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NEWS Dec 31, 1969 Emirates Flies A380 For First Time in 4 Months Emirates flew its A380 for the first time on two flights on July 15. Read More →
NEWS Dec 31, 1969 Qantas Says Goodbye to 747 with Farewell Flyovers Qantas honors their 747 fleet with special farewell flights. Read More →
NEWS Dec 31, 1969 Jetblue Announces LAX Expansion, Ends Operation at LGB Jetblue has announced a massive LAX expansion along with the end of its LGB operation. Click for an in-depth analysis. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Dec 31, 1969 Canada's Government has Failed Canadian Airlines Airlines around the world are struggling due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Despite making record-breaking profits over the last few years, these last few months have been extremely difficult. Airlines are losing millions of dollars a day, prompting governments around the world to step in financially and keep airlines flying. Canada, though, has not. Read More →
NEWS Dec 31, 1969 Royal Air Maroc Lays Off 30% of Its Staff, Liquidates 20 Aircraft, Cancel Flights to South America Royal Air Maroc will undergo a drastic restructuring of its operations to lessen the effects of the current financial situation. Among the efforts include laying off staff, liquidating its aircraft, and cutting routes. Read More →
NEWS Dec 31, 1969 India's DGCA Lengthens International Flight Ban India's DGCA has extended the international flight ban until August, at the earliest. Read more to find out why. Read More →
NEWS Dec 31, 1969 Air Canada Announces Domestic Route Closures Air Canada announces the closure of 30 domestic routes, along with suspending operations at 8 airports. Read More →
NEWS Dec 31, 1969 Air France to Cut 6,500 Jobs by 2022 According to multiple sources, Air France "aims to present a plan to trade unions to cut just over 6,500 jobs over the next two years." In addition to the 6,500 employees set to be released, which includes pilots, flight attendants, and ground staff, HOP! which is a small airline that is owned by and part of Air France, plans to cut around 1,000 jobs. Read More →
NEWS Dec 31, 1969 El Al Suspends All Flights Until Further Notice The Israeli flag carrier, El Al, has grounded its fleet indefinitely. This has come after the pilot's union announced they would not fly due to the airline's financial troubles. Read More →
NEWS Dec 31, 1969 EasyJet Closes Bases and Cuts Staff The U.K. based budget airline, EasyJet, has announced they will close their bases and may cut 30% of its pilots. Read More →