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American Airlines Will Use These Aircraft for Each International Route in 2018

by Rohan Anand
Last updated September 23, 2018

In a recent post, I outlined all of the in-flight products on American’s widebody (and some narrowbody) long-haul flights for 2018. Now, I will present an overview of which plane is flying what route on scheduled flights this summer, broken down by each hub, frequency, and markets served.

While American may not offer service to Africa, Southeast Asia, or the Middle East, it is still going to be present in major European and Asian markets with multiple daily flights from its gateway hubs on the East Coast, Midwest, South Central, and West Coast.

For example, American Airlines will be offering arguably one of the strongest schedules to Europe and Asia this summer than it has in history. The carrier has substantially ramped up its transatlantic offerings, and thanks to the merger with US Airways, it now has multiple gateway points to key European cities such as Madrid, Rome, Paris, Dublin, and Barcelona from a handful of cities. Furthermore, customers can access Asian cities like Shanghai and Beijing from at least three hubs (Chicago O’Hare, Los Angeles, and Dallas/Ft. Worth), all on its newest aircraft, the 787 Dreamliner.

That said, it’s important to know what type of product you can expect in the Premium Cabins, as well as Premium Economy, Main Cabin Extra, and the Main Cabin. Also, note that some domestic long-haul flights were added into this compilation, such as widebody service to Hawaii and 757 services to Alaska. Some international services to near-shore markets like Bogota, Caracas, and Quito, all on narrowbody aircraft, were excluded from this list.

Departing Charlotte (CLT)

  • Number of Markets Served (total): 7
  • Number of Flights (by region): Europe (8)
  • Destinations and Fleet
MarketAircraftNotes
BarcelonaAirbus A330-200May 4 - September 30
DublinAirbus A330-200May 4 - October 28
FrankfurtAirbus A330-200
London HeathrowAirbus A330-300 (2x daily)
MadridAirbus A330-200April 3 - October 28
Paris CDGAirbus A330-200March 24 - October 28
RomeAirbus A330-300March 24 - October 28
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American Airlines Long-Haul network from Charlotte in S18

Departing Chicago O’Hare (ORD)

  • Number of Markets Served (total): 10
  • Number of Flights (by region): Europe (10), Asia (3)
  • Destinations and Fleet
MarketAircraftNotes
BarcelonaBoeing 787-8May 4 - October 28
BeijingBoeing 787-8
DublinBoeing 787-8May 4 - October 28
London HeathrowBoeing 787-8 (4 daily)
ManchesterBoeing 787-8June 7 - September 4
Paris CDGBoeing 787-8*usually follows seasonal suspension from January-March
RomeBoeing 787-8March 24 - October 28
ShanghaiBoeing 787-8
Tokyo NaritaBoeing 787-8
VeniceBoeing 787-8May 4 - October 28

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Departing Dallas/Ft. Worth (DFW)

  • Number of Markets Served (total): 20
  • Number of Flights (by region): Europe (8), Asia (6), Latin America (4), Hawaii (6), Alaska (1)
  • Destinations and Fleet
MarketAircraftNotes
Amsterdam777-200ERMay 4 - October 3
Anchorage 757-200June 7 - October 3
Beijing787-9Converts from 788 to 789 eff August 5
Buenos Aires777-200ER
Frankfurt777-200ER
Hong Kong777-300ER
Honolulu777-200ER (2x daily)
Kahului777-200ER (2x daily)Converts from 767 to 777 Jan 2018
Kona777-200ERRuns 767-300ER from Jan-April 2018. Resumes 777-200ER June, July, August, and December 2018
Lima757-200
London Heathrow777-300ER (3x daily)
Madrid777-200ERConverts from 787-9 in March 2018
Paris CDG777-200ERConverts from 787 in April 2018
Reykjavik757-200June 7 - October 26
Rome777-200ERMarch 25 - October 28
Santiago de Chile777-200ERUp-gauges to 777-200ER May 4. Reverts to 787-8 in December 2018
Sao Paulo777-300ER
Seoul ICN787-9
Shanghai787-9Converts from 788 to 789 eff March 4
Tokyo Narita777-200ER (2x daily)
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American Airlines Long-Haul network from DFW in S18

Departing Los Angeles (LAX)

  • Number of Markets Served (total): 9 (Auckland temporarily suspended until October)
  • Number of Flights (by region): Europe (2), Asia (5), Latin America (1), Oceania (2)
  • Destinations and Fleet
MarketAircraftNotes
Auckland-SUSPENDED-Resumes October 28
BeijingBoeing 787-9Converts from 788 to eff March 2018
Hong KongBoeing 777-300ER
London HeathrowBoeing 777-300ER (1 of 2 daily)
London HeathrowBoeing 777-200ER (2 of 2 daily)
Sao PauloBoeing 787-9
ShanghaiBoeing 787-9
SydneyBoeing 787-9
Tokyo HanedaBoeing 787-9
Tokyo NaritaBoeing 787-9
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American Airlines Long-Haul network from LAX in Summer 18; *Auckland temporarily suspended until October

Departing Miami (MIA)

  • Number of Markets Served (total): 18
  • Number of Flights (by region): Europe (5), Latin America (11)
  • Destinations and Fleet
MarketAircraftNotes
Barcelona777-200ER
Belo Horizonte767-300ER
Brasilia757-200
Buenos Aires777-200ER (1 of 2)
Buenos Aires777-300ER (2 of 2)
Guayaquil767-300ER
Lima767-300ER
London Heathrow777-300ER (2x daily)
Madrid777-200ER
Milan777-200ERConverts from 767-300 eff July 2018
Montevideo767-300ER
Paris CDG777-200ER
Rio de Janeiro777-200ER
Santiago de Chile777-200ER
Sao Paulo777-200ER (13 weekly)
Sao Paulo777-300ER (6 weekly)
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American Airlines Long-Haul network from Miami in S18

Departing New York-Kennedy (JFK)

  • Number of Markets Served (total): 118
  • Number of Flights (by region): Europe (7), Latin America (3)
  • Destinations and Fleet

EDIT: revised to include Dublin, which was originally missing from the list. 

MarketAircraftNotes
Barcelona777-200ER
Buenos Aires777-200ER
DublinBoeing 757-200April 3 - October 28
Edinburgh757-200March 25 - October 28
London Heathrow777-300ER (2x daily)
London Heathrow777-200ER (2x daily)
Madrid767-300ER767-300 effective January 2018
Milan777-200ER777 starts in March, flight increases to daily
Paris CDG767-300ER
Rio de Janeiro777-200ER
Rome777-200ERMay 4 - October 28
Sao Paulo777-300ER (6 weekly)
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American Airlines Long-Haul network from JFK in S18

Departing Philadelphia (PHL)

  • Number of Markets Served (total): 18
  • Number of Flights (by region): Europe (19)
  • Destinations and Fleet
MarketAircraftNotes
Amsterdam767-300ER, 757-200Operates as 767 in April and from June onward, mostly 757 in May
AthensAirbus A330-300May 4 - October 28
BarcelonaAirbus A330-200April 3 - October 28
BudapestBoeing 767-300ERMay 4 - October 28
DublinAirbus A330-200Year-round
FrankfurtAirbus A330-200April 5 - October 28
Glasgow757-200May 4 - September 30
Lisbon767-300, 757-200April 3 - October 28. 757 for October
London HeathrowAirbus A330-300 (2x daily)
MadridAirbus A330-200
ManchesterAirbus A330-200
MunichAirbus A330-200
Paris CDGAirbus A330-200
PragueBoeing 767-300ERMay 4 - October 28
RomeAirbus A330-300
Shannon757-200April 3 - September 30
VeniceAirbus A330-300April 3 - October 28
ZurichBoeing 767-300ERStarts March 25
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American Airlines Long-Haul network from Philadephia in S18

From Raleigh/Durham

  • Number of Markets Served (total): 1
  • Number of Flights (by region): Europe (1)
  • Destinations and Fleet: London Heathrow, daily 777-200ER

Combined Network View

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American Airlines Long-Haul network in S18

All maps generated by the Great Circle Mapper – copyright © Karl L. Swartz

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About Rohan Anand

Rohan has been writing about airlines and aviation since 2008. He has been writing for Travel Codex since 2013, and co-founded and launched the Airways Podcast with Vinay Bhaskara in 2016. He is a self-proclaimed #AvGeek, but is also fascinated by the evolving world of airline and aviation technology, data, tools, developments, models and disruption. Aside from his full-time day job as a Technical Project Manager, Rohan lifts weights, practices and teaches Yoga, cooks, listens to all varieties of music, is the captain of a rec volleyball team, and loves exploring the nightlife in his current home, Chicago. Rohan also likes to S.C.U.B.A. dive, ski, bike, and sing #KARAOKE. His perfect day is on a beach, with commercial wide-body planes fying overhead, and good jams with good company. Rohan's favorite airline, airport, and aircraft are KLM, Amsterdam Schiphol and the McDonnell-Douglas MD-11.

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