American Airlines’ busiest Boeing 787 airports revealed for international operations

Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport stands as American’s second-busiest base for Boeing 787 operations with 3,662 scheduled flights and more than 930,000 seats in 2025. The most frequent Dreamliner route from DFW is to Philadelphia. Other notable international destinations served by the airline’s Dreamliners from Dallas include Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Venice, Barcelona, São Paulo, Kahului, Honolulu, Tokyo Haneda, and Shanghai.

Chicago O’Hare ranks third among American’s Boeing 787 hubs with over 2,500 scheduled flights this year. Miami follows closely behind with more than 2,200 Dreamliner departures. London Heathrow appears as the fifth-busiest hub for American’s Boeing 787 operations outside of the United States.

The carrier has customized some of its Boeing 787-9s—known as the “787-9P”—with a premium-heavy cabin layout featuring business suites and redesigned premium economy seating alongside standard economy seats.

In January of this year, American Airlines faced delays in receiving new Boeing 787 deliveries. This led to the suspension of three European routes and reduced frequencies during peak summer travel periods. At that time the company stated: “American is adjusting service on certain routes in summer 2025 to ensure we are able to re-accommodate customers on affected flights.”

Later in June of this year American suspended six transatlantic routes planned for winter but clarified that these changes were due to lower seasonal demand rather than delivery issues related to its Dreamliner fleet.