American Airlines
MD, Technical Operations Planning
Fort Worth, Tarrant County
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 21 days ago
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odds of building a lasting career here
88Lottery-free
Cap-exempt (no lottery)100
Sponsors year-round90
Entry-level history60
PERM / green-card track50
Fits your clock70
Files H-1B any time — no cap, no lottery. The 2026 weighted-selection rule doesn't touch it, which makes this the strongest structural path for entry-level talent. Pay is often lower, but your odds of staying are dramatically higher.
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Green-card filing pattern in this occupation
Context, not a finding about this posting: of this employer's 127 green-card filings in this occupation, 99% were for a worker who already held the job.
States it is exempt from the H-1B cap
In 1 Department of Labor filing, this employer states it is an institution of higher education — one of the statutory grounds for exemption from the H-1B cap. Cap-exempt employers can file year-round without entering the lottery.Employer's own attestation on a Department of Labor wage determination, not a USCIS determination — exemption is decided per petition.
Green-card follow-through: 56%
Of 55 labor certifications old enough to have been used, 24 expired without the employer filing the next step. Median time from filing to decision: 443 days.99% of their filings were for a worker who already held the job.Only certifications past the 180-day window are counted — recent ones cannot have expired yet.
Files H-1B transfers
76 transfer filings in the last year, covering 76 workers. Median labor-condition decision: 7 days. An employer that already files transfers is one that can take over an existing H-1B.
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About the role
- 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.
Responsibilities
- Heavy Check & Base Plan: Lead the teams that strategically optimize heavy check visits and bill of work, working across engineering, supply chain, and production to ensure aircraft readiness and availability to the network and minimize aircraft out-of-service (AOS) during peak season
- Base and Line Maintenance infrastructure: Lead the long-range Hangar strategy and associated maintenance footprint for the airline, partnering with Corporate Real Estate, Finance, and Government Affairs
- Line Capacity Planning: Continuously evaluate staffing levels and capabilities across all line maintenance stations in partnership with the line maintenance production team, ensuring balanced daily, weekly, monthly bill of work to drive maintenance throughput and reduce Aircraft Out of Service risks
- Workforce Planning & Optimization: Design predictive labor models that align headcounts across global line maintenance hubs directly against seasonal flight schedules; implementation of advanced shift bidding optimization framework; ensure workforce plans maps exactly to active labor contracts
- MEL and Deferred Maintenance Management: Partner with the Maintenance Operations Center (MOC) to aggressively monitor and track Minimum Equipment List (MEL) entries, Configuration Deviation Lists (CDL), and deferred items to ensure prompt resolution within regulatory timeframes
- Ability to identify opportunities for improvement, demonstrated critical thinking, and ability to manage change
Requirements
- 10 years of overall experience with progressive responsibility in Airline Operations, Planning, Scheduling, or equivalent role
Nice to have
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience
- Advanced degree preferred
- Prior experience in maintenance planning is a plus
Skills
- Feel free to enrich both your personal and work life and hop onboard!
- Why you'll love this job
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.
- Other great benefits include our Member Assistance Program, pet insurance and discounts on hotels, cars, cruises and more.
- Travel Perks: Ready to explore the world?
Company info
- 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.
- From the team members we hire to the customers we serve, inclusion and diversity are the foundation of the dynamic workforce at American Airlines.
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