American Airlines reviews

3.6

63% would recommend to a friend

(8,802 total reviews)
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Robert Isom

39% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

American Airlines has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 8,802 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The American Airlines employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Transportation & Logistics industry (3.5 stars).

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9K reviews
3.0
Feb 13, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

travel benefits and working with some great people, I got to see so much of the world by flying dometically and internationally that I wouldn't have otherwise been able to see. I regret that I can no longer do that since I am no longer employed by American Airlines.

Cons

long hours, pay cuts, the current family leave policy which caused me to be terminated after almost 14 years of flying with the company back in late 2004.

4.0
Feb 6, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits and the opportunity for lateral movement for greater experience.

Cons

Management is slow to adopt change such as flexibility in the workplace, working from home, etc. Decision making has reverted to the old 80's style of control; employees including mid-level management are no longer empowered to actually make decisions that fall outside of the lines so while front-end employees are frustrated by the lack of authority this has spread upwards in the company.

4.0
Feb 1, 2009

Good job...Room for improvement

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

American Airlines has a strong legacy. I like the idea that I work for a great airlines.

Cons

Old ideas and there is still alot of racism. African-Americans still have a hard time moving up in the company and we have very few people who want to help

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