Routes: Alaska adds Bay Area flights; another carrier drops the 747
In route news, Alaska Airlines plans more California service, including some from the Bay Area; Qantas brings an end to its 747 era; some U.S.-India service resumes; China Airlines goes through an identity crisis; Customs & Border Protection pushes Global Entry interviews back to September; see the latest updates on international carriers at SFO; Nashville’s airport gets a new concourse; Air Canada starts reopening Maple Leaf lounges; and Virgin moves ahead with construction of a rail line from south Florida to Orlando International.