(New York) The airline American Airlines announced on Friday a modification of its flight schedule until 2025 due to delivery delays from Boeing, which have already forced several companies to do the same in recent months.
“As a result of continued Boeing 787 delivery issues, American is adjusting its service on several routes in the second half of 2024 and the first quarter of 2025,” the company said in a message sent to AFP.
“We are making these adjustments now to ensure that we are able to make the changes for customers on affected flights,” she continued, stressing that she was working to limit the impact of these delays. delivery.
Asked by AFP, Boeing recalled the words of its financial director Brian West on March 20: “We are in very transparent and regular communication (with the airlines) and they know precisely where we are and the progress we are making. “.
“In the short term, the slowdown affects us and affects them and we are communicating with them in order to move forward,” he said.
In detail, American has decided to bring forward the date of the seasonal shutdown of its New York JFK-Athens (to September 3) and Philadelphia-Venice (to October 5).
The Chicago O’Hare-Paris CDG and New York JFK-Barcelona routes are suspended from September 3 to summer 2025. Those connecting Dallas Fort Worth to Dublin and Rome Fiumicino will stop from October 26 to summer 2025.
The company has also reduced daily (New York JFK-Rome Fiumicino) and weekly (Miami-Rio de Janeiro) frequencies, or changed the aircraft model in operation on certain routes.
However, it has increased its services on four routes until the first quarter of 2025: Philadelphia-Barcelona, Miami-Montevideo, New York JFK-Rio de Janeiro and Miami-Sao Paulo.
It is still studying possible adjustments linked to delivery delays affecting the 737 MAX family, Boeing’s flagship aircraft.
The 787 Dreamliner and the 737 MAX have suffered many production problems since 2023, which have slowed down the aircraft manufacturer’s deliveries.
Devon May, American’s financial director, indicated Thursday during the first quarter results that the company should receive 22 planes in 2024, instead of the 29 planned, from all manufacturers.
He assured that the company would, despite everything, increase its capacity over the year.
Several companies have already modified their flight plans for 2024 due to the various delays. In particular, United Airlines and Southwest which ordered 737 MAX 10s whose deliveries were to begin in 2023, but the plane has still not received certification.
Robert Isom, boss of American Airlines who ordered 85 at the beginning of March, is counting on his first copies for 2028, he said on Thursday.