specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: American Airlines
providerId: american-airlines
publisherName: American Airlines, Inc.
serviceCategory: Airlines / Travel
created: '2026-05-04'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-04, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-05'
reconciled: false
tags:
  - Airlines
  - Aviation
  - Flights
  - Travel
  - Booking
  - Developer Experience
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps scaffold for American Airlines. Runway is internal cost (allocated through engineering chargeback) rather than an externally invoiced API. External travel-distribution flows are settled through GDS / NDC commercial agreements. FOCUS mappings remain conceptual.
notes: >-
  American Airlines' Runway platform (built on Spotify Backstage) is American Airlines' internal developer experience for engineering teams - not a publicly consumable, priced API. External flight data, booking, and status integrations are delivered through GDS partners (Sabre, Amadeus) and corporate / NDC channels under bilateral agreements. No public price list or rate-limit documentation is published. Reconcile if a public API tier emerges.
sources:
  - https://developer.aa.com/
  - https://github.com/AmericanAirlines
  - https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
alignedWith:
  framework: FinOps Foundation Framework
  frameworkUrl: https://www.finops.org/framework/
  dataSpec: FOCUS
  dataSpecVersion: '1.3'
  dataSpecUrl: https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Enterprise / Bilateral
  billingFrequency: Per-Contract
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Purchase
    - Usage
    - Tax
    - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: American Airlines Runway Developer API
  ServiceCategory: Airlines / Travel
  ProviderName: American Airlines
  PublisherName: American Airlines, Inc.
  InvoiceIssuerName: American Airlines, Inc.
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
meters:
  - name: contracted_engagement
    description: >-
      Placeholder meter for engagements settled outside a metered API. Real
      meters cannot be enumerated until American Airlines publishes a metered
      API billing surface.
    unit: varies
    aggregation: sum
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: >-
      Without a public usage API, consumers must rely on contract reporting,
      invoice line items, and any tenant dashboards provided under the
      partner agreement.
  - name: Allocation
    description: >-
      Allocate spend by purchase order, contract identifier, or business unit
      receiving the American Airlines service. Tag at the procurement layer, not
      the API call layer.
  - name: Optimization
    description: >-
      Optimization levers live in commercial negotiation (volume commitments,
      term length, scope) rather than in API-level caching or throttling.
  - name: Accountability
    description: >-
      Procurement and the business owner of the American Airlines relationship own
      the spend; finance reviews invoice lines on the contract cadence.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com