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INFORMATIONAL Dec 31, 1969 Inside Preparations for the WW2 Flyover WASHINGTON - On a cloudy Thursday morning, media and press gathered at an undisclosed airport near Washington D.C. The occasion? Read More →
NEWS Dec 31, 1969 Boeing Finds Issues With the 787-10 Amid preparations to finalize the 737 MAX 8's return, Boeing has ordered that eight recently produced 787-10s be immediately taken out of service due to two "distinct manufacturing issues." The 78X is produced at Boeing's facitility in Charleston, South Carolina, and the FAA says that U.S. regulators are invesigating lapses in quality control. Read More →
NEWS Dec 31, 1969 Virgin Galactic To Create Mach 3 Supersonic Aircraft Virgin Galactic will create a Mach 3 Supersonic Aircraft in conjunction with Rolls Royce. What can you expect from this aircraft? Read more. Read More →
NEWS Dec 31, 1969 Garuda Indonesia Explores U.S., France, India Flights From Bali Indonesian flag-carrier Garuda is exploring the possibility of launching U.S. flights. How could the carrier do this and what are its motives? Read More →
NEWS Dec 31, 1969 Virgin Atlantic To Retire 747, Close Gatwick, Cut Jobs Virgin Atlantic will retire its 747 fleet, close down its Gatwick base temporarily, and cut many jobs. How will this affect the Engish carrier? Read More →
NEWS Dec 31, 1969 Terminal at Singapore Changi Closes Due to Pandemic As a result of the low demand for travel caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Singapore's Minister for Transport, Khaw Boon Wan decided on Monday, April 6th, that Singapore Changi's Terminal 2 will be closed. This will go into effect on May 1st, and will last for 18 months. Read More →
NEWS Dec 31, 1969 Singapore Airlines to Cut 96% of Capacity Singapore Airlines, one of the main airlines based in Singapore, has announced it will be cutting 96% of its capacity by the end of April 2020. Out of 147 aircraft that Singapore Airlines and Silk Air have, 138 will be grounded. This means that there will be 9 aircraft left in service. Read More →
NEWS Dec 31, 1969 Aircraft Retirements Accelerated Due to COVID-19 Many iconic aircraft are being forced into retirement due to the ongoing COVID-19. Which aircraft are being forced into early retirement? Click to see more details Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Dec 31, 1969 The Most Family Friendly Airlines of 2020 Lastminute.com just released their list of the most Family Friendly Airlines of 2020. Read More →
NEWS Dec 31, 1969 TAP Air Banned from Venezuela for 90 Days Portugal's national carrier, TAP Air Portugal, has been banned from flying to and from Caracas, Venezuela for 90 days. The ban comes after "serious violations of Venezuelan civil Aeronautics regulations." Read More →