aa front seats in coach are available for purchase

American Airlines has expanded and renamed its Express Seats offering, now called Preferred Seats.

• Preferred Seats are standard legroom seats conveniently located near the front of the coach cabin. They are available for purchase when you book your flight, up until the airport check-in cutoff time, beginning at $4 USD per flight
• Preferred Seats can be purchased through AA.com, AA.com mobile, Self-Service Check-In machines and AA Reservations
• Premium and full-fare economy class customers have complimentary access to Preferred Seats
• Preferred Seats are also complimentary for active U.S. military and their family members traveling on a military or government fare in the same reservation. If not traveling on a military or government fare, active U.S. military can request a Preferred Seat from an airport agent if available.

Preferred Seats are now complimentary for Elite and full-fare customers and their companion traveler(s) on the same reservation, including:

• AAdvantage Executive Platinum^®, Platinum^®, and Gold^® members;
• Full-fare customers, AAirPass and oneworld^® elite customers.

Elite and full-fare customers will also continue to have exclusive access to certain more desirable seats, including toward the front of the plane, available 331 days in advance. These seats are now called Preferred Plus Seats.
Preferred Seats are also complimentary for active duty military personnel and their family members traveling on the same reservation.