Although this has been mentioned in passing in several threads, it is in the Japanese press and on the Japanese version of AA.com today:
http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&cat=3&id=315966
http://www.aal.co.jp/news/20041019T59.html
Great news - this is AA's first service ever to NGO, right?
American to fly Chicago-Chubu route
Tuesday, October 19, 2004 at 11:50 JST
NAGOYA — American Airlines said Tuesday it will launch daily, nonstop flights between Chicago and the soon-to-be-opened Chubu Centrair International Airport located near Nagoya next April.
The service, which will use a 236-seater Boeing 777-200ER, will be the first by the biggest U.S. carrier to the Chubu region in central Japan. American currently flies between five U.S. cities and Narita International Airport, near Tokyo. (Kyodo News)
http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&cat=3&id=315966
http://www.aal.co.jp/news/20041019T59.html
Great news - this is AA's first service ever to NGO, right?