American Airlines Cargo Tracking

American Airlines Cargo provides more than 100 million pounds of weekly cargo lift to major cities in the United States, Europe, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, Latin America and Asia. Winners of Cargo Airline of the Year for three years running, American utilizes belly cargo on its passenger network with over 990 aircraft. John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU) have joined its list of US stations certified by IATA's Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics, or CEIV Pharma in 2024.

1. Go to https://www.aacargo.com/AACargo/tracking on the American Airlines Cargo website. 2. Enter your air waybill number in the format 001-12345675 where 001 is American Airlines' AWB prefix and the final digit is a check digit calculated using mod-7. 3. You will receive booking confirmation, cargo received, cargo manifested, plane departed, plane arrived, cargo received and cargo delivered/collected status updates. 4. If your shipment status has not updated after 24 hours, call 1-800-CARGOAA (1-800-227-4622).

The 001 prefix identifies American Airlines as the issuing carrier and indicates that American Airlines handles the transport and is responsible for the shipment throughout its journey. The 7-digit serial number (such as 1234567) is the unique shipment identifier assigned by American Airlines. The final digit is a check digit calculated by dividing the serial number by 7 and using only the remainder (mod-7 calculation) – for example, if the serial is 1234567, then 1234567 ÷ 7 = 176,366 remainder 5, so the complete AWB would be 001-12345675.

American Airlines holds IATA CEIV Pharma certification for handling temperature-controlled pharmaceutical shipments. CEIV is the IATA-administered audit standard that validates a carrier's end-to-end cold-chain procedures, staff training, and facilities against pharma-grade requirements.

• CEIV Pharma

American Airlines transports live animals under the IATA Live Animals Regulations (LAR), which govern container, ventilation, and species-specific handling requirements for livestock, day-old chicks, zoo animals, household pets, and laboratory animals. Bookings require species-specific documentation and approved containers; book through the cargo team with at least 48 hours notice.

American Airlines operates a 25,000-square-foot temperature-controlled pharmaceutical facility in Philadelphia with Controlled Room Temperature (+15°C to +25°C) and refrigerated storage (+2°C to +8°C). The carrier offers temperature-controlled containers including Envirotainer active containers, CSafe units, and Sonoco ThermoSafe's Pegasus ULD passive containers.