American Airlines finally brings Boeing's 777-300ER home

Although the long-haul plane has been in service for years, no U.S. carrier has flown it. But now American Airlines has begun flying the plane, and the airline's rebirth has begun.American Airlines wants to rise from the dead, and after a dismal few years featuring bankruptcy, seats becoming unbolted, and even a disastrous post-9/11 crash, the carrier may finally have turned the corner.

That may never be more true than now. Having launched service from Dallas to Sao Paolo, Brazil aboard Boeing's 777-300ER, American becomes the first U.S. carrier to fly the world's most-successful twin-engine plane.

This is a look at the all-new plane, featuring American's brand-new livery. [Read more]





by CBS Interactive via CNET