American Airlines will resume daily nonstop service between Chicago O’Hare (ORD) and Tokyo Narita (NRT) on 27 March 2027, ending a seven-year hiatus in its transpacific operations from the Chicago hub. The route, operated under a joint business venture with Japan Airlines (JAL), becomes American’s 11th long-haul flight from ORD and will be served by a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner configured with 30 Flagship Suite business class seats and 21 premium economy seats. Scheduled flight times are 12 hours 55 minutes from ORD to NRT and 12 hours 30 minutes in the reverse direction. This move intensifies competition with United Airlines, which already serves ORD-NRT starting 24 October 2026, and restores a critical link for oneworld alliance connectivity to secondary Asian cities via Narita.