{"id":98558,"date":"2025-12-24T20:45:50","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T15:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=98558"},"modified":"2025-12-24T20:45:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T15:15:55","slug":"american-airlines-pilot-flies-wrong-787-to-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/24\/american-airlines-pilot-flies-wrong-787-to-italy\/","title":{"rendered":"American Airlines Pilots Flies Wrong 787 Aircraft to Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

FORT WORTH-<\/strong> An unexpected aircraft swap led American Airlines (AA)<\/a> Flight AA780 from Philadelphia (PHL) to Naples (NAP) to divert mid-air after realizing the Boeing 787-9 it was operating wasn’t certified to land at Naples Airport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On June 2, 2025<\/strong>, the transatlantic flight, normally operated by a Boeing 787-8, had been upgraded to a larger 787-9 (registration N837AN)<\/strong> for operational reasons. However, this seemingly minor change had major consequences mid-descent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo: By Tom\u00e1s Del Coro from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA – N803AL American Airlines Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner s\/n 40621, CC BY-SA 2.0, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=63558701<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

American Airlines 787-9 Diverts to Rome<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

American Airlines Flight AA780 departed Philadelphia (PHL)<\/a> at 7:42 PM and crossed the Atlantic without incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But as the aircraft began its descent into Naples (NAP)<\/a>, the crew altered course and redirected the flight to Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO)<\/a>, approximately 124 miles away from its intended destination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The reason wasn\u2019t weather-related, as conditions in Naples were clear and no other flights had diverted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to a scoop by aviation source @xJonNYC<\/strong> and reported by OMAAT<\/a>, the Boeing 787-9 variant used that day was not authorized to land at Naples Airport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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this is **edging** closer to possibly confirmed<\/p>— JonNYC (@xJonNYC) June 5, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote>