KVS Availability Tool: Global Flight Availability, Award Availability, Fares, Timetables, Seat Maps

Version 7.9.8 Release -- What's New:

10 Dec 2015

	Resolved: [Awards/BA-OneWorld], [Departures/Arrivals] Method Velocity Exceeded/CAPTCHA Issues
	Updated: [Awards/SQ], [Awards/DL-SkyTeam] Engines
	Resolved: [Awards/CX-OneWorld], [Awards/AF-SkyTeam] Method Issues

Version 7.9.1 Release -- What's New:

20 Oct 2015

	Updated: [Awards/AF-SkyTeam] Engine
	Resolved: [Awards/EY], [Fares/GOL], [Awards/JL-OneWorld] Method Issues
	Resolved: [Enhanced Seat Map] Issues
	Resolved: AY/A3/EK/9W/1P/1F PNR Issues
	Resolved: [TIMATIC Visa] Hyperlink Issues

Version 7.8.9 Release -- What's New:

03 Sep 2015

	Updated: [Awards/AC-StarAlliance] Engine
	Resolved: [Awards/AS-MultiAlliance], [Departures-Arrivals], [Awards/NH-StarAlliance] Method Issues

Version 7.8.6 Release -- What's New:

03 Aug 2015

	Resolved: [Awards/AS-MultiAlliance], [Awards/BA-OneWorld], [Awards/DL-SkyTeam], [Awards/AF-SkyTeam], [Awards/SQ] Method Issues
	Transition: [Awards/CX-OneWorld] PIN to Password New Asia Miles/MPC password formats are now supported
	Updated: [Departures/Arrivals] Engine
	Resolved: AY/RJ/SV PNR Issues
	Resolved: Airport/Airline List Issues on Asian-Language Systems

Version 7.7.7 Release -- What's New:

30 Apr 2015

	Updated: [Awards/NH-StarAlliance] Engine Please review the Updated [Awards/NH-StarAlliance] Method Info.
	Resolved: [Awards/BA-OneWorld], [Awards/QF-OneWorld], [Fares/GOL], [Awards/AC-StarAlliance] Method Issues
	Resolved: LO PNR Issues

Version 7.7.4 Release -- What's New:

02 Jan 2015

	New: Aircraft Type Filter Option
	Resolved: [Awards/DL-SkyTeam] Method Issues
	Transition: [Awards/StarAlliance] PIN to Password Please review the ANA Web Password Transition Info.

Version 7.7.3 Release -- What's New:

11 Dec 2014

	New: [Awards/AS-MultiAlliance] Multi-Alliance Award Search Method Supports Award Availability on OneWorld carriers (AA BA QF) + SkyTeam carriers (DL AF KL KE AM) + [EK FJ] + [AS 7H KS]
	Resolved: [Awards/SQ], [Awards/CX] Method Issues
	Replacement: [Fares/GOL] Method The [Fares/PSH] Engine no longer exists.

[Availability] Tab Currently Unavailable

13 Nov 2014

Please use the KVS Tool Mobile Companion for Regular Availability.

Version 7.5.0 Release -- What's New:

01 Oct 2014

	Decommissioned: [Availability/FS] & [Availability/ETR] Methods These Engines no longer exist. Please use the KVS Tool Mobile Companion for Regular Availability.
	Resolved: [Awards/M&M] Method Issues
	Added: SU/BR PNR Support
	Added: Currency Exchange Rates Reference Option

Resolved: [Awards/BA-OneWorld] Method Issues

15 Aug 2014

Be sure to upgrade to the latest version (10.9.2).

Version 7.4.1 Release -- What's New:

25 Jul 2014

	Added: Air India [AI] Award & Upgrade Availability (Star Alliance)
	Resolved: [Awards/BA-OneWorld], [Awards/QF-OneWorld], [Availability/FS] Method Issues
	Added: QR/JJ/AB/AS/DL PNR Support

KVS Tool Is 10 Years Old!

May 2013

Version 7.3.8 Release -- What's New:

05 Jun 2014

	Added: Sri Lankan Airlines [UL] Award & Upgrade Availability (OneWorld)
	Resolved: [Awards/BA-OneWorld], [Awards/AF-SkyTeam] Method & MH/AA PNR Issues

Version 7.3.6 Release -- What's New:

04 Apr 2014

	Transition: US Airways [US] & TAM Airlines [JJ] (Star Alliance to OneWorld)
	Enhanced: [Availability/FS] Arrival Date Indicators
	Resolved: LX PNR Issues

Version 7.3.5 Release -- What's New:

03 Mar 2014

	Added: Garuda Indonesia [GA] Award Availability (SkyTeam)
	Enhanced: Filtering Options, [Availability/FS] Arrival Date Indicators
	Resolved: [Awards/BA-OneWorld] Method & LH/LO/IB PNR Issues

Version 7.3.3 Release -- What's New:

14 Dec 2013

	New: 30-Day/6-Month Award Availability Power Search
	Added: Qatar Airways [QR] Award & Upgrade Availability (OneWorld)
	Resolved: [Awards/EY], [Availability/GTC], [Awards/BA-OneWorld, [Awards/CX], [Awards/EY], [Awards/DL-SkyTeam], [Availability/FS] Method Issues

Version 7.2.3 Release -- What's New:

26 Jun 2013

	Added: EVA Air [BR] Award Availability (Star Alliance)
	Resolved: [Awards/AF-SkyTeam], [Awards/VS], [Awards/CX], [Awards/QF-OneWorld] Method Issues

Version 7.2.0 Release -- What's New:

22 May 2013

	Resolved: [Fares/DRS] Method & DL PNR Issues
	Added: Emirates [EK] Award Availability
	Added: Jetstar/Valuair [JQ/3K/GK/VF] Award Availability

Version 7.1.7 Release -- What's New:

27 Feb 2013

	Resolved: [Awards/BA-OneWorld], [Fares/DRS], [Awards/AF-SkyTeam], [Awards/StarAlliance], [Awards/EY], Method Issues
	Added: Malaysia Airlines [MH] Award Availability (OneWorld)

Resolved: [Awards/BA-OneWorld], [Awards/M&M], [Awards/SQ] Method Issues

13 Dec 2012

Be sure to upgrade to the latest version (10.9.2).

Version 7.1.0 Release -- What's New:

30 Nov 2012

	Resolved: [Availability/FS], [Awards/StarAlliance], [Awards/AC-StarAlliance], [Awards/SQ], [Awards/DL-SkyTeam] Method Issues
	Added: Copa [CM], Avianca [AV], TACA [TA], Avianca Costa Rica [LR], Shenzhen [ZH] Award Availability (Star Alliance)
	Added: Air Berlin [AB], FlyNiki [HG] Award Availability (OneWorld)
	Added: MEA [ME], Saudia [SV], Aerolineas Argentinas [AR], Shanghai [FM], Xiamen [MF] Award Availability (SkyTeam)

Version 7.0.8 Release -- What's New:

25 Oct 2012

	Resolved: [Awards/StarAlliance] & [Awards/M&M] Method Issues
	Added: Korean Airlines [KE] Award Availability & Graphical Seat Maps
	Added: MH/SV PNR Support
	Resolved: UA/AA/DL/AZ/S7/EK/9W PNR Issues

Version 7.0.4 Release -- What's New:

24 Aug 2012

	Resolved: [Fares/PSH], [Awards/AC-StarAlliance], [Awards/AF-SkyTeam], [Awards/JL-OneWorld] & [Awards/VS] Method Issues
	Resolved: Enhanced Seat Maps Issues
	Added: SQ/KL/KQ/SK PNR Support

Version 7.0.0 Release -- What's New:

16 May 2012

	New: [Awards/StarAlliance-7D] Method 7-Day Star Alliance Award Availability Search
	New: Interline Booking Classes Lookup
	Added: Virgin Australia [VA] Award Availability
	Resolved: [Availability/FS] & [Awards/AC-StarAlliance] Method Issues
	Enhanced: Seat Maps - Text Preferred Seats Availability Indicators
	Resolved: Graphical Seat Maps For AC Issues

Version 6.9.9 Release -- What's New:

18 Apr 2012

	Resolved: [Fares/DRS] Method Premium Cabin/RTW Fares Issues
	Enhanced: [Awards/JL-OneWorld] Method: Numeric Award Availability For BA/AA
	Added: Graphical Seat Maps For KL
	Resolved: PNR Manager Issues Retrieving LH/LO/A3/AY/EK PNRs

Version 6.9.7 Release -- What's New:

20 Mar 2012

	Enhanced: [Awards/QF-OneWorld] Method Per-Segment Availability & Mixed Cabin Handling
	Added: AF/KL "Europe Classic" Awards Support for FB members

Version 6.9.4 Release -- What's New:

30 Jan 2012

	New [Fares/FC] Method replaces [Fares/TVN]
	Resolved: [Awards/M&M], [Awards/DL-SkyTeam], [Awards/JL-OneWorld], [Seat Map: Text] & [ITA Query Builder] Issues
	Added: LO/AY/9W PNR Support
	Added: Time option for the [Awards/CX] Method
	Enhanced: DL SM Award Level (xX) Automatic Decoder functionality for the [Awards/DL] Method

Version 6.8.1 Release -- What's New:

24 Nov 2011

	New [Awards-Upgrades/EY] Method: Etihad Airways [EY] Award & Upgrade Availability
	Resolved: [Awards: BA-OneWorld] & [Fares/PSH] Method Issues

Version 6.7.0 Release -- What's New:

20 Oct 2011

	New [Departures/Arrivals] Method under the [Timetable] Tab: Current & Historical Flight Information for Scheduled & Low Cost Carriers.
	Expanded: Seat Reviews Options
	New Dynamic Tab-Specific Results Display
	Resolved: System Code permanence issues for Mac/CrossOver & Linux/Wine users

Version 6.5.0 Release -- What's New:

01 Sep 2011

	New [Awards/JL-OneWorld] Method: Additional Engine for CX/QF Numeric Award Availability
	Resolved: [Awards/AF-SkyTeam] Method Issues

Version 6.4.0 Release -- What's New:

01 Aug 2011

	[Awards-Upgrades/CO] Method replaces [Upgrades/CO]: Full CO Award & Upgrade Availability		New Interline Agreements [IET] Reference Feature
	Resolved: [Fares/TVN] Method Issues		Resolved: PNR Manager: TG Issues

Version 6.3.0 Release -- What's New:

18 Jul 2011

	[Awards-Upgrades/CO] Method replaces [Upgrades/CO]: Full CO Award & Upgrade Availability		New [Awards/VS] Method: VS Award & Upgrade Availability
	Resolved: [Availability/GTC] Method Issues		Resolved: ITA Query Builder Issues

Version 6.2.0 Release -- What's New:

10 Jun 2011

	New [Awards/AC-StarAlliance] Method: Additional Engine for Star Alliance Award/Upgrade Availability		New [Upgrades/CO] Method: CO Upgrade/SWU Availability
	Resolved: [Availability/GTC] Method Issues		Enhanced: [My Trips] & [PNR Manager] Interfaces

Version 6.1.6 Release -- What's New:

23 May 2011

	Enhanced Award Availability For Elite DL SM Members		Specific Carrier Selection For [Awards/StarAlliance] Method
	Connecting Point (Via) Support For [Availability/FS] & [Awards/StarAlliance] Methods		ITA: Trip Duration Options (New), City Code Issues (Resolved)
	Resolved: [Fares/DRS] MAN/NAN Support		PNR Manager: IB (New), 1P/EK/SK (Resolved)
	Launch Another Instance Feature		TIMATIC: Double-Click Access For Hyperlinks (In [[ ]] Brackets)
	Resolved: [Availability/FS] & [Awards/SQ] Method Issues		Enhanced: [Awards/M&M] Method: Elite & Return Date Options

Version 6.1.2 Release -- What's New:

31 Mar 2011

	Enhanced Fare Rules Displays With Quick Navigation		Resolved: [Availability/GTC] Method Issues
	Resolved: ShellExecute Errors affecting some Mac/Linux users		Resolved: [Awards/CX] Method issues affecting some Asian-language systems

100% OneWorld Award Availability Coverage

03 Mar 2011

100% Star Alliance Award Availability Coverage
Full SkyTeam Award Availability Coverage, except KE.

Version 6.1.0 Release -- What's New:

03 Mar 2011

	New OneWorld Award Availability Engine [Awards/OneWorld-BA]: Numeric Award Availability for BA/QF/AA/CX/JL /AY/IB/MA/RJ /LA/S7
	Youth/Student/Senior/Military Special Fares via the [Fares/DRS] Method
	EK Support in PNR Manager
	[Awards/OneWorld] Method now supports flights departing between 00:00-06:59
	Resolved: [Awards-Upgrades/X1] Method Issues

Version 6.0.8 Release -- What's New:

05 Feb 2011

	Graphical Seat Maps (CO/AA/DL/AF/AZ/AM/AS/VX)
	US/TK/AZ Support in PNR Manager
	Resolved: [Availability/GTC], [Fares/TVN], [Fares/DRS], [Awards/CX], [Awards/OneWorld], [Awards/DL], [Awards/M&M] & Enhanced Seat Maps Issues

Mac/Linux CrossOver Users

26 Jan 2011

KVS Tool is now listed in the CrossOver Compatibility Database, where you can share your experience/tips, submit votes, and open trouble tickets with CodeWeavers (relating to any compatibility issues).

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Version 6.0.0 Release -- What's New:

01 Dec 2010

	New SkyTeam Award Availability Engine Includes access to FB Elite & Flex Awards on AF/KL, as well as DL/AZ/OK/RO/KQ/UX/CZ/VN Award Availability.
	New: 3-Tier/Extended Date Range SQ Awards
	Resolved: [Awards/DL] Method & [Operational Info] Issues

Version 5.7.9 Release -- What's New:

08 Oct 2010

	New: Connecting Airport Option For the [Availability/FS] Method
	Resolved: SkyTeam Award Availability Issues For AF/KL using the [Awards/DL-SkyTeam] Method

Version 5.7.5 Release -- What's New:

16 Sep 2010

	[Sort By] Setting for all Availability Methods. By default, non-stop flights will be shown first.
	Instant Results Sorting (including multi-segment itineraries): Simply click a column heading to sort by airline, departure time, ultimate arrival time, number of connections, etc.
	Simplified Update Process: Setup Downloads will start automatically
	Codeshare Exclusion Option for the [Availability/FS] Method
	Resolved: [Fares/PSH] Method Issues

New: KVS Tool Mobile Companion

01 Sep 2010

Including the KVS Tool Mobile Companion Web App for iPhone [Details].

Version 5.6.0 Release -- What's New:

25 Jul 2010

	Enhanced Seat Maps with Blocked/Preferred indicators		1-click calls to the airlines via Skype integration
	Date Calculator		Improved Fare Rules Displays
	Connection Time display		Improved support for Star Alliance Award Availability on limited schedule routes

New: 100% Star Alliance Award Availability Coverage via [Awards/StarAlliance]

04 Apr 2010

LX/CA/FM award availability is now also supported by the [Awards/StarAlliance] Method. M&M members can continue to access preferred availability for integrated partners via [Awards/M&M].

Version 5.4.0 Release -- What's New:

08 Mar 2010

	LX (Swiss) Awards/Upgrades via [Awards/M&M] Method		Complete coverage for OneWorld award origins/destinations
	Full Support For 3-Tier DL Awards via [Awards/SkyTeam] Method		SITA Baggage Tracer, LH/LX PNR support via the My Bookings Manager

Half-a-Million+ FlyerTalk Thread Views

04 Dec 2009

The main KVS Tool Thread on FlyerTalk.com has recently crossed a Half-a-Million Views mark!

Version 5.0.0 Release -- What's New:

09 Jun 2009

	CX (Cathay Pacific) Award & Upgrade Availability Via [Awards/CX]		[Availability/GTC] Availability Method
	Fare Routing Rules		Round-the-World (RTW) and Other Special Circle Fares Via [Fares/DRS]
	Minimum Connection Time [MCT] Reference Info Lookup		Maximum Permitted Mileage [MPM] Reference Info Lookup
	Operational Info		Visa/Immigration/Customs Information Via TIMATIC
	ITA Fare Search Query Builder

Star Alliance, OneWorld, and SkyTeam Award Availability is here!

14 Nov 2007

See KVS Tool FAQ for details.