Simple Flying reports that American Airlines has cut a total of four long-haul international routes from its network this year, ending nonstop service to Australia, Qatar, France and Switzerland.

Using data from aviation analytics firm Cirium, the outlet identifies the exits as Los Angeles–Brisbane, Philadelphia–Doha, Miami–Paris Charles de Gaulle, and Dallas/Fort Worth–Zurich.

Several of the dropped routes were handed over to competing airlines or alliance partners rather than left unserved entirely.

According to Simple Flying, the most striking move was the airline's decision to cancel its Los Angeles–Brisbane service after just two months on the route.

That quick retreat leaves Qantas as the only year-round operator on the city pair, with Delta adding nonstop flights only during the Southern Hemisphere summer.

A major U.S. carrier launching a flagship long-haul route and abandoning it within weeks is the kind of reversal travelers rarely see, and it underscores how quickly airlines are reworking long-haul schedules this year.

The Philadelphia–Doha exit is corroborated by the New York Post, which reports that American axed the nonstop Boeing 787-9 service out of Philadelphia International Airport in March, citing Middle East tensions and weak financial performance.

The Post notes the 14.5-hour, 6,798-mile route had held the title of the longest flight ever to depart PHL. Alliance partner Qatar Airways returned to Philadelphia on August 1 with daily nonstop service, making it the sole operator between Qatar and the US nonstop.

Simple Flying reports that in March American axed its Miami–Paris CDG nonstop, a response to shifting seasonal transatlantic demand that leaves Air France as the only operator on the route.

The Dallas/Fort Worth–Zurich flight was shifted to a seasonal summer service, but the outlet says no future schedule is confirmed even for 2027 — making it the only one of the four routes now left unserved altogether.

The same report details a two-decade pattern of retreat: American has exited 13 European airports over 20 years and dropped 11 South American routes, plus Asia service to Beijing, Hong Kong and Osaka.

The cuts extend beyond long-haul. The New York Post reports American also terminated flights to Santa Maria, California, earlier this year and to Tijuana International Airport in August, citing financial reasons and low demand.

TheStreet, via AOL, reports the Phoenix–Tijuana route launched in early 2024 as a 290-mile, roughly one-hour flight — the carrier's shortest to Mexico — but failed to draw expected passengers, with the final flight running August 2.

TheStreet adds American still flies to nine Mexican cities from Phoenix and will phase out Phoenix–Monterrey by December 2026.

Despite the cancellations, the New York Post reports American is expanding its international network in 2027 with seven new routes, including new Philadelphia service to Porto, Portugal and Vienna, Austria, plus the return of Reykjavik service for the first time since 2019.

Travelers booking these regions should note the competitive picture each cut creates: Simple Flying's reporting shows Qantas, Qatar Airways and Air France now standing as sole or dominant operators on the dropped city pairs, which could matter for fares and schedules in 2027.