American Airlines Reduces International Routes Due to Boeing 787 Delays
American is the latest airline to alter its schedule as delivery delays at Boeing mount.
Meghna Maharishi is Skift’s Airline Reporter, where she covers everything from loyalty programs to policy-making in Washington, D.C. She previously covered the airline industry at The Points Guy, worked on the investigative desk at CNBC, and did data visualization at CNN Politics. Send tips to Meghna on Signal at mmaharishi.61.
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