American Airlines will soon be adding larger, dual-class aircraft on its flights out of Evansville Regional Airport (EVV) to and from Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD).

EVANSVILLE, IN – American Airlines will soon be adding larger, dual-class aircraft on its flights out of Evansville Regional Airport (EVV) to and from Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD).

Starting June 5, the airline will operate Embraer 170 aircraft on all daily departing and arriving ORD flights at EVV. American’s E170s feature 65 seats with 12 in First Class and 53 in Main Cabin. Of the 53 seats in Main, the configuration includes 20 Main Cabin Extra seats offering additional legroom. Streaming entertainment and Wi-Fi will also be offered on board. Upgrading to the larger E170 aircraft to and from Chicago will provide travelers an additional 22,000 roundtrip annual seats.

“American looks forward to adding dual-class service between Evansville and our Chicago O’Hare hub,” said Jordan Pack, American’s Director of Domestic Network Planning. “We are pleased to offer travelers more ways to customize their experience as they travel with American to ORD and beyond.”

“We appreciate American Airlines’ continued growth at EVV, and we are excited for both our airline partner and passengers,” said Nate Hahn, EVV Executive Director. “The addition of larger aircraft in the market provides more enhanced passenger amenities and builds on the significant investment that American made in Evansville last year, when they launched Chicago service.”

This announcement follows the recent return of American’s Chicago service to Evansville in Sept. of 2024. American’s Chicago service return at EVV helped the airline achieve in 2024, its busiest single day and month at EVV on record. Overall, airport usage at EVV in 2024 also increased. EVV announced their third busiest December on record, reflecting a nearly 30 percent jump for the month year-over-year (YOY). And annually in 2024, EVV’s total passenger traffic rose almost 15 percent YOY.

American and its partners connect EVV travelers with one stop to more than 150 domestic and international destinations via ORD, complementing the airline’s nonstop service in Evansville to and from Dallas/Fort Worth, which is also served with dual-class aircraft, and Charlotte. American’s flights are available for booking at www.aa.com and through American’s mobile app.