Is anyone familiar with AA8638 Miami to Madrid? We plan to fly Business Class in May and AA offers this flight as a cheaper alternative to AA68.

AA68 begins in Los Angeles, connecting through Miami to Madrid on a B-777 operated by American. Departs Miami at 4:15
AA8638 flies non-stop Miami-Madrid, on an Airbus 330 operated by AA partner Iberia. Departs Miami at 7::30 p.m.

This is all on the AA site https://www.aa.com/booking/flights/c...8518750277-893

Seats at the front of the bus are an unknown quantity to me.

I've been on the MIA-MAD Iberia flight in business class a couple of times. I quite like Iberia's business class service (more than AA's, to be honest.) I wouldn't hesitate.

Perfect. The Iberia flight is a several hundred cheaper than the AA68, and arrives earlier.