American Airlines Announces New Premium Class Menus for Transcontinental and Select Brazilian Flight

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Nov 15, 2005
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American Airlines today announced new First Class and Business Class menus on all transcontinental flights, as well as on select flights from Brazil. The menu enhancements continue a series of moves by American to invest in its premium cabin products that give it a competitive advantage over low cost carriers, as well as enable it to compete effectively with international airlines.

Developed by Conclave Chef Nancy Brussat-Barocci of Convito Italiano & Betise in Wilmette, Ill., the new transcontinental menu options will be offered for breakfast, lunch and dinner, as well as the midnight snack service on overnight flights. This is the first time American has completely revamped its transcontinental menus since 1999. On Jan. 1, 2006, new breakfast and lunch menus replaced existing menus. Beginning Feb. 1, new dinner and midnight snack menus will replace existing menus on the transcontinental routes.

Last year, American introduced new premium class menus for flights between the United States and Europe and announced plans to add lie-flat Business Class seats to its Boeing 767-300 and 777 aircraft. The airline also announced plans to replace existing first class seats with its popular Flagship Suite product on 20 of its 777 aircraft. In addition to the transcontinental menu changes, American recently implemented new menu items on flights departing from Rio De Janeiro and Sao Paulo in Brazil.

"The decision to redesign our premium class menu offerings is one way American is ensuring we provide our First Class and Business Class customers with quality and variety in their travel experience," said Mary McKee, American's Managing Director -- Inflight Products. "With new and health- conscious choices, we're giving our premium class customers the products and services we know they appreciate and value."

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