Recent changes over the last few days:
AMERICAN AIRLINES:
Miami-Seattle effective June 14 will begin 1x/day service.
Miami-Manaus effective June 14 will begin 4x/week service.
IBERIA:
Madrid-Johannesburg effective May 1 is canceled.
CATHAY PACIFIC (DRAGONAIR):
Hong Kong-Qingdao effective May 1 will increase from 1x/day to 10x/WEEK.
Hong Kong-Xi’An effective April 1 will begin 4x/week service.
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Courtesy: airlineroute.net
Seems like nearly every Skyteam member had minor route adjustments in the last few days.
Aeroflot (flown by Nordavia):
Moscow(SVO)-Usink effective March 2 began 4x/week service.
Alitalia:
Rome-Riyadh 3x/week service that was to begin on June 1 has been delayed to July 1.
Rome-Tbilisi 2x/week service that was to begin on June 1 has been delayed to July 1.China Southern:
Guangzhou-Phuket effective March 26 will begin 3x/week service.
CSA Czech Airlines:
Prague-Nizhniy Novgorod effective April 22 will start 1x/week service.
Kenya Airways:
Nairobi-Zanzibar effective March 25 will increase from 3x/week to 6x/week.
Nairobi-Zanzibar effective June 4 will increase from 6x/week to 1x/DAY.Korean Air:
Seoul-Taipei effective March 26 to May 29 will increase from 9x/week to 12x/week.
Tarom:
Budapest-Bucharest effective March 25 will increase from 12x/week to 17x/week.
Vietnam Airlines:
Hanoi-Chengdu effective June 26 will begin 4x/week service.
Hanoi-Kunming effective March 25 has canceled 5x/week service.
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Courtesy: Airlineroute.net
In news out of Boeing today, the FAA is banning the filling of the 747-8i Fuel Tanks located in it’s rear horizontal stabilizer. The reason for this decision by the FAA is due to a vibration that apparently develops in flight when the tanks are full. According to Boeing, the fuel tanks in question add about 600nm to the range of the 747-8i. The 747-8i can still reach all of it’s typical destinations without having any fuel in those tanks. Boeing is obviously working on finding a solution for the problem.
Lufthansa is set to take delivery of it’s first 747-8i within the next few weeks, and everything that I’ve read about this minor setback does not indicate that there will be any delays in the delivery. Lufthansa is set to receive 20 747-8i’s over the coming months and years.
I’ll update this later if anything new is released by Boeing.
