American Airlines will stop selling Flagship First on its Boeing 777-300ER fleet for travel from 19 November, with the premium cabin set to disappear from transcontinental routes from 28 March 2027. The Fort Worth, Texas-based carrier is removing the international first-class product as part of a wider 777-300ER retrofit that adds more Flagship Suite business-class seats and premium economy capacity.
The revamped 777-300ER cabin will replace eight Flagship First seats with a larger business-class section, lifting total premium seating from 116 to 144. American is also positioning the retrofit around stronger demand for higher-yield cabins, with the new layout designed to favour lie-flat business class over a separate first-class product.
The change leaves American as the last major US airline to withdraw international first class from long-haul flying. The airline had already indicated in 2022 that it intended to phase out the product because demand was too weak, and the fleet refresh is being paired with free high-speed Wi‑Fi on the 777-300ERs.