Yes, you’re not dreaming. Due to the fact that the new performance system is not ready and we can not determine any launching date, we decided to add some missing aircraft to the current system! The first one is the ATR 72-600 which entered our test-system today. The start with this type has some internal reasons. On the list of aicraft to be introduced are the 787-8, 747-8F and 747-8I, SSJ100 and the AN-148 - please note that we may not include all types depending on the data we can organize and on how the aircraft-type will “effect” in the current system.
The airport data will be updated for the last few airports in africa in the next few days too, so you may expect a next data patch within the next few weeks.
To me the 787 will open up roue to which the 767 didn’t have the range and the 777 is just to big due to market demand or runway length. ANA is using the 787 to open up route to Boston to Tokyo non stop even a non stop flight to San Jose, California from Tokyo.
It has been a week now, since you announced new aircraft: Can you give us any information on how your tests are going and how satisfying the results are by now?
the values for the 747-8I have been adjusted and it seems they are ok now. I will add the ATR42-600 and 747-8F later on today or tomorrow. Don’t know how fast it will go on now.
