American Airlines interview questions
Updated Jun 1, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 7%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 3%In PersonIn Person
- 3%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 2%RecruiterRecruiter
- 1%OtherOther
- 1%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
Interview search
3,444 interviews
American Airlines interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at American Airlines as 73.8% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.83 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Administrative Assistant and Gate Agent rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Aircraft Maintenance Technician and Steward roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at American Airlines takes an average of 52 days when considering 3,272 user submitted interviews across all job titles. To compare, the average duration of hiring at similar companies like BlackRock, Inc. is 14 days, Fabricated Software, Inc. is 2 days, and Apple Inc. is 21 days. Candidates applying for Aircraft Mechanic had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Reservation Representative roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 360 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at American Airlines according to 3,272 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 18%
Phone interview: 14%
One on one interview: 13%
Skills test: 11%
Drug test: 11%
Background check: 10%
Personality test: 8%
Presentation: 7%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Other: 3%
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