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
image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- Airlines
- Aviation
- Flights
- Travel
- Booking
- Developer Experience
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/american-airlines/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-04-19'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: american-airlines:runway-developer-api
  name: American Airlines Runway Developer API
  description: Runway is American Airlines' developer experience platform providing APIs for flight operations, booking, scheduling,
    and travel services. Built on Spotify's Backstage platform, Runway serves as the central hub for American Airlines API
    integrations with built-in API management, security, and authentication capabilities. Teams can deploy running apps with
    public ingress in under six minutes.
  humanURL: https://developer.aa.com/
  baseURL: https://developer.aa.com/api
  tags:
  - Airlines
  - Aviation
  - Flights
  - Travel
  - Booking
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.aa.com/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/american-airlines/refs/heads/main/openapi/american-airlines-runway-developer-api-openapi.yml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/runway-developer-bookings.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/runway-developer-flights.yaml
common:
- 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