AA / AAL airline policy

American Airlines power-bank flight policy.

Carrier-specific policy evidence for CertiWatt verdicts. This page exposes the policy URL, active rule IDs, citation freshness, and update fields used before a model-route verdict is returned.

Carrier country: United States
Policy confidence: Official source
Tracked rules: 2
Latest evidence: May 31, 2026

Short answer

American Airlines publishes a portable-charger section: carry-on only, 2 portable chargers per passenger onboard, and each charger must not exceed 100 Wh.

Policy source

Official URL: aa.com
April 2026 policy signal: Not recorded
Last checked: May 31, 2026
Effective from: Not recorded
Ruleset: 2026-05-15

Verdict impact

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Verified

Source ID: airline-aa
Cadence: daily
Last ingest: May 30, 2026
Content status: verified
Policy URL: aa.com
Baseline: 82440572ee
Current fingerprint: 82440572ee

Declared key rules

aa.policy.2026.portable-charger-100wh-cap
aa.policy.2026.no-seat-power-recharging

Policy summary

Traveler-facing policy fields

American Airlines publishes a portable-charger section: carry-on only, 2 portable chargers per passenger onboard, and each charger must not exceed 100 Wh.

Source quality

Official source

Policy fields are backed by a direct airline source or airline-specific citation.

Citations: 1
Latest pull: May 31, 2026
Last checked: May 31, 2026
Effective from: Not recorded

Carry-on: Allowed when within AA's portable-charger conditions and baseline battery rules.
Checked baggage: Not permitted for portable chargers/power banks.
Watt-hour limit: Portable chargers must not exceed 100 Wh; larger portable power sources are not modeled as accepted.
Approval required: AA's portable-charger section is modeled as a 100 Wh hard cap for power banks; other lithium-battery approval bands remain separate.
Quantity limit: Limit 2 portable chargers per passenger while onboard.
Inflight use: Keep portable chargers within reach and visible while in use; do not recharge them from seat power outlets.
Recall handling: Active affected recalled units are banned when serial/model evidence matches.
Spare power banks: Carry-on only.

Policy rules in the current engine

aa.policy.2026.no-seat-power-rechargingprecedence 52
no_inflight_charging_via_seat_usb
usage_restrictionAAeffective May 31, 2026
aa.policy.2026.portable-charger-100wh-capprecedence 68
American Airlines portable chargers must not exceed 100 Wh.
capacity_thresholdAAeffective May 31, 2026

Citations and source quality

Official policy page: aa.com
Source count: 1
Source mix: 1 airline
Confidence: Official source
Latest pulled_at: May 31, 2026
Policy last checked: May 31, 2026

[01]American Airlinesairline
aa.com
pulled_at May 31, 2026

Policy change log

Change history

1 recorded

May 31, 2026aa.com
Normalized American Airlines portable-charger policy fields into the airline policy database.
Current
2 portable chargers; 100 Wh maximum; carry-on only; no seat-power recharging.

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