Boeing delays drive American Airways to droop 3 European routes, delay Flagship Suite

American Airways can not catch a break from Boeing’s manufacturing woes.

The Fort Price, Texas-based provider will briefly droop three routes to Europe this summer season and once more push again the introduction of its new Flagship Suite enterprise class because of the newest supply delays plaguing the Boeing 787, an American spokesperson confirmed to TPG on Friday.

“Because of ongoing Boeing 787 supply delays, American is adjusting service on sure routes in summer season 2025 to make sure we’re in a position to reaccommodate clients on affected flights,” the spokesperson mentioned. “We’ll be proactively reaching out to our impacted clients to supply alternate journey preparations and stay dedicated to mitigating the impression of those Boeing delays whereas persevering with to supply a complete international community.”

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The three suspended transatlantic routes are:

• Miami Worldwide Airport (MIA) to Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) from Could by July
• Dallas Fort Price Worldwide Airport (DFW) to Frankfurt Airport (FRA) in June
• New York’s John F. Kennedy Worldwide Airport (JFK) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD) in July

This can be a well-trod path for American. Delays to 787 deliveries in late 2021 pressured it to reduce Edinburgh, Scotland; Hong Kong; and Shannon, Eire, from its map the next 12 months. Manufacturing challenges have continued to plague Boeing and compelled further cuts to long-haul flying at American within the years since.

American’s long-haul schedule is uniquely inclined to Boeing delays in comparison with different airways. Through the coronavirus pandemic, American took benefit of the dramatic drop in worldwide journey to speed up plans to streamline its long-haul fleet and retired its Airbus A330 and Boeing 757 and 767 planes.

Now, the airline’s worldwide enlargement is proscribed by Boeing’s incapacity at hand over new 787s in a well timed method.

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American was scheduled to obtain 10 787-9s this 12 months, its newest fleet plan from October reveals.

The most recent supply delays additionally imply the introduction of American’s new Flagship Suite enterprise class is delayed once more. CEO Robert Isom mentioned Jan. 23 that the seats would start flying this 12 months however didn’t say when. The spokesperson wouldn’t specify when in 2025 the brand new product may debut.

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The Flagship Suite product is a component of a bigger overhaul of American’s premium choices that additionally contains new premium economic system seats. It should, nonetheless, mark the top of long-haul firstclass at American; the airline plans to take away Flagship First from its Boeing 777-300ER planes when they’re refitted with the brand new Flagship Suite.

American’s first Airbus A321XLRs will even function the Flagship Suite when deliveries start later in 2025. These planes will initially fly on premium transcontinental flights between New York and each Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Even with the schedule reductions, American will proceed to serve all its European locations, together with Edinburgh by way of a brand new service, this summer season. It should fly to Frankfurt from Charlotte; Madrid from Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Miami and Philadelphia; and Paris from Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, New York and Philadelphia, schedules from aviation analytics agency Cirium present.

American will even supply fewer frequencies on sure different routes this summer season, together with between Philadelphia and Rome, and Dallas and London.

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