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NEWS Dec 31, 1969 Norwegian Air to Ground a Majority of Their Fleet Until April 2021 Norwegian Air says it will keep the majority of its fleet grounded until April 2021. Read More →

NEWS Dec 31, 1969 American Airlines to Retire A330-300 A brief rundown of the retirement of American Airlines A330-300. American Airlines is retiring their A330-300 series which they inherited from US Airways when they merged in 2013. Read More →

NEWS Dec 31, 1969 Wizz Air To Be First European Low Cost Carrier to Launch Flights to Abu Dhabi Wizz Air will be the first European LCC to launch flights to Abu Dhabi amid the COVID-19 crisis. Read More →

ROUTES Dec 31, 1969 Vietnam Airlines Operates Repatriation Flights to the US, Canada, and Europe Amid COVID-19, many foreign governments are looking to evacuate citizens back to their home country. Foreign governments charter aircraft from their national carrier(s) known as repatriation flights. According to sources, foreign governments are doing this by chartering Vietnam Airlines to fly to more than 10 countries, rescuing citizens stuck in the country due to the international travel ban. Read More →

NEWS Dec 31, 1969 JetSuite Grounds Its Fleet And Furloughs Crew JetSuite has grounded its fleet and furloughed its crew amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More →

NEWS Dec 31, 1969 Air Mauritius Enters "Voluntary Administration" Air Mauritius enters Voluntary Administration Read More →

NEWS Dec 31, 1969 Virgin Australia to Enter "Voluntary Administration" According to Multiple Sources, Australia’s second largest airline, Virgin Australia, has entered "voluntary administration". Read more here. Read More →

NEWS Dec 31, 1969 South African Airways Close to Liquidation According to multiple sources, South African Airways is nearing collapse. The carrier is currently in the process of laying off all of its staff. The move comes days after the government of South Africa cut off aid to South African Airways. Read More →

NEWS Dec 31, 1969 AirAsia Plans to Resume Domestic Flights AirAsia, a low cost carries that flies around Asia, is planning to restart scheduled domestic flights around Malaysia on April 29, 2020. This will be followed by flights in Thailand and the Philippines on May 1, India on May 4, and Indonesia on May 7. This is all subject to approval from each country's governments. These flights are open to booking on the airlines website. Read More →

NEWS Dec 31, 1969 Boeing to Reopen Multiple Factories Amid Pandemic Last month, Boeing decided to close their factories to prevent the spread of COVID-19. However, just last Friday, they announced that they will reopen their factories in Puget Sound (Washington State), Philadelphia, and possibly Ohio. Read More →