IntroAre 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
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Sr Manager, Planning
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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 youll love this job
  • This job is a member of the Technical Operations Maintenance Planning organization and is responsible for leading the Line Maintenance Planning teams.
  • This role has significant operational and financial impact by ensuring aircraft maintenance is properly forecasted, planned, routed, and executed to maintain regulatory compliance, operational reliability, and fleet availability.
What youll do
  • Lead the Line Planning team in the effective scheduling and execution of the total aircraft maintenance program, ensuring optimized use of resources and alignment with operational needs.
  • Develop and sustain strong cross‑divisional partnerships, maintaining open and proactive communication with Line Maintenance, Maintenance Control, Engineering, Supply Chain, and all supporting organizations.
  • Oversee and drive strategic departmental initiatives, ensuring alignment with organizational goals. Effectively prepare and lead conference calls, presentations, and meetings, individually or in group settings to update, influence, or persuade stakeholders up to senior leadership.
  • Provide guidance and strategic direction for the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of maintenance planning automation and optimization systems.
  • Champion continuous improvement efforts, leveraging automation, optimization, and process enhancements to increase planning efficiency and reduce operational disruption.
  • Demonstrate strong time‑management and organizational capabilities, effectively balancing multiple initiatives and deadline-driven workloads while consistently delivering outstanding internal customer service.
  • Partner closely with Finance and Capacity Planning to develop, manage, and align budgets and staffing strategies that meet current and future workload demands.
All youll need for success

Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in business, Aviation, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and relevant leadership experience
  • 5 years of experience in airline maintenance planning, operations, or related technical operations field.
  • 3 years of experience in a leadership/management role

Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

  • 5 years experience with Airline Operations (Maintenance Planning Preferred)

Skills, Licenses & Certifications

  • Proven experience in strategic leadership and project management.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • Ability to navigate complex organizational structures.
  • Experience in team development and mentorship.
  • Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
  • Ability to think forward - think big picture - have a vision.
  • Thorough knowledge of Microsoft Office to include Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.
  • Strong ability to lead and motivate others
  • Ability to influence decision making using facts/data/trends and validate assumptions.
What youll 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.

Company Details
American Airlines
1 Skyview Dr.
Fort Worth, Texas 76155 USA
jobs.aa.com
126 Open Jobs Available
Embark on an adventure with a commitment to service, excellence and humanity. Our team is what powers our airline. We are proudly dedicated to our purpose of caring for people on life’s journey, including connecting our customers to the people and places...

Benefits:
American wants to support you on your life’s journey at work, at home and at play. Whether it’s free financial planning consultations, robust benefits options or help finding a caregiver for loved ones, our team members have access to countless resources — beginning on day one. We understand that in order for you to do your job well, you and your loved ones need to be taken care of — so that’s our priority, too.

Health Benefits
Medical, prescription, dental, vision, and more available on date of hire.

401(k) plan
Available upon hire and depending on the workgroup, eligible for employer contributions after one year.

Travel Perks
Travel privileges for you, your family and friends across the American global network.

Well-being programs
Resources, events and support for your physical, financial and emotional well-being.

Education Foundation
Higher education scholarship grants for eligible dependents.

Family support
Emergency assistance from the Family Fund for you and your family in times of need.

Deals & Discounts
Savings on hundreds of products and services including hotels, electronics, lawn care, cellular plans, and more.

Fly Higher Learning
Programs and online learning platforms to support you on your career journey

Supported Manufacturers:
Boeing, Airbus, McDonnell Douglas

Supported Models:
737, 777, 767, 757, 737, 787, A321, A319, MD-80
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Job Info
Location
Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Type
Permanent
Company Details
American Airlines
1 Skyview Dr.
Fort Worth, Texas 76155 USA
jobs.aa.com
126 Open Jobs Available
Embark on an adventure with a commitment to service, excellence and humanity. Our team is what powers our airline. We are proudly dedicated to our purpose of caring for people on life’s journey, including connecting our customers to the people and places...

Benefits:
American wants to support you on your life’s journey at work, at home and at play. Whether it’s free financial planning consultations, robust benefits options or help finding a caregiver for loved ones, our team members have access to countless resources — beginning on day one. We understand that in order for you to do your job well, you and your loved ones need to be taken care of — so that’s our priority, too.

Health Benefits
Medical, prescription, dental, vision, and more available on date of hire.

401(k) plan
Available upon hire and depending on the workgroup, eligible for employer contributions after one year.

Travel Perks
Travel privileges for you, your family and friends across the American global network.

Well-being programs
Resources, events and support for your physical, financial and emotional well-being.

Education Foundation
Higher education scholarship grants for eligible dependents.

Family support
Emergency assistance from the Family Fund for you and your family in times of need.

Deals & Discounts
Savings on hundreds of products and services including hotels, electronics, lawn care, cellular plans, and more.

Fly Higher Learning
Programs and online learning platforms to support you on your career journey

Supported Manufacturers:
Boeing, Airbus, McDonnell Douglas

Supported Models:
737, 777, 767, 757, 737, 787, A321, A319, MD-80

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