American Airlines seeks to delay Chicago-Beijing serviceAmerican Airlines American Airlines Major U.S. airline. American was created through a merger of several smaller U.S. airlines and incorporated in 1934. It continued to buy the routes of other airlines, becoming an international carrier in the 1970s; its routes include South America, the said Friday it was seeking to delay by a year its planned Chicago-Beijing service set to begin in April 2009. The largest US carrier said it today filed a request with the US Department of Transportation (DOT) for a waiver The voluntary surrender of a known right; conduct supporting an inference that a particular right has been relinquished. The term waiver is used in many legal contexts. to allow it to begin service between Chicago O'Hare International Airport O'Hare International Airport is an airport located in Chicago, Illinois, United States, 17 miles (27 km) northwest of the Chicago Loop. It is the largest hub of United Airlines (whose headquarters is in downtown Chicago) and the second-largest hub of American Airlines (after and Beijing on April 4, 2010. The request "cited the extraordinary adverse market and operating conditions affecting the entire airline industry," American Airlines said in a statement. "As a result of the unprecedented level in the price of fuel and general economic conditions, other carriers in the US-China market have been granted authorization by DOT to defer de·fer 1 v. de·ferred, de·fer·ring, de·fers v.tr. 1. To put off; postpone. 2. To postpone the induction of (one eligible for the military draft). v.intr. start-up, suspend service or operate frequencies on a seasonal basis." Last year US authorities approved six new flights between the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and China under an updated civil aviation deal. 
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