Originally Posted by
JonNYC
With great respect, I personally think you are overstating each and every point here-- greatly. Again, with respect and all, but, I don't see this AA 787 with it's new seats as ANY kind of "great game-changer" in any way, shape or form.
And since quite obviously one of these two inaugural 787 routes is to Asia, AA is still far inferior to almost every single one of it's Asian-flagged competitors (albeit, yes, with connection involved.)
Let's not get carried away, IMHO.

Wasn't there a rumor about new routes on 787 to ME? Wonder if that's still sticking..