
It could easily be 2025 or beyond when that happens. American is expected to introduce its new business class product in mid-2023, and it’s anyone’s guess when 777-300ERs will be reconfigured. Of course let me note that this is subject to change, and for that matter we don’t know about the timeline here. So unless American also planned to introduce a new first class (which isn’t in the cards), it would be strange to have doors in business class but not first class.ĭoesn't seem to be any doubt at this juncture when those AA 773's go in for cabin refit, they will come -out- with no first class seats in 'em.- 🇺🇦 JonNYC 🇺🇦 August 25, 2022 After all, the new business class product is expected to feature doors. I’ve speculated this before, and has the same take, which is that when these Boeing 777s are reconfigured, American won’t keep first class around.


American eventually plans to reconfigure its premium A321Ts in a standard domestic configuration, and instead use Airbus A321XLRs for premium transcon flights, which won’t feature first class (instead they’ll feature a business class that’s probably better than the current first class) these planes will join American’s fleet starting in 2024.

It looks increasingly likely that the airline will eliminate first class altogether in the coming years, on both the A321T and 777-300ER:
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In many ways, the failure of first class has been a self fulfilling prophecy - American’s first class product is incredibly mediocre, with little differentiation compared to business class, and it’s typically full with employees, so of course most people aren’t willing to pay a fortune to fly in it. The decision to offer first class was made before the merger between American Airlines and US Airways, and suffice it to say that the current management team (originally from America West) has been skeptical about first class since the merger. We’re not talking about domestic flights, where the forward cabin is often marketed as first class (but there’s no business class). To be clear, this “premium” first class refers to planes where there’s also a business class cabin, and first class is a cabin above that.
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