American Airlines launches Dallas‑Fort Worth to Brisbane route with 787‑9 featuring 51

American Airlines began operating flight AA7 from Dallas/Fort Worth to Brisbane in 2024 using a Boeing 787‑9 equipped with a 789P cabin layout that includes 51 Flagship Suites and 32 premium‑economy seats, giving the aircraft a total capacity of 244 seats.

The route is the shortest of the three longest nonstop flights operated by U.S. legacy carriers, with United’s Houston‑Sydney service and Delta’s Johannesburg‑Atlanta service using Boeing 787‑9 and Airbus A350‑900 aircraft respectively, while American’s earlier configuration of the 787‑9 on the Brisbane route had 30 Flagship Business seats, 21 premium‑economy seats and a total of 285 seats.