American Adds Nearly 500 New Aircraft Maintenance Jobs

American announced on Monday the creation of nearly 500 new aircraft maintenance jobs across the country. The expansion includes additional heavy check maintenance work at the airline’s bases in Charlotte, Pittsburgh, and Tulsa.

The additional headcount includes over 385 aviation maintenance technician (AMT) roles, the Fort Worth-based carrier said.

This announcement builds on American’s ongoing commitment to growing its aviation maintenance workforce. In 2023, the company added over 300 jobs to its Tulsa maintenance base with the help of a grant from the State of Oklahoma.

“American is excited to grow our talented Technical Operations workforce with more high-paying, skilled aviation maintenance positions,” said Greg Emerson, American’s Vice President of Base Maintenance and Facilities, in a press release. “It’s an opportunity to grow our maintenance capacity and capabilities in the near-term and preserve them over the long run by continuing to build our pipeline of future maintenance team members — which is important work American has been doing for some time.”

Job Openings Now Available

The new aviation maintenance positions are available for immediate application on the American Airlines careers website. The breakdown by location is as follows:

• Charlotte: 133 openings, including 122 AMTs
• Pittsburgh: 44 total openings, including 40 AMTs
• Tulsa: 321 total openings, including 227 AMTs

The airline’s mechanics are jointly represented by the  Transport Workers Union (TWU) and the International Association of Machinists (IAM) unions. In 2020, the airline and its mechanics inked a new $4.2 billion contract, which will become amendable in March 2025.

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