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NEWS Dec 31, 1969 United to Permanently Waive Change Fees and Introduce Complimentary Same-Day Standby United Airlines has announced that they will be removing change fees for domestic flights effective immediately. Additionally, United customers will have the ability to fly standby for free on same-day routes beginning January 1 of next year. This will make United Airlines the first U.S. legacy airline to enact these change fee policies. Read More →
NEWS Dec 31, 1969 American to Lay Off 19,000 Employees American Airlines intends to lay off 19,000 employees by October 1st, unless airlines are given financial assistance from Congress. Read More →
NEWS Dec 31, 1969 Alitalia To Simplify And Modernize Aircraft, Introduce Two-Type Fleet Alitalia, the Italian flag-carrier, will gain a more simplified fleet of both wide and narrow-body jets due to its re-nationalization by the Italian government. Read More →
NEWS Dec 31, 1969 Embraer Delays Launch of E175-E2 Until 2023 Embraer has delayed the launch of its E175-E2 until 2023. Click to read more. Read More →
NEWS Dec 31, 1969 Virgin Australia Cuts 3000 Jobs, Ends Long-Haul Operation, Terminates Tigerair Operation Virgin Australia will cut 3000 jobs, ends its long-haul operation, and kill its ultra-long haul subsidiary Tigerair Australia. Click to read an in-depth analysis. Read More →
NEWS Dec 31, 1969 British Airways Retires A318 British Airways retires their only A318 aircraft, along with ending the iconic BA001/BA002 route between LCY and JFK. Read More →
NEWS Dec 31, 1969 Airbus Planning Zero-Emission Airliners by 2030 Recently, Airbus has been eyeing a solution for the large amounts of emissions produced by airliner jet fuel. Read More →
NEWS Dec 31, 1969 Mahan Air A310 Nearly Collides With U.S. F-15 A Mahan Air A310 nearly collided with a U.S. F-15 Read More →
NEWS Dec 31, 1969 Washington Dulles Airport to Close Runway 1R/19L Until September Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, some airports have took this opportunity to help renovate or grow their airport facilities.  Washington Dulles International Airport will close their Runway 1R/19L according to the FAA until September 3, 2020. Read More →
NEWS Dec 31, 1969 Icelandair Fires all Flight Attendants, Replaces Them With Pilots Icelandair fired all of its flight attendants after negotiations between the Airline and the cabin crew failed. Read More →