American said its first lie-down seats will be available early next year, when it receives new 777's for trans-Pacific flights.

As testing showed that its performance was inadequate, it was abandoned, no attempt being made on the trans-Pacific flight.

Price: $4,595, with meals and accommodations; trans-Pacific and regional flights extra.

They decided to use their trans-Pacific flight as the first leg of a globe-circling flight.

You realize that with a new plane there's a lot we need to be sure of before we attempt a trans-Pacific flight.

I swear after every tedious trans-Pacific flight that it will be my last with children.

Now, it plans to operate trans-pacific flights by the third quarter of 2013.

Upgrades to first or business class on the trans-Pacific flight are also available.

Delta will continue to allow smoking on its trans-Pacific flights until it completes another passenger survey.

But that trans-Pacific flight will happen in not too remote a future.