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American Airlines: pilot jobs, pay and conditions

USA · Legacy · AA / AAL

Hiring now

Hiring FOs; Cadet Academy and flow from Envoy, Piedmont, PSA.

Pay

Hourly rates from 2 May 2026 (Section 3.B pay table). First officer: $123.04 in year 1 on every fleet, up to $261.32 (A321/737, year 12) and $323.92 (777/787/A330/A350, year 12). Captain: $350.96–382.60 (A321/737), $360.88–396.93 (A321neo/XLR/737 MAX 10), $435.10–474.20 (widebody), years 1–12. Next raise: +3% on 2 May 2027 (FO year 1 $126.73, 787 captain year 12 $488.43). Lineholders are paid at least 65 hours a month; reserves 73 hours (long call) or 76 hours (short call) (Section 4).

Agreements

• APA–American Airlines 2023 pilot agreement (tentative agreement text, effective 1 Aug 2023) ↗
  Allied Pilots Association and American Airlines (public copy on Aero Crew News) · contract · 2023–2027
• American Airlines pilots ratify new agreement ↗
  American Airlines · summary · 2023

Open vacancies (1)

Conditions

Allowances

Per diem for every hour away from base: $2.85 domestic and $3.35 international from Aug 2023, raised each 1 January in line with US government meal rates (Section 7.B). International override per hour flown: $6.50 captain, $4.50 first officer; narrowbody long-haul override (Europe, South America, Hawaii) $8 captain, $6 first officer (Section 3.D). Profit sharing: 10% of AAG pre-tax earnings up to $2.5B plus 20% above, shared by eligible earnings (Section 3.G).

Roster

Preferential bidding (PBS). Bid lines have at least 10 calendar days off a month; reserve lines have 12 fixed days off (13 in 31-day months), including one block of at least 4 days (Section 15). Lines are worth at least 65 pay hours.

Bases

DFW, CLT, ORD, MIA, PHL, PHX, LAX, NYC, DCA

Fleet

A319, A320, A321, A321neo, A321XLR, B737, B777, B787

Benefits

Company pays 18% of eligible pay into the pilots' 401(k) from 2 May 2026 (Supplement F). Vacation: 21 days for 1–5 years of service, rising a day a year to 31 days at 15 years, and 35 days at 19 years from the 2026/27 vacation year (Section 9). Sick leave builds up 5 hours a month (Section 10). Agreement amendable from 1 Aug 2027 (Section 26).

Union

APA

Careers site

aa.com ↗

Requirements

First officer

1,500 hours minimum

Type rating

company-paid

Licence

FAA ATP (unrestricted)

Other

Age 23–65; US work authorization; FCC permit. Probation: 12 months or 400 credited hours plus the first recurrent training, whichever comes first (Section 14).

Sources

From an agreement or official source · figures from 2026-05 · checked 30 Oct 2026

• APA–American Airlines 2023 pilot agreement (full text)
• American Airlines newsroom: pilots ratify new agreement (Aug 2023)

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