American Airlines is cutting some international flights because Boeing can't deliver enough 787 Dreamliners — see the full list
American Airlines is making cuts to flight schedules on some international and Hawaii routes.
The changes are a result of Boeing 787 Dreamliner delivery delays.
American Airlines will receive just 3 of the 6 Dreamliners it expected Boeing to deliver this year.
American Airlines is reducing service and adjusting flight schedules on roughly a dozen routes due to a shortage of the Boeing 787 Dreamliners needed to operate them, it said Friday.
The changes primarily affect seasonal routes between the mainland US to destinations in Europe, South America, and Hawaii.
"We're making these adjustments now to ensure we're able to re-accommodate customers on affected flights," an American Airlines spokesperson told Business Insider.
Here's the full list of cuts and reductions:
New York (JFK) - Rome (FCO) will go from two daily flights to a single daily flight effective Aug. 5.
New York (JFK) - Athens (ATH) seasonal route will suspend operations earlier than planned on September 3rd.
New York (JFK) - Barcelona (BCN) will suspend service on September 3 and resume operations in the summer of 2025.
New York (JFK) - Buenos Aires (EZE) will be reduced to one daily flight on October 27.
Philadelphia (PHL) - Venice (VCE) seasonal route will suspend operations earlier than planned on October 5.
Chicago (ORD) - Paris (CDG) will suspend service on September 3 and resume operations in the summer of 2025.
Dallas (DFW) - Kona (KOA) seasonal route will not operate this winter.
Dallas (DFW) - Dublin (DUB) will suspend service on October 26 and resume operations in the summer of 2025.
Dallas (DFW) - Rome (FCO) will suspend service on October 26 and resume operations summer of 2025.
Miami (MIA) - Montevideo (MVD) seasonal route resumption is delayed until November 18.
Miami (MIA) - Rio de Janeiro (GIG) will reduce to 10 weekly flights for the winter season except between December 16, 2024 - January 6, 2025.
Phoenix (PHX) - Honolulu (HNL)/Kahului (OGG) flight will operate with a smaller Airbus A321neo instead of the Dreamliner except between November 16 - December 2. American said it will operate a second daily flight using the A321neo starting in mid-December.
Boeing is set to deliver just half of the six 787 Dreamliners that American originally expected during 2024. Additionally, American will receive only 16 instead of 20 Boeing 737MAX aircraft it had expected this year.
Instead, the airline expects an increased utilization of its regional fleet will be able to offset much of the disruption created by Boeing's delivery delays, CFO Devon May told analysts last week.
Boeing has struggled to deliver the 787 over the past couple of years due to various reasons ranging from parts shortages to quality control issues that halted aircraft deliveries for 15 months. The 737MAX family has been equally troubled of late with continuing production quality issues following the mid-flight failure of a plug-door on a newly delivered Alaska Airlines 737 MAX9 in January.
Boeing's production struggles have forced several of the company's other major customers to take similar action.
Southwest Airlines, the 737's largest customer, said it plans to cut 2,000 jobs by the end of 2024 to compensate for the losses created by the delays. United Airlines has asked a number of its pilots to take unpaid leave in May citing reduced flying due to fewer available aircraft caused by Boeing's production delays.
Beyond the schedule cuts, American announced it will launch daily flights between Philadelphia and Barcelona in January 2025, along with increased service frequency on select routes to Montevideo, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo.
Boeing did not respond to a request for comment.
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