Transatlantic services are becoming big business for the major US carriers. American Airlines, a founder member of the oneworld alliance, is to go all year from Rome”s Fiumicino Airport to both New York JFK and Chicago O”Hare. Both routes will continue to be flown daily during the peak summer season. From the start of the winter timetable 28 October and continuing through 31 March 2008, the service will be flown four times a week from Chicago and three times per week from New York. Chicago flights will operate Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday. New York flights will operate Tuesday, Friday and Sunday.
"We believe there is significant demand for year-round service to Rome," said American's senior vice president planning Henry Joyner. "We think we've found a great way to accomplish this, which not only serves the large markets in Chicago and New York, but also provides superb connecting opportunities throughout our network."
American's Boeing 767-300 aircraft offer 30 seats in the business class cabin and 189 seats in the main cabin. Business class passengers will soon ge
t to experience American's Next-Generation business class which is being rolled out this year. The Next-Generation business class features lie-flat seats with 77” (196cm) legroom, a personal inflight entertainment system with both video and audio on demand, state-of-the-art cabin lighting and ergonomically-designed overhead bins.
American will also this summer begin flying a daily route between Chicago O'Hare and Frankfurt using its 245-seat Boeing 777 aircraft (pictured), effective 10 April. The 777 features a three-class service ” first, business and main cabin. The first class cabin features American's Flagship Suites (pictured). Business class features comfortable fully-adjustable seating with 60” (152cm) of legroom. The 777 aircraft will also have American's Next-Generation business class installed in the coming months. The larger aircraft also increases American's cargo capacity between the United States and Frankfurt. American is currently serving the Chicago ” Frankfurt market with its Boeing 767-300 aircraft.