American Airlines will upgrade its Manchester to Chicago service from a B767-300 to a B787 Dreamliner aircraft from 3rd June 2016, offering an upgraded experience and additional on-board services, as a fitting way to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the route.

The aircraft is configured with 28 fully lie-flat Business Class seats, each with direct-aisle access. In the main cabin there are 55 Main Cabin Extra seats with extra legroom, and 143 Main Cabin seats, providing an extra 154 seats a week, in each direction, to the route. Every seat has a touchscreen monitor equipped with up to 260 movies, 240 TV shows, 13 radio channels, 350 albums and 20 games, along with universal AC power outlets, USB compatibility and on-board Wi-Fi.

This year American Airlines celebrates 30 years of operating from Manchester, having begun with service to Chicago O'Hare International Airport in April 1986. Today the airline employs nearly 40 staff at the airport and offers daily flights to New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport and Philadelphia International Airport in addition to Chicago.

When connecting through American’s Chicago hub, customers have access to more than 120 destinations across the U.S., Canada, the Caribbean and Latin America. American has two Admirals Club lounges and a Flagship Lounge located at the airport.