United Airlines already announced a 20% cut to its international route network and 10% cut domestically. American is out with route and frequency reductions and I don’t think they are done.

• International reduction for summer is 10% (55% reduction in transpacific flying)
  
• Domestic reduction in April is 7.5%

Cutting Asia Flying By More Than Half

American has already suspended its China, Hong Kong and Seoul flying. Those cuts continue.

• LA – China and Hong Kong is off the schedule through summer
  
• Dallas – China is off the schedule through summer
  
• Dallas – Hong Kong is expected to resume in July with a reduced schedule.
  
• Seoul flights remain off the schedule until early May
  
• Tokyo flights will see smaller aircraft starting in May

American’s Asia route network is limited to begin with. Their Qantas joint venture flights do not appear affected at this time.

Europe Reductions

With the quarantine of all of Italy, American has suspended Philadelphia – Rome through end of April and their Chicago and Charlotte – Rome flights through early summer. They had already stopped flying to Milan through early summer.

They’re delaying resumption of seasonal Charlotte – Barcelona and Chicago – Venice until early June. They’re delaying seasonal New York JFK and Dallas Fort-Worth – Rome until end of April. American won’t be operating its planned second Dallas – Rome flight.

American is also “[r]educing service to Paris (CDG) and Madrid (MAD) for parts of May and June.”

South America Sees Cuts Too

South America has thus far been less affected by coronavirus than Europe or Asia, but America is making cuts in the region as well.

• Miami – Montevideo becomes seasonal, ending in May and starting back up in December
  
• Dallas – Santiago suspended through April

Domestic Cuts and Additional Widebody Flying

American already announced Chicago – Honolulu seasonal service with a Boeing 787-9 for the summer. They say they will be redeploying additional widebodies from international routes they’re cutting onto domestic flights.

At the same time they’re cutting domestic flights, they say by 7.5% for April but haven’t released what the changes will be. They say only that they “will decrease frequencies on markets with robust schedule patterns and will cancel routes where customers can be easily reaccommodated.”

Expect Additional Cuts

The airline flags that they are retaining service to slot-restricted airports at a level that doesn’t risk giving up their slots. IATA has asked the world’s governments and airports to waive these restrictions for 2020. If that happens we can expect to see additional service adjustments.