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Dunque, a causa dei ritardi nelle consegne dei nuovi 789P ("premium" e con un nuovo prodotto a bordo) AA in autunno/inverno (periodo in cui sarebbe anche prevista la riconfigurazione dei 77W, allestendoli con un prodottto omogeneo simile ai nuovi 789P) prevede nel periodo di ridurre conseguentemente gli operativi su diverse rotte.
American Airlines cuts some international flights into 2025, citing Boeing delivery delays
PUBLISHED FRI, APR 26 2024 2:59 PM EDT
UPDATED FRI, APR 26 2024 3:57 PM EDT
* American is reducing service on a host of long-haul routes, citing Boeing's delivery delays.
* Boeing Dreamliners and 737 Max aircraft are arriving late to customers due to supply chain issues and the plane-maker's safety crisis.
* Among the changes are reduced international service from New York and Dallas/Forth Worth.
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.
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/26/america ... elays.html
American Delays Premium Boeing 787, Flagship Business Suites
I can’t say I’m surprised, but delivery delays at Boeing are causing American Airlines to update its plans, and postpone the introduction of its new business class product.
American faces Boeing 787 delivery delays
While American already has a fleet of 59 Boeing 787s, the airline has an additional 30 of these jets on order. What’s exciting about these aircraft is that the upcoming deliveries are supposed to be ultra-premium Boeing 787s, featuring just 244 seats.
For example, while American’s existing 787-9s have 30 business class seats, these jets will have 51 business class seats. Not only that, but these planes will feature the carrier’s all-new passenger experience, including the new Flagship Business Suites, as well as the front row Flagship Suite Preferred product.
The plan has been for American to take delivery of the first of these jets in the coming months, and launch service with the aircraft between Dallas and Brisbane as of late October 2024.
Unfortunately there’s a negative update here, as reported by Zach Griff, which is that American no longer expects to receive any new Boeing 787s in the coming months. American now has no firm timeline for when these new Dreamliners will enter service. This means that American intends to launch its Dallas to Brisbane service with one of its existing 787s, in a less premium configuration.
Given the length of the flight, this could pose some operational challenges for the route. Dallas to Brisbane will be American’s longest flight, and it’s my understanding that one of the motivations for placing the premium 787 on this route was the lower weight of the aircraft, due to there being fewer seats. So I’m curious if American ends up needing to weight restrict the “heavier” 787.
American will be far from the only carrier impacted by Boeing’s ongoing delivery delays. Arguably there are even bigger implications for Saudi Arabian airline startup Riyadh Air, which plans to launch in 2025, and is entirely dependent on the delivery of new 787s.
When will American Flagship Business Suites enter service?
With these latest delays, it’s anyone’s guess when American’s new Flagship Business Suites will enter service. Initially the plan was for the new premium Boeing 787-9s to feature this product, and then American’s Boeing 777-300ERs would be reconfigured, at the same time that international first class would be eliminated.
The previous timeline we had was that American would start reconfiguring existing 777s around the end of 2024 or early 2025, and there’s no indication of that timeline changing. After all, the delivery delays are with Boeing, and not with the seat manufacturers, at least as of now.
So it’s entirely possible that we’ll see the new Flagship Business Suites debut on a reconfigured 777 ahead of a newly delivered 787. As of now, it’s all up in the air, so only time will tell.
Bottom line
American Airlines’ new premium Boeing 787s are experiencing delivery delays, meaning that the airline no longer expects to fly these new planes as of October 2024. This also means that the new Flagship Business Suites are delayed with their entry into service.
For now we’ll have to mark this as “developing,” as there’s no updated timeline for when these planes could be flying. It’s possible that we’ll see the first 777 reconfigured with the new cabins before these 787s enter service.
https://onemileatatime.com/news/america ... ss-suites/
Questa invece è l'infornativa interna inviata ieri dalla compagnia
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da Miami AA ha limato molte frequenze per il centro e sud america, ha cancellato alcune destinazioni secondarie in Brasile e in altri paesi vicini in quanto la concorrenza delle LC si fa sentire (oltre alla carenza di aerei per operare su certe tratte).
