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Delta Air Lines is returning to Israel – but not quite as quickly as expected.

American Airlines is introducing a new fleet of planes at its New York hub.The carrier will add the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner at John F. Kennedy International Airport, according to a report from The Points Guy. The publication identified the airline’s plans through Cirium schedules, and subsequently confirmed the news with an airline spokespersonThe new 285-seat plans will be serving American’s New York to New Delhi route beginning October 27. The new plan will replace Boeing 777-300ER aircraft currently flying between New York and New Delhi.American Airlines plans to add several Dreamliners to its New York-based fleet in conjunction with expanding the number of pilots it has operating from New York.“This weekend, American Airlines adjusted the aircraft type operating between New York (JFK) and New Delhi (DEL) starting in October. We will continue to offer daily nonstop service on this route as we optimize our network and fleet,” an airline spokesperson told The Points Guy in a statement.About 30 Dreamliners will be added to American Airline’s stable of planes over the coming years, according to The Points Guy. The first Dreamliner anticipated to come online later this year. The planes contain 51 Flagship Business suites, 32 premium economy seats, 18 Main Cabin Extra economy seats and 143 standard economy seats.

United Airlines is pausing pilot hiring in the spring due to aircraft delivery delays from Boeing.

American Airlines is rethinking its strategy. 

American Airlines has just disclosed that it has submitted orders for 260 new aircraft; namely, 85 Airbus A321neo, 85 Boeing 737 MAX 10 and 90 Embraer E175 model airplanes. As part of its order with major aircraft manufacturer Boeing, American is upgauging 30 existing 737 MAX 8 orders to 737 MAX 10 aircraft, bypassing the embattled 737 MAX 9 entirely. 

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American Airlines is betting big on domestic first class. 

American Airlines has announced a blockbuster new aircraft order, from not one but three different manufacturers.

American will launch service between New York (JFK) and Tokyo’s convenient downtown Haneda Airport (HND) June 28.

American Airlines plans to implement Amadeus’ cloud-based accounting system to track passenger sales.

Checking in a bag is becoming an increasingly expensive endeavor. 

An announcement this week from American Airlines created widespread concern and confusion in the travel advisor community. Once again, as with the NDC fare roll-out, we have a half-baked, significant policy change released to the marketplace without fully thinking through the ramifications or fully communicating specifically how advisors would be impacted.

Baggage fees alone were worth an estimated $33.3 billion to airlines last year.

An American Airlines flight descended into chaos on Tuesday when a traveler tried to open an emergency exit door mid-air, forcing other passengers to restrain him before he was duct-taped and zip-tied, witnesses said.

Alaska Airlines’ flight attendants union voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike on Tuesday, the latest in a string of rising tensions between U.S. cabin crews and airline management. 

The latest publicly available scheduling data indicates that American Airlines has removed Tel Aviv from its flight schedule until at least October 2024. The decision comes in the wake of the notorious terrorist attack launched by Hamas on Southern Israel on October 7, 2023. 

American Airlines has delayed its return to Israel until at least October. The carrier confirmed to Skift that operations to and from Tel Aviv will remain suspended until October 26, 2024. 

Seven-year-old travel tech startup Journera, which aimed to provide data to hotels and airlines to enable seamless customer trips, announced Thursday that it ceased operations.

You’d better be swift to catch Flight AA1989. The Super Bowl LVIII takes place in Las Vegas on February 11, and American Airlines has spied a unique way to get involved. The Nevada competition will see the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers battle it out, but there’s another story off the field that has also caught public attention.

Alaska Airlines has confirmed to Skift that it will launch a new advertising campaign during this weekend’s Super Bowl LVIII – and it comes just as the airline is trying to regain control of its messaging.

Times are tough for America’s low-cost carriers, but Frontier says it has a solution. It published a three-point plan Tuesday that it hopes will deliver a huge surge in revenue over the next two years.