Case Study: American Airlines achieves a simplified, high-performance, future-proof campus network with Hewlett Packard Enterprise

American Airlines chooses Hewlett Packard Enterprise

American Airlines faced an aging campus LAN across 550 locations with 3,500 switches nearing end‑of‑life and the need to reliably support 800+ applications, ensure multivendor interoperability, and become SDN‑ready. To meet these challenges AA chose Hewlett Packard Enterprise, standardizing on HPE campus switches / HPE FlexCampus solutions and engaging HPE Services for design, implementation, and management.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise conducted site assessments and executed a smooth rip‑and‑replace of 3,500 switches across 550 sites, delivering open‑standards interoperability, immediate performance improvements and proactive network visibility. The HPE solution simplified the network, enabled seamless operation through the US Airways–American merger, supported all 800+ applications, and produced measurable capex and opex savings while providing a future‑proof, SDN‑ready platform.

American Airlines

Karamu Ford

Managing Director of Enterprise Networks