American Airlines operation has been increasingly affected by the suspension of 787 deliveries

American Airlines, the world’s largest airline by fleet size and passenger volume, has been forced to continue adjusting programs for the upcoming summer season due to ongoing delays in the resumption of Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner deliveries.

In addition to what was announced months ago when the airline said it would not start certain destinations it had announced, The company has now added that it must “temporarily” suspend its Seattle-London, Los Angeles-Sydney and Dallas-Santiago de Chile routes. In addition, it will delay the launch of the Dallas-Tel Aviv operations and reduce the frequencies between Miami and Sao Paulo.

Airlines are confident that the steady decline of the Covid-19 pandemic and the easing of travel restrictions that will follow will help the long-awaited recovery on long-haul flights. However, the Dreamliner is lagging – Births paralyzed for nearly a year – They obstructed the Americans’ plans to begin achieving a certain degree of “normality” in transcontinental operations.

According to the Wall Street Journal, American had scheduled a summer run around the delivery of thirteen new 787s. In December, he had lowered that expectation to four, and was counting on owning it by spring. Due to the delivery status and ongoing tensions between the FAA and Boeing regarding the model -which led a few days ago to the decision to remove the manufacturer’s ability to give quality certifications to units coming off its assembly line- The airline has directly chosen to cancel these four aircraft from its schedule and readjust its schedule based on this decision.

Remarkable judicial calm about the disaster

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Derek Kerr, the chief US financial officer, said last month that the airline was considering a compensation request from Boeing if delivery delays persist: “If there are more delays and these delays continue to affect our operations over the summer, Boeing will have to compensate us.” about losses.” The manager also noted that this matter was already aaaaa with the manufacturer.

It is estimated that Boeing will not resume delivery of the model “until spring or summer.” The company, when consulted, notes that “everything depends on what the FAA decides.”

Having said all of this, it is surprising – to say the least – that no global airline has hinted at suing Boeing after nearly a year of model delivery problems. The manufacturer, according to estimates by Cirium analysts, has more than a hundred units in stock awaiting delivery, with a market value of more than twenty-five billion dollars.

Each of these units represents hundreds of thousands of dollars per day in potential profits forgoing airlines. in the not-so-distant past (important, 737 Max) The companies sued the manufacturer for millions of dollars in figures for much lower damages.

A reason must be sought for airlines to take such a negative attitude in the face of such a major problem – economically and operationally – for their operation.

Boldly and from a personal point of view, he explains it like no other Economic performance Boeing model. The 787, the newest twin-engine jet on the planet (or the second newest plane after the Airbus A350, to avoid the wrath of Airbus Fans) an operational gem for airlines at a time when long-haul flights are more money-draining than a cash register.

The 787’s flexibility, especially in its smaller -8 version, to operate economically on long-distance and low-yield routes, combined with the model’s large storage capacity – ideal for times when the price per kilogram for freight is at absolute records – is a promise of profitability that airlines cannot afford to miss .

Although the manufacturer does not guarantee delivery times, the risk of order cancellation and process prosecution is one that few airlines are willing to take. Doing so actually means no aircraft being received, even if it gets financial compensation from the manufacturer, and not being able to meet the expected recovery in demand once the pandemic is completely behind us.

If we add to this the current state of the aircraft market (Airbus has 7036 units backlogged, so ordering an aircraft today means actually receiving it Goalkeeper’s Day; Boeing is not far behind, with 4,250 units pending delivery), canceling orders for an aircraft with 787 operational capabilities would virtually grant In a box The ways this aircraft can operate economically competitors that do not.

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