Originally Posted by brettyokom

Exactly my thoughts. I am not sure I even support the Chicago-Beijing slot AA is trying to get because it inevitably means some other city pair will lose 777 service (DFW/FRA or DFW/LGW?). I would think AA will need at least 3 dedicated 777s to operate ORD/PEK, do they still have some purchase options they could call on or will it continue to be win/lose for the route system in general?

Like others here perhaps, I would rather see something like DFW/MXP or DFW/MAD before ORD/PEK.