NEW YORK, Feb 19, 2022 (BSS/AFP) - American Airlines on Friday said it would
cut more international flights over the summer than originally planned as it
deals with delays in deliveries of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner long-haul jet.

  The plane has been plagued by major production problems after initial
manufacturing flaws were discovered in the summer of 2020, and deliveries
have been suspended since last May.

  Boeing is in negotiations with US aviation authorities, and unwilling to
commit to a date to restart deliveries.

  American Airlines was hoping to have 13 of the jets in its fleet by this
year.

  But in an internal notice seen by AFP, American said it was "taking a
proactive approach to reduce the negative impact Boeing's delays could have
on our business and our customers."

  The airline will postpone the launch of its Dallas-Tel Aviv route as well
as temporarily halt the Seattle-London, Dallas-Santiago de Chile, and Los
Angeles-Sydney routes. It will reduce Miami-Sao Paulo service to once per
day.

  The company had previously cut its flight schedule in December, giving up
certain destinations such as Edinburgh, Prague and Dubrovnik.

  Boeing has agreed to pay compensation to American for the losses caused by
its delivery delays.

  The manufacturer has estimated that the setbacks with the 787 will cost
them $5.5 billion, between compensation paid to customers, additional work to
be done on the planes and the slowdown of production.