American Airlines cuts some international flights into 2025, citing Boeing delivery delays

American
Airlines
on
Friday
said


Boeing’s
787
Dreamliner
delivery
delays
are
forcing
it
to
cut
some
long-haul
flights
in
the
second
half
of
the
year
and
into
early
2025,
the

latest
carrier
to
change
its
schedule
tied
to
the
plane-maker’s
production
problems.

American
expects
to
receive
three
Dreamliners
this
year,
down
from
six,
it
said
in
a

filing
Thursday.
Boeing
said
earlier
this
week
that

parts
shortages
will
prevent
it
from
ramping
up
production
of
the
wide-body
planes.

“We’re
making
these
adjustments
now
to
ensure
we’re
able
to
re-accommodate
customers
on
affected
flights,”
American
said
in
a
statement. “We’ll
be
proactively
reaching
out
to
impacted
customers
to
offer
alternate
travel
arrangements.
We
remain
committed
to
our
customers
and
team
members
and
mitigating
the
impact
of
these
delays
while
continuing
to
offer
a
comprehensive
global
network.”

American
will
suspend
some
routes
to
Europe
at
the
end
of
the
summer.
Here’s
what’s
changing:

• Flights
  from
  New
  York’s
  John
  F.
  Kennedy
  International
  Airport
  to
  Athens
  will
  be
  suspended
  on
  Sept.
  3.
  The
  seasonal
  route
  was
  previously
  scheduled
  to
  end
  Oct.
  26.
• Flights
  from
  New
  York
  to
  Barcelona
  will
  be
  suspended
  Sept.
  3.
  The
  route
  was
  previously
  year-round,
  and
  will
  resume
  next
  year.
• Flights
  from
  Dallas/Fort
  Worth
  International
  to
  Dublin
  and
  to
  Rome,
  which
  were
  both
  scheduled
  as
  year-round
  flights,
  will
  now
  be
  suspended
  on
  Oct.
  26,
  and
  return
  next
  year.
• Flights
  from
  Chicago
  O’Hare
  to
  Paris
  will
  end
  Sept.
  3
  and
  resume
  next
  year.

American
will
also
offer
just
a
single
daily
flight
between
New
York
and
Rome,
instead
of
twice
daily,
starting
Aug.
5,
and
service
between
Dallas/Fort
Worth
International
Airport
and
Kona,
Hawaii,
won’t
operate
this
winter.

American
said
it
will
continue
to
offer
55
long-haul
international
routes
this
winter
and
that
it
will
add
nonstop
service
between
Philadelphia
and
Barcelona
on
a
daily
basis
starting
in
January,
as
well
as
seasonal
service
between
Miami
and
Montevideo,
Uruguay.
It
will
also
add
three-times-a-day
flights
between
Miami
and
Sao
Paulo.

The
airline
is
further
evaluating
its
schedule
because
of
Boeing’s
737
Max
delays,
it
said.

Boeing
didn’t
immediately
respond
to
a
request
for
comment.

Correction:
American
Airlines
will
add
three-times-a-day
flights
between
Miami
and
Sao
Paulo.
A
previous
version
of
this
story
mischaracterized
the
schedule.