American Airlines

aid: american-airlines
name: American Airlines
description: American Airlines is one of the world's largest airlines, operating an extensive domestic and international route
  network. The company's Runway developer experience platform, built on Spotify's Backstage, provides internal developer tooling
  and API management for engineering teams. American Airlines exposes flight data, status, and booking capabilities through
  its developer portal, and maintains an active open-source presence via the AmericanAirlines GitHub organization.
type: Index
deliveryModel:
  model: self-hosted
  license: Apache-2.0
  open_source: true
  commercial: false
  callable_host: true
  label: Self-hosted open source · you run it yourself
  confidence: high
  source:
  - license
  - openapi
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/american-airlines.png
tags:
- Airlines
- Aviation
- Flights
- Travel
- Booking
- Developer Experience
- Fortune 100
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/american-airlines/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-04-19'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: american-airlines:american-airlines-bookings-api
  name: American Airlines Bookings API
  description: Booking management operations
  humanURL: https://developer.aa.com/
  baseURL: https://developer.aa.com/api
  tags:
  - Bookings
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/american-airlines-bookings-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.aa.com/
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/american-airlines-graphql.md
- aid: american-airlines:american-airlines-flights-api
  name: American Airlines Flights API
  description: Flight information and status operations
  humanURL: https://developer.aa.com/
  baseURL: https://developer.aa.com/api
  tags:
  - Flights
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/american-airlines-flights-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.aa.com/
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/american-airlines-graphql.md
common:
- type: CapabilityMap
  url: capabilities/american-airlines-capability-edges.yml
  name: American Airlines Business Capability Map
- type: License
  name: Apache-2.0
  url: https://github.com/AmericanAirlines/backstage/blob/master/LICENSE
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/american-airlines-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/american-airlines-domain-security.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-airlines
- type: Website
  url: https://www.aa.com/
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://developer.aa.com/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/AmericanAirlines
- type: Blog
  url: https://tech.aa.com/
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/AmericanAirlines/backstage
- type: Tools
  url: https://github.com/AmericanAirlines/Flight-Engine
  title: Flight Engine Mock API
- type: Tools
  url: https://github.com/AmericanAirlines/Hangar
  title: Hangar Hackathon Tool
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Runway Developer Experience Platform
    description: Internal developer platform built on Spotify's Backstage providing centralized API management, service catalog,
      and self-service infrastructure tooling for engineering teams.
  - name: Flight Data APIs
    description: APIs for querying flight schedules, routes, status information, and operational data across American Airlines'
      domestic and international network.
  - name: Booking and Reservation APIs
    description: APIs supporting flight search, booking, reservation management, and passenger services integration for travel
      applications.
  - name: Built-In API Management
    description: Runway provides integrated API management with security, authentication toggles, and corporate authentication
      capabilities for development teams.
  - name: Service Mesh Integration
    description: Kong-based service mesh enabling reliable microservices communication and traffic management across the American
      Airlines platform.
  - name: Open Source Tooling
    description: American Airlines maintains open-source tools including Flight Engine (mock flight data API), Hangar (hackathon
      management), and Backstage plugins via the AmericanAirlines GitHub organization.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Flight Search and Booking
    description: Travel agencies and booking platforms integrate flight availability, pricing, and reservation APIs to offer
      American Airlines flights.
  - name: Flight Status Tracking
    description: Applications query real-time flight status, departure, arrival, and delay information for American Airlines
      flights.
  - name: Internal Developer Tooling
    description: American Airlines engineering teams use Runway to self-service infrastructure, register APIs in the service
      catalog, and manage deployments.
  - name: Hackathon and Innovation
    description: Open-source Hangar tool enables hackathon management for tech innovation events sponsored by or affiliated
      with American Airlines.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: Spotify Backstage
    description: Runway developer portal is built on Spotify's Backstage platform for internal developer experience and service
      catalog management.
  - name: Kong Service Mesh
    description: American Airlines uses Kong's Kuma service mesh for microservices networking and API gateway capabilities.
  - name: HashiCorp Vault
    description: Integration with HashiCorp Vault for secrets management in build pipelines via open-source vault-action GitHub
      Action.
  - name: Dynatrace
    description: Python API client for Dynatrace integration maintained in the AmericanAirlines GitHub organization.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com