10 American Airlines operations leaders
COO David Seymour tops this group of American Airlines operations leaders, with senior vice presidents for flight operations and the IOC, airport operations, technical operations and operations planning, and vice presidents for flight operations, cargo and Canadian operations. Eight hold American roles today and two are former vice presidents, a fit for airlines and aviation suppliers working through reliability, maintenance or schedule planning decisions.
Professionals to explore
Alan Johnson
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Flight Operations · American Airlines
Alan Johnson's American Airlines titles are pilot-side: Senior Manager of Flight, Chief Pilot (2017-2018), Senior Manager, Fleet Training and Standards (2018-2021), Director of Flight, DFW (2021-2022), Managing Director, Flight Training and Standards (2022-2024) and Vice President, Flight Operations since August 2024. That mix suits questions on pilot training, standards and flight operations management.
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Anne Moroni
LinkedInExperience: SVP Operations Planning, Analytics and Product Management · American Airlines
Overseeing strategic planning for American Airlines Operations, including schedule and block planning and crew planning, is how Anne Moroni describes the SVP Operations Planning, Analytics and Product Management role held since June 2026. Other titles include Vice President - Operations Planning & Performance (2021-2026), Managing Director Finance - Operations (2020-2021) and Managing Director American Eagle strategy and operations planning (2018-2020).
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Craig Barton
LinkedInExperience: Former Vice President Technical Operations · American Airlines
Craig Barton, now retired, was Vice President Technical Operations at American Airlines (2020-2021), a role described as leading 11,000+ professionals. Vice President Technical Services (2015-2019), Managing Director - TechOps Integration (2014-2015) and Managing Director - Fleet Management (2010-2014) at American make Craig a fit for questions on maintenance organizations and fleet management.
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Daniel Katz
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Canadian Operations · American Airlines
Based in Canada, Daniel Katz has been Vice President of Canadian Operations at American Airlines since August 2018, right after Vice President of Operations at Air Canada (2015-2018). Senior Manager of Airline Operations at Los Angeles World Airports (2013-2015), Manager of Route Planning at Qantas (2009-2012) and Supervisor of Infrastructure at Melbourne Airport (2007-2009) fit questions on airline operations outside the US.
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David Seymour
LinkedInExperience: Chief Operating Officer · American Airlines
David Seymour has been Chief Operating Officer at American Airlines since June 2020, after Senior Vice President Operations (2019-2020). Senior Vice President Integrated Operations (2016-2019) and Senior Vice President Technical Operations (2013-2016) at American, and Senior Vice President Operations at US Airways (now American Airlines) (2012-2013), make David the person here for questions on running an airline's whole operation.
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JonCarlo Gulbranson
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President - Flight Operations and IOC · American Airlines
JonCarlo Gulbranson has held Senior Vice President - Flight Operations and IOC at American Airlines since August 2022, following Senior Vice President - Airport Operations (2021-2022). American titles also include Vice President - Ops Control Center and Operations Planning (2020-2021), Vice President - Operations Planning and Performance (2019-2020) and Vice President - Global Reservations (2017-2019), a fit for operations control questions.
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Julie Rath
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President, Airport Operations · American Airlines
Customer experience runs through Julie Rath's earlier American Airlines titles, from Managing Director, Customer Experience, Customer Service Recovery (2016-2018) to three customer experience vice president roles (2018-2022), before Senior Vice President, Airport Operations since October 2022. Julie's LinkedIn profile says Senior Vice President - Global Airports and Business Partners, a mix suited to airport operations and customer recovery questions.
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Kevin Brickner
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President - Technical Operations · American Airlines
Senior Vice President - Technical Operations at American Airlines since January 2019, Kevin Brickner held Vice President - Safety and Operations Integration (2017-2019), Vice President - Operations Integration (2015-2017) and Vice President - Technical Operations Integration (2013-2015) there, and Vice President - Technical Services at US Airways (now American Airlines) (2009-2013), a fit for maintenance and safety integration questions.
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Robert Cordes
LinkedInExperience: Former Vice President - Operations Planning & Performance · American Airlines
Robert Cordes is a former American Airlines vice president (1984-2010) whose titles there include Vice President - Operations Planning & Performance (2002-2010), Vice President - St. Louis (2001-2002) and Managing Director - Europe Customer Services (1998-2001), with a summary citing numerous operations assignments. Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer at Porter Airlines Inc. (2011-2015) adds a COO view from another airline.
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Sam Mendenhall
LinkedInExperience: VP, Cargo Operations · American Airlines
Sam Mendenhall has been VP, Cargo Operations at American Airlines since July 2021, after Managing Director, Crew Scheduling and Support (2016-2021). Managing Director Controller at American (2011-2016) and two US Airways (now American Airlines) finance roles, Corporate Financial Analysis (2009-2011) and Controller Airports Division (2004-2009), add a finance view to cargo and crew scheduling questions.
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Choose the right perspective
Whole-operation questions fit David Seymour first. Anne Moroni and Robert Cordes suit schedule and operations planning, JonCarlo Gulbranson and Alan Johnson suit flight operations, crew and pilot training, Kevin Brickner and Craig Barton suit maintenance and technical operations, and Julie Rath suits airports; Sam Mendenhall covers cargo and Daniel Katz covers American's operation in Canada.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How should an airline's operations control center decide which flights to cancel first during a major weather event?
- 02What does it take to plan schedules and block times so crews and aircraft stay on time through a summer peak?
- 03How do you set maintenance priorities when technical operations staff, parts and aircraft time are all scarce?
About this directory
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