American Airlines has announced plans to launch seasonal services between Christchurch and Los Angeles, and between Auckland Dallas-Fort Worth from 2020.
The long-rumoured CHC-LAX service, the only non-stop flights between the city pair, is set to take off Oct 2020, with three flights weekly, Oct-Mar, operated by a 787-8.
The AKL-DFW flights, also thrice-weekly over the Oct-Mar peak, will be operated by a 787-9.