Saying that you should avoid US based airlines when flying internationally is not the same as saying that European based airlines are perfect. In fact, in terms of service, Asian based airlines are generally the best. It is also true that you can have bad individual experiences on Asian or European based airlines and can have good individual experiences on US based airlines.
However, overall, the standards of service of US based airlines has fallen so low, that your chances of things going badly are significantly higher. This is not just a matter of my subjective opinion. Skytrax conducts the largest survery of actual travellers around the world. You will find that the standing of US airlines has fallen dramatically over the last 10 years.
The biggest problem is when something goes wrong. US airlines make it hard to get any kind of resolution and seem to have a default position of rejecting any complaint first time in the hope you will go away.
If I have a choice, I always choose to avoid US based airlines. Why take the chance?
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