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NEWS Dec 31, 1969 Southwest to Expand to ORD and IAH Southwest Airlines has announced they will expand service to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) and George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) in Houston. The expansion will happen in 2021 and was announced on October 12, 2020, on Southwest's Twitter. Read More →
ROUTES Dec 31, 1969 Spirit Airlines Announces New Flights To Orange County Spirit Airlines has announced new flights to Orange County, otherwise known as John Wayne Airport, according to a press release. Among its new destinations include Oakland and Los Angeles. Read More →
NEWS Dec 31, 1969 EVA Air Changes Order of Boeing 787-10s to 777Fs and 787-9s Many airlines have been forced to defer aircraft deliveries for the year. Recently, rumors circulated about negotiations for its Boeing 787-10 order. While rumors came about deferrals and cancellations, EVA Air has finally confirmed that it will convert its order of 7 Boeing 787-10's to 3 Boeing 777F's and 4 Boeing 787-9's. Read More →
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 →