South African Airways will be eliminating their Dakar, Senegal (DKR) stop on the Johannesburg, South Africa (JNB) to JFK route making it nonstop. Flights are operated with Airbus A340-300 aircraft.
Hawaiian Airlines is set to become the only US carrier flying to Brisbane, Australia. As of November 27, Brisbane will join Sydney as Hawaiian's second Australian destination.
American Airlines on Thursday applied to the U.S. Department of Transportation for authority to fly nonstop from Dallas/Fort Worth to Rio de Janeiro three times weekly beginning this Fall.
Condor Airlines flew their first Seattle-Frankfurt flight yesterday using a Boeing 767-300ER, greeted by a water cannon salute and a celebration at the South Terminal.