U.S. and China Suspend Air Routes Over COVID Row

  Reuters reports each nation will suspend 26 outbound flights to either country, affecting six airlines and at least two American cities.   Grounded Flights Based Around China’s “Circuit Breaker” COVID Policies On the Chinese side, the U.S. Department of Transportation will block 26 flights aboard China Eastern Airlines, China …

American Airlines Plans Flagship First Phaseout

  Simple Flying reports the phase out will begin in 2023, with the delivery of Boeing 787 Dreamliner airframes due to the carrier.   New Cabins Call for Retrofit of Widebody and A321T Cabins Of the three major U.S.-based carriers, American was the last to offer a true “first class” …