After all these claims, I find it interesting that as of last night (according to one of the Southern 777 Capts in CVG) Southern had not yet flown the direct CVG-BAH segment. They had just completed their trans-Atlantic qual CVG-LEJ, and were anticipating the start of the CVG-BAH direct flight.
Also, his HKG-CVG load was 117,000 lb, or 53 Tonnes, which is marginally higher than the typical 744 load of 45-47 T...