Written on 2^nd March 2017

American Airlines – New boarding process

American Airlines (AA) boards its flights 30 - 50 minutes before scheduled departure. Boarding times depend on your destination and the type of plane. Please remember that AA shuts the door 10 minutes before departure. Boarding order Starting March 1, AA are simplifying the boarding process and introducing new boarding group names — numbers 1 through 9. The boarding order will not change, just the group names. As an AAdvantage® Platinum member, you will continue to be the third group to board, which will be referred to as Group 3. You will still board through the Priority boarding lane.

Boarding order	Current	New – Starting March 1
Preboarding	-	ConciergeKeySM members
Priority boarding lane	First Class Active duty U.S. military with military I.D. (Business Class on a 2-class international aircraft)	Group 1 First Class Active duty U.S. military with military I.D. (Business Class on a 2-class international aircraft)
Priority boarding lane	Business Class Executive Platinum oneworld® EmeraldSM	Group 2 Executive Platinum oneworld® EmeraldSM (Business Class on a 3-class aircraft)
Priority boarding lane	Platinum Pro Platinum oneworld® SapphireSM	Group 3 Platinum Pro Platinum oneworld® SapphireSM
Priority boarding lane	Gold oneworld® RubySM	Group 4 Gold oneworld® RubySM
Priority boarding lane	Alaska Airlines MVP® members AirPass Citi® / AAdvantage® Executive cardmembers Customers who bought Priority boarding	Group 4 Alaska Airlines MVP® members AirPass Premium Economy Citi® / AAdvantage® Executive cardmembers Customers who bought Priority boarding
Main boarding lane	Group 1 Main Cabin Extra Eligible AAdvantage® credit cardmembers*	Group 5 (Preferred boarding) Main Cabin Extra Eligible AAdvantage® credit cardmembers* Eligible corporate travelers**
Main boarding lane	Group 2	Group 6
Main boarding lane	Group 3	Group 7
Main boarding lane	Group 4	Group 8
Main boarding lane		Group 9 Basic Economy

  Source: American Airlines