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Fantastic Documentary Of Lufthansa Cargo 777 Delivery Flight AND Special Offer!!

by Lufthansa Flyer | Sep 11, 2015 | 777, Cargo, Delivery Flight, Featured, Lufthansa | 0 comments

Earlier this year, Lufthansa Cargo received the last of their 5 777 Freighters (D-ALFE) and to mark the special occasion, LH commissioned PilotsEYE.tv to create a documentary that would capture the experience.

PilotsEYE.tv is an awarding winning team that specializes in capturing rare, behind the scenes footage of airlines in a way most of can only imagine. Their access to all of the ‘good stuff’ is truly impressive and it reflects in their documentaries!

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The PilotsEYE.tv crew at work at Boeing

The 100 minute documentary takes us behind the scenes at Boeing, showing D-ALFE in her various stages of final assembly as well as fantastic footage from aboard her delivery flight to Frankfurt and interviews with the pilots. The video also gives us a rare front row seat to the delivery meeting where Lufthansa pays for the aircraft. Amazing how quickly hundreds of millions of dollars can change bank accounts! 🙂

As an additional ‘bonus’ they included some of my personal footage from my ‘secret spotting spot’ capturing D-ALFE being moved from one part of the factory to another in preparation for final assembly. Don’t believe me? Check the credits at the end! 🙂

To learn more about the video, including additional footage that is included, please visit the PilotsEYE.tv webpage for this documentary.

Now for the special offer……

Normally the video is available for purchase for online viewing or DVD and costs €29.95 on Amazon.de, Amazon.uk and various bookstores and video retailers in Germany.

However, PilotsEYE.tv has offered LufthansaFlyer readers a coupon code good for 50% off of the video when ‘renting’ it through Vimeo. Normally, the cost would be $18.90, but by using code ‘LHF50’ you’ll save 50% off of the published rate. The rental period through Vimeo lasts for 1 week and you can use this link to take you to the Vimeo webpage for this video.

Please note that the coupon code is limited to the first 30 purchases, so hurry before the coupon code disappears!

Specific Route Details Surrounding SWISS 777 Service

by Lufthansa Flyer | Jul 11, 2015 | 777, Featured, Route Announcements, Swiss | 0 comments

SWISS has updated their reservation systems today to reflect operational information covering their new 777s that will begin joining the fleet next year.

The debut of the aircraft is set to take place on February 21, 2016 when LX14 departs Zurich and heads for JFK. The return flight from JFK is LX17. Please be aware that the 777 will fly this route only on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.

After JFK, Montreal will be the next destination to see the 777 when the aircraft begins flying to Montreal on March 27. The 777 is expected to fly this route daily.

On April 10, Hong Kong will get its first look at the 777. The 777 is set to initially fly to HGK on Wednesday, Friday, and Sundays. Then, on May 3, 2016 777 service will expand to everyday EXCEPT Thursday and Saturday. Beginning May 12, the 777 will fly to HKG on a daily basis.

Los Angeles will begin to see the 777 on a daily basis beginning on June 9, 2016.

As it stands now, SWISS is forecasting the following transition to 777 service on other long haul routes:

Bangkok on July 8

Sao Paulo on August 1

San Francisco on September 1

PLEASE keep in mind that these are very preliminary launch dates for 777 service and I suspect that the dates will change quite a bit between now and the 4th quarter this year. These dates are assuming that the aircraft is delivered in early January by Boeing which will give time for SWISS crews to train on their new aircraft before taking it ‘live’. Delays in delivery are possible and unfortunately, expected when it comes to these things.

What I do know is I have a reason to brave the weird winter weather in Seattle in January to see her fly home.