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4.1
Average Rating
(based on 167 American Airlines Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
4.1
Growth Opportunities
3.8
People You Work With
4.5
Person You Work For
4.4
Rewards You Receive
3.8
Support You Get
4.1
Way You Work
4.3
Work Setting
4.2
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Aircraft Mechanic

What do you like about working at American Airlines?

"The flight benefits."

What don't you like about working at American Airlines?

"The unusual hours."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"True leadership comes from within, take care of things and people from the core and they will take care of you!"

Lead Mechanic

What do you like about working at American Airlines?

"I used to love the challenge and camaraderie."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Run away."

What don't you like about working at American Airlines?

"Bringing outsiders, not promoting within."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Wake up, smell what you are shoveling."

Team Leader

What do you like about working at American Airlines?

"Learning experience."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Keep an open mind."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Stay positive."

Msr

"Job had great flight benefits"

What do you like about working at American Airlines?

"The flight benefits."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Dress well and be prepared to do a mock sale. Interview is a 2 to 4 hour process."

What don't you like about working at American Airlines?

"Hours would change every 3 months and was a 24 hours/7day operation."

Infrastructure Engineer

"I wish I were there!"

What do you like about working at American Airlines?

"People!"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Smile..."

What don't you like about working at American Airlines?

"Nothing... well... stability of the industry."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Hire from within!"

Senior Analyst

"Before 9/11 AA would rate five stars on all categories, but the airline industry is struggling."

Cargo Manager

What do you like about working at American Airlines?

"Flights for free."

What don't you like about working at American Airlines?

"Working with customers"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Work as a team."

Web Designer

"Awesome people."

What do you like about working at American Airlines?

"Awesome."

What don't you like about working at American Airlines?

"Lack of work."

Regional Director of Sales

"Good place for young executives to build a career."

Programmer

What do you like about working at American Airlines?

"Great working environment with professionals, fantastic benefits."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Express an interest in seeing the company succeed."

What don't you like about working at American Airlines?

"Hard economic times for airline industry in general."

Sales Associate

"There are no real opportunities to grow within this company. That is why I left."

What do you like about working at American Airlines?

"It was a great environment to work. We all got along great and the schedule worked well with my schooling."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Just be yourself."

What don't you like about working at American Airlines?

"The company already had a manager and an assistant manager, so there was no real growth opportunity."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"None. I believe they did a great job."

Passenger Services Representative

"AA - not what it used to be."

What do you like about working at American Airlines?

"Training was strong."

What don't you like about working at American Airlines?

"Employee environment was toxic."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"You will always have difficulty retaining good entry level employees when senior employees doing same job are paid on legacy tiers with legacy benefits and they spread negativity with impunity."

Programmer Analyst

What do you like about working at American Airlines?

"The flight benefits."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Ask for a lot of money to start with because you won't get much in raises."

What don't you like about working at American Airlines?

"The low pay and wearing a tie."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Adopt a casual dress code."

Dining Room Supervisor

What do you like about working at American Airlines?

"Associate friendly."

What don't you like about working at American Airlines?

"Nothing."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep doing what you're doing."

Senior Warehouse Administrator

"Employees have extremely low morale. Veteran employees were not welcoming to newcomers."

What do you like about working at American Airlines?

"Offered a close commute."

What don't you like about working at American Airlines?

"My team members were very territorial and were not open to sharing information and/or embracing new team members."

American Airlines Reviews FAQs

Is American Airlines a good company to work for?

American Airlines has an overall rating of 4.1 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 167 American Airlines Review Ratings left anonymously by American Airlines employees, which is 5% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 96% of employees would recommend working at American Airlines.

Does American Airlines pay their employees well?

American Airlines employees earn $50,000 annually on average, or $24 per hour, which is 24% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 63 American Airlines employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find American Airlines Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at American Airlines?

96% of employees would recommend working at American Airlines with the overall rating of 4.1 out of 5. Employees also rated American Airlines 4.1 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.8 for Rewards You Receive, 3.8 for Growth Opportunities and 4.1 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at American Airlines?

According to our data, the highest paying job at American Airlines is a ETL Tester at $167,000 annually. Browse American Airlines Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at American Airlines?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at American Airlines is a Runner at $16,000 annually. Browse American Airlines Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at American Airlines?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at American Airlines to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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