provides international and domestic air transport in the United States. It is owned by the American Airlines Group. US Airways utilizes a fleet of 343 mainline jet aircrafts, along with 278 regional jet and turbo-prop aircrafts operated by contract and subsidiary airlines under the name US Airways Express. It was originally established as All American Aviation.It operates an airline network with 193 destinations in 24 countries in North America, South America, Europe, and the Middle East. It also operates the US Airways Shuttle, a US Airways brand which provides hourly service between Boston, New York City, and Washington, D.C.As of October 2013, US Airways employed 32,312 people worldwide and operated 3,028 daily flights.US Airways is a member of Oneworld, and it currently operates along with American Airlines as a result of a merge between the two holding companies of these airliners.US Airways was established in 1973. It operates hubs at Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, Philadelphia Inte...

American Airlines Careers

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Learn more about American Airlines
Size
123,400 employees
Market Cap
$8 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$8.8 billion
Founded
1930
5 Year Trend
-5.7%
Revenue
$17.3 billion
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