In an announcement made by American Airlines on Friday, the company revealed that due to ongoing delivery issues with Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner, several long-haul flights would be canceled during the second half of this year and into early 2025. This is not the first time a carrier has had to alter its schedule in response to problems affecting Boeing’s production process; it follows similar actions taken by other major players in the aviation industry over recent months.
American Airlines revealed that instead of six Dreamliner deliveries planned for 2013, it now expects only three this year due to delays caused by parts shortages at Boeing. The manufacturer announced earlier this week that production issues would prevent a ramp-up in the delivery schedule for its widebody planes.
In response to these difficulties, American Airlines has stated that it is making necessary adjustments proactively and will be contacting affected passengers directly with alternative travel arrangements as soon as possible. The airline emphasized that despite the disruption caused by Boeing’s production problems, they remain committed to their customers and staff members while minimizing any negative impact on operations wherever feasible.
American Airlines has also announced changes in its European route network for later this year due to these delivery issues with Boeing’s Dreamliner aircraft. Starting August 5th the service will drop down from a double-daily frequency to once daily between New York and Rome, while flights connecting Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) with Kona in Hawaii are not scheduled for winter this year due to these delivery problems at Boeing’s production facilities.
Despite the cancellations outlined above, American Airlines assured customers that they would continue providing a total of fifty-five long haul international destinations over their entire global route network throughout this winter season ahead too adding some exciting new services in early 2014. These include daily flights between Philadelphia and Barcelona starting from January next year as well as seasonal service connecting Miami with Montevideo, Uruguay. The airline will also add three times weekly connections linking Miami to Sao Paulo during the same period.
American Airlines has further stated that it is currently evaluating its schedule in light of Boeing’s ongoing difficulties with delivering their 737 Max aircraft. No additional details were provided at this time, but American assured customers and stakeholders alike they are carefully considering these latest complications impacting their ability to acquire brand-new passenger airliners from the manufacturer as soon as possible while working closely alongside Boeing’s engineers in order to minimize any further disruption caused by delivery delays.
When reached for comment on Friday morning, spokespersons from Chicago headquartered manufacturing behemoth and industry pioneer – The Boeing Company, offered no response other than standard automated messaging services citing their current working hours being outside of normal business operations.
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