Bigflya

Here is some of the rumors coming into fruition including 74's from ATL and A-330's from SLC. Here's to taking over the world, or at least Africa it seems. Here is our Nov 12, 2008 PR. The cut/paste comes out a little messed up. The numbers on the right correspond to the notes at the end of the PR.

Delta’s new international service beginning summer 2009 includes:
Region
Route
Effective
Aircraft
Frequency

Trans-Pacific

New York-JFK to Tokyo-Narita, Japan1
June 4, 2009
Boeing 777-200ER
daily

Salt Lake City to Tokyo-Narita, Japan1,3
June 3, 2009
Airbus 330-200
five times weekly

Atlanta to Tokyo Narita, Japan1,3 (second frequency)
May 4, 2009
Boeing 747-400
daily

Tokyo-Narita, Japan to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam1,3
June 1, 2009
Boeing 757-200
daily

Africa
Atlanta to Johannesburg, South Africa1,2
June 1, 2009
Boeing 777-200LR
daily

Atlanta to Nairobi, Kenya1,5
June 2, 2009
Boeing 767-300ER
four times weekly

Atlanta to Monrovia, Liberia1,4
June 8, 2009
Boeing 757-200ER
once weekly

Atlanta to Abuja, Nigeria1,4
June 10, 2009
Boeing 757-200ER
twice weekly

Atlanta to Luanda, Angola1,4
June 14, 2009
Boeing 757-200ER
twice weekly

Atlanta to Malabo, Equatorial Guinea1,4
June 16, 2009
Boeing 757-200ER
once weekly

Atlanta to Cape Town, South Africa1,5
June 1, 2009
Boeing 767-300ER
three times weekly

New York-JFK to Lagos, Nigeria1
June 9, 2009
Boeing 767-300ER
five times weekly

Europe/Middle East
New York-JFK to Gothenberg, Sweden
June 11, 2009
Boeing 757-200ER
four times weekly

New York-JFK to Prague, Czech Republic1
June 18, 2009
Boeing 767-300
three times weekly

New York-JFK to Valencia, Spain1
June 5, 2009
Boeing 757-200ER
four times weekly

New York-JFK to Zurich, Switzerland
June 8, 2009
Boeing 757-200ER
daily
(seasonal)

New York-JFK to Tel Aviv1 (second frequency)
June 30, 2009
Boeing 767-300ER
four times weekly


1. Subject to government approval; Delta today applied with the U.S. Department of transportation seeking authority for the proposed new services on the New York-Tokyo, Atlanta-Luanda and Atlanta-Malabo routes; Delta’s wholly owned subsidiary, Northwest Airlines, Inc. applied for DOT authority to serve Tokyo-Ho Chi Minh City.
2. Replaces flight between Atlanta and Johannesburg via Dakar.
3. Flight operated under Northwest Airlines operating certificate.
4. Flight stops in Sal Island, Cape Verde.
5. Flight stops in Dakar, Senegal; Atlanta-Cape Town service replaces flight from New York-JFK to Cape Town.

upndsky

There's already a discussion about all this on another thread, but thanks for posting it anyway:

http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/ma...tml#post497192