Redesigning the American Airlines Business Desktop & App - Case Study

American Airlines Business Mobile
American Airlines Business Desktop Homepage

Brief
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American Airlines Business wanted to refocus its business brand to bring in new customers and appeal to existing customers. By utilizing a fresh new look that was established by American Airlines parent website: www.aa.com and the latest in travel booking technology, buisness.aa.com was born.

Role

Lead UI/UX Designer

Duration

2018-2019

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

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Problem

American Airlines Business (Business Extra) did not have a user-friendly way to allow customers to use awarded tickets or points on their existing platform without having to call an agent.

Making it worse was the lack of transparency on how many points or available certificates you had to use toward available flights and the extra money you needed to spend to get the flight.

Additionally, customers may want other options for travel including hotel and car which was not available until this new site was built and could accommodate that requirement.

Prototype to Advanced Layout

American Airlines Business Login Sketch
American Airlines Business Login Final
American Airlines Business Trip Sketch
American Airlines Business Trip Final
American Airlines Business Program Summary Final

Solution

This was not a single iteration process—there was a need to account for every team and continual feedback from leadership.

There was also in-person and remote testing which helped to make sure we were solving actual problems for our customers. Whether it was a screen prototype, customer feedback, or a simple wireframe, these bi-weekly sessions helped us to validate, test ideas, and iterate quickly.

Successes

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