American Airlines

Analyst/Sr Analyst, Global Capacity and Route Planning

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

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience/training
  • Minimum 3 years' relevant airline industry experience
  • Advanced degree preferred
  • Experience in airline departments (Network Planning, Revenue Management, Financial Analysis) preferred
  • Strong problem-solving skills for complex situations
  • Ability to adapt to new ideas in a changing environment
  • Skilled in communication and collaboration with cross-functional teams

Responsibilities

  • Analyze complex datasets to inform domestic network planning
  • Evaluate profitability metrics and booking trends
  • Collaborate with internal teams to enhance network strategies
  • Manage relationships with airline partners and regional stakeholders
  • Generate reports to assess successes and areas for improvement
  • Support new initiatives that transform international network operations
  • Deliver data visualizations and presentations for stakeholder engagement

Benefits

  • Travel perks for employees, family, and friends on global flights
  • Comprehensive health benefits from day one includes dental and vision
  • Wellness programs to support personal health and well-being
  • 401(k) program with employer contributions after one year
  • Additional benefits including employee assistance and discounts on travel-related services
Full Job Description
7/30/26

Location: DFW Headquarters Building 8 (DFW-SV08)
Cities: Fort Worth - TX
Requisition ID: 87203
This job will continue to be posted until at least 8/7/26. If interested, please apply prior to this date.

Job Description

  • This job is a member of the Capacity Planning Team within the Network and Scheduling Division.
  • Domestic Capacity Planning - The analyst will be responsible for planning the routes, frequencies, aircraft gauge, and flight timings of our Domestic Network. Responsibilities include evaluating historical and future profitability metrics and booking trends, collaborating closely with International Network Planning, Operations, Revenue Management, and Sales teams, forecasting new domestic routes, and fostering relationships with outside stakeholders in the region. Additionally, the analyst will be responsible for aggregating and analyzing complex datasets to utilize as a foundation for decisions and strategy implementation, while demonstrating an understanding of current airline demand trends.


What you'll do
  • Track industry trends and use both internal and external data to identify lucrative opportunities to improve the existing route network as well as add to our ever-growing list of destinations.
  • Manage key international relationships with our airline partners and outside stakeholders.
  • Work collaboratively with other facets of the company such as Revenue Management and Sales to develop analyses and forecasts to advance our network in this dynamic business.
  • Maintain reports that contribute to our understanding of our successes and where improvements can be made that align with our commercial goals and drive results.
  • Garner support for new initiatives that reshape and rethink how our international network functions and interacts with the rest of the airline.
  • Identify opportunities to create efficiencies with asset deployment and satisfy the requirements of other groups in the organization.
  • Develop and deliver data analyses, data visualization reports, presentations, and other documentation necessary to share capacity plans with internal stakeholders at all levels of seniority.


All you'll need for success

Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience/training
  • Minimum 3 years' relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience
  • Advanced degree
  • Experience in airline departments such as Network Planning, Revenue Management, or Financial Analysis

Skills, Licenses & Certifications
  • Ability to solve complex problems and puzzles in a constrained and dynamic environment
  • Adaptive to new ideas and business processes in an ever-changing marketplace
  • Forward thinking self-starter that can transition between independent and collaborative team structures
  • Capability to challenge self and team to develop future-oriented network strategies
  • Ability to communicate, influence, and collaborate with cross-functional groups to drive outcomes which benefit the entire airline while focused commercial goals to drive results and innovative solutions
  • Knowledge of AirVision Schedule Manager (Scheduling)


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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