Specialist/Sr Specialist, Flight Operations Technician

American Airlines; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel perks

Health benefits

Wellness programs

401(k) program

Additional benefits

Job summary

American Airlines in Fort Worth, TX, seeks a Specialist/Sr Specialist, Flight Operations Technician to initiate, coordinate, and revise flight operations standardization projects and manuals within the Integrated Operations Division.

You will collaborate with flight operations management, pilots, and publishing teams to ensure procedures are current and compliant, while maintaining FrameMaker and Acrobat Pro documents.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or 3 years airline experience.
• Experience with flight operations terminology and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Initiate, coordinate and revise flight operations standardization projects.
• Coordinate revisions with management, pilots and doc teams.
• Maintain FM source files and published PDFs on publishing platforms.
• Ensure manuals comply with standards and deadlines.

Skills

Flight ops terms

MS Office

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or 3 years airline experience

Tools

FrameMaker

Acrobat Pro

Job description

Specialist/Sr Specialist, Flight Operations Technician

Posting Start Date: 9/3/26

Location: Tech Ops (DFW-SV04)
Cities: Fort Worth - TX
Requisition ID: 87708

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 you'll love this job

• You would join as a member of the Flight Operations Team within the Integrated Operations Division. This position will be responsible for the initiating, coordinating, and processing flight operations standardization projects/manual revisions in addition to special projects assigned.

What you'll do

As noted above, this list is intended to reflect the current job but there may be additional essential functions (and certainly non-essential job functions) that are not referenced. Management will modify the job or require other tasks be performed whenever it is deemed appropriate to do so, observing, of course, any legal obligations including any collective bargaining obligations.

• Comply with safety risk management processes within flight tactical operations supporting safety management system (SMS) principles.


• Accomplish Company goals and department performance objectives (i.e., assigned tasks).


• Coordinate revisions with flight operations management, chief pilots, fleet captains, and technical pilots to ensure standardization of procedures across aircraft fleets and establish timelines and deadlines to meet submission and publishing/posting dates.


• Maintain FrameMaker (FM) source files on the server and posted/published Adobe Acrobat documents (pdfs) on Comply365, AAPilots, Flight Operations SharePoint site, and JeppFD-Pro.


• Review documentation to identify revised content for inclusion into applicable flight operations manual/document.


• Standardize Company manuals/documents structure and formats to comply with flight publications and distribution group writing/grammar standards.


• Attend the document standards meeting and present content to be considered for inclusion into fleet documents.


• Collaborate with other team members to promote Company and departmental standards.


• Coordinate with the FAA and guide revisions through the review and approval process.


• Maintain file/folder naming conventions, archiving, and server location to conform to departmental standards.

All you'll need for success

Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

• Bachelor's degree in related field or minimum of 3 years airline experience

Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

• Flight operations experience


• Full understanding of the following with respect to the certificate holder's operation:




• o Aviation safety standards and safe operating practices


• o 14 CFR Chapter I (Federal Aviation Regulations)


• o Certificate holder's operations specifications




• Pilot certificate


• Experience in publishing software to include Adobe FrameMaker and Acrobat Pro


• Writing, editing, and publishing technical documents and/or periodical literature

Skills, Licenses & Certifications

• Knowledge of:




• o Flight operations terminology, policy, and procedures


• o Microsoft Office Applications


• o The internet and accessing other electronic information sources




• Ability to:




• o Prioritize multiple tasks


• o Work under pressure of changing priorities and deadlines


• o Interface with various levels of management, employees, and external agencies/professional associates/vendors


• o Work independently with minimal supervision and as an effective team member


• o Exercise good judgment and maintain strict confidentiality




• Must project a professional appearance and attitude

What you'll 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+ Team Member 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.

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