Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, from American Airways firm, taking off from Barcelona airport, in Barcelona on twenty fourth February 2023.
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American Airways on Friday mentioned Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner supply delays are forcing it to chop some long-haul flights within the second half of the 12 months and into early 2025, the newest provider to alter its schedule tied to the plane-maker’s manufacturing issues.
American expects to obtain three Dreamliners this 12 months, down from six, it mentioned in a submitting Thursday. Boeing mentioned earlier this week that elements shortages will forestall it from ramping up manufacturing of the wide-body planes.
“We’re making these changes now to make sure we’re capable of re-accommodate prospects on affected flights,” American mentioned in a press release. “We’ll be proactively reaching out to impacted prospects to supply alternate journey preparations. We stay dedicated to our prospects and crew members and mitigating the impression of those delays whereas persevering with to supply a complete world community.”
American will droop some routes to Europe on the finish of the summer time. Here is what’s altering:
- Flights from New York’s John F. Kennedy Worldwide Airport to Athens will likely be suspended on Sept. 3. The seasonal route was beforehand scheduled to finish Oct. 26.
- Flights from New York to Barcelona will likely be suspended Sept. 3. The route was beforehand year-round, and can resume subsequent 12 months.
- Flights from Dallas/Fort Price Worldwide to Dublin and to Rome, which have been each scheduled as year-round flights, will now be suspended on Oct. 26, and return subsequent 12 months.
- Flights from Chicago O’Hare to Paris will finish Sept. 3 and resume subsequent 12 months.
American may also supply only a single each day flight between New York and Rome, as a substitute of twice each day, beginning Aug. 5, and repair between Dallas/Fort Price Worldwide Airport and Kona, Hawaii, will not function this winter.
American mentioned it can proceed to supply 55 long-haul worldwide routes this winter and that it’s going to add nonstop service between Philadelphia and Barcelona every day beginning in January, in addition to seasonal service between Miami and Montevideo, Uruguay. It’s going to additionally add three-times-a-day flights between Miami and Sao Paulo.
The airline is additional evaluating its schedule due to Boeing’s 737 Max delays, it mentioned.
Boeing did not instantly reply to a request for remark.
Correction: American Airways will add three-times-a-day flights between Miami and Sao Paulo. A earlier model of this story mischaracterized the schedule.
