American Airlines next week will become the first U.S. airline to offer service on Airbus' new long-range aircraft: the Airbus A321XLR, featuring the carrier's Flagship Suites.

The 102-seaters are the airline's so-called 'transcontinental' A321Ts, a highly different and premium subfleet. Although rare ...

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American Airlines is rolling out Flagship Suites, its next-generation business class seat. These seats are available on ...

American Airlines took delivery this week of the new Airbus A321 airliner which will begin flying between New York and Los Angeles and New York and San Francisco next year. American Airlines says the ...

American Airlines is on track to launch Airbus A321 service between Los Angeles (LAX) and Hawaii as of Aug. 18, the airline confirmed. The carrier will operate two daily LAX-Honolulu flights with the ...

PARIS — American Airlines is buying 50 of Airbus’ newest long-range plane, giving a big boost for the just-launched A321XLR and putting added pressure on Boeing as it decides whether to develop a ...

American Airlines took delivery of its very first Airbus A321 Thursday, the second brand of Airbus jets for a company that has long relied exclusively Boeing and McDonnell Douglas jets. The plane will ...

American Airlines will begin using the three-class Airbus A321T on its transcontinental Los Angeles to Boston flights this spring. The announcement makes American Airlines the only carrier to offer ...

In case you missed this from last week, American Airlines' fleet renewal effort took its latest step last Tuesday. That's when the airline showed off its first Airbus A321 Transcontinental aircraft in ...

Fort Worth, Texas-based American Airlines has taken delivery of its first US-produced Airbus A321 from the Mobile, Alabama manufacturing facility. American Airlines SVP-integrated operations David ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Charlotte-based reporter Ted Reed covers airlines and airline labor. American, which said it just completed its most challenging ...