{"id":1629494,"date":"2026-06-09T10:29:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T08:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/american-airlines-widebody-order-a330neo-vs-787\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T10:29:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T08:29:50","slug":"american-airlines-widebody-order-a330neo-vs-787","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/american-airlines-widebody-order-a330neo-vs-787\/","title":{"rendered":"American May Ditch Boeing for an Airbus Surprise"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style>\n\n<p>American Airlines flies more aircraft than almost anyone on Earth, yet it has quietly backed itself into a corner over the ocean. Its long-haul order book has dwindled to just 19 jets. Now the airline is preparing to fix that \u2014 and the most interesting part of the story is not that it is buying widebodies, but that it might buy them from Airbus.<\/p>\n\n<p>That would be a genuine surprise. American is a Boeing house. It already operates 70 Dreamliners. The obvious move is to order more. But a persistent rumour out of the fleet-planning world suggests the carrier is seriously weighing the Airbus A330-900neo instead \u2014 a jet it once flew, retired in a hurry, and may now be circling back to.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"background:#f3f4f6;border-radius:8px;padding:18px 22px;margin:24px 0;font-size:15px;line-height:1.7\"><strong>Quick Facts<\/strong><br>\n&bull; <strong>The squeeze:<\/strong> American has just 19 widebodies left on order &mdash; Delta has ~78, United ~135<br>\n&bull; <strong>Current widebody fleet:<\/strong> 67 Boeing 777s and 70 Boeing 787s<br>\n&bull; <strong>The contenders:<\/strong> more Boeing 787s (incl. the larger 787-10) vs. the Airbus A330-900neo<br>\n&bull; <strong>Why the A330neo:<\/strong> cheaper, right-sized, and available sooner than a 787 (Delta\u2019s latest 787-10s slip to 2031)<br>\n&bull; <strong>The irony:<\/strong> American dumped its A330 fleet early in the pandemic; those jets are now heading to Vietnam<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">How American fell behind over the ocean<\/h2>\n<p>Among the big three US carriers, American has the weakest long-haul network once you set aside Latin America. A string of fleet decisions made that worse: the early retirement of its Boeing 757s, 767s and \u2014 crucially \u2014 its Airbus A330s, many of which were still relatively young. The result is a widebody order book of just 19 more 787-9s, against Delta\u2019s 78 and United\u2019s eye-watering 135.<\/p>\n\n<p>Widebodies are ordered years in advance. Falling this far behind is not the kind of gap you close in a single season, which is exactly why a new order now looks inevitable.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"max-width:550px;margin:0 auto 28px\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?id=2061892131363405953&#038;theme=light\" style=\"width:100%;height:400px;border:none;border-radius:12px;overflow:hidden\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The spark for the latest round of speculation was the aviation insider JonNYC, who hinted that American\u2019s next widebody could come from either planemaker \u2014 not the foregone Boeing conclusion most observers assumed.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #1565c0;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><em>&ldquo;If I were betting, I\u2019d say there would be a definite focus on widebodies that are actually flying today \u2014 be that Boeing or Airbus.&rdquo;<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>JonNYC<\/strong> &mdash; Aviation insider, on X, 2 June 2026<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Why the A330neo suddenly makes sense<\/h2>\n<p>Logic says American should simply grow its 787 fleet, maybe adding the stretched 787-10 with its excellent per-seat economics. The catch is price and patience: the Dreamliner is expensive and the queue is long. When Delta ordered the 787-10 recently, its first delivery slipped to 2031.<\/p>\n\n<p>The A330neo flips those drawbacks. It is cheaper, a touch smaller \u2014 which suits American executives\u2019 well-documented allergy to very large long-haul jets \u2014 and it can be delivered with far less lead time. American even has a pool of pilots who were once qualified on the A330.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px\"><img data-opt-id=894042643  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:Fy9B.bfa6\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/06\/delta-airbus-a330-900neo.jpg\" alt=\"A Delta Air Lines Airbus A330-900neo\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">Delta already flies the A330-900neo across the Atlantic. The question is whether American follows its rival onto the Airbus widebody. (Wikimedia Commons)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #d32f2f;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><em>&ldquo;I think the wild card would be an A330-900neo order, since that actually seems like a pretty good fit for American. The plane is more readily available, not terribly high capacity, and a bit cheaper than the alternatives.&rdquo;<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Ben Schlappig<\/strong> &mdash; Founder, One Mile at a Time<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">A very expensive lesson<\/h2>\n<p>There is a sting in the tail. American retired its entire ex-US Airways A330 fleet at the start of the pandemic, then chose not to bring the jets back when demand returned. Those aircraft are now being acquired by Vietnam\u2019s Sun PhuQuoc Airways. If American does order the A330neo, it will be paying to re-introduce a type it already owned and walked away from.<\/p>\n\n<p>Nothing is signed yet. The smart money still splits between a fresh batch of 787s and a wild-card Airbus deal. But for an airline that prides itself on flying the youngest fleet of the big three, the most telling decision may be admitting that the plane it needs is the one it let go.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777\"><em>Sources: One Mile at a Time (Ben Schlappig), JonNYC via X, Aviation A2Z.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American Airlines flies more aircraft than almost anyone on Earth, yet it has quietly backed itself into a corner over the ocean. Its long-haul order book has dwindled to just 19 jets. 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