ROUTESDec 31, 1969United Airlines Announces a Plethora of New Routes from Various HubsUnited Airlines recently released a cryptic promotional video on social media, challenging the public to guess which new long-haul routes the carrier could soon be launching. However, rather than cleanly revealing a list of clues, the video is instead a jumble of seemingly random facts, images, and numbers – so congrats to United for playing the game well. Despite this hardball approach United is using to get people to guess the routes, we have closely looked through the video, frame-by-frame, and interpreted a large amount of the data presented.Read More →
INFORMATIONALDec 31, 1969How Are Flight Plans Filed?Have you ever wondered how flight plans are filed? Learn more here.Read More →
ROUTESDec 31, 1969Spirit Airlines Announces New Flights To Orange CountySpirit 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 →
NEWSDec 31, 1969EVA Air Changes Order of Boeing 787-10s to 777Fs and 787-9sMany 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 →
NEWSDec 31, 1969United to Permanently Waive Change Fees and Introduce Complimentary Same-Day StandbyUnited 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 →
NEWSDec 31, 1969FAA Fines Chicago $1.5 Million Just Months After $1.3 Million FineThe Federal Aviation Administration has fined the city of Chicago $1,500,000, only months after a separate $1.3 million fine. The fine comes after a plane slid off Runway 10L at Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD). An American Eagle E145LR, N619AE, operating as Envoy Airlines Flight 4215, slid off the runway in November of 2019. Read More →
NEWSDec 31, 1969American to Lay Off 19,000 EmployeesAmerican Airlines intends to lay off 19,000 employees by October 1st, unless airlines are given financial assistance from Congress.Read More →
NEWSDec 31, 1969Woman Attempts to Run Through Security at Pittsburgh AirportOn August 19, a woman attempted to run through the TSA checkpoint at Pittsburgh Airport. The woman, identified as Brandi L Bayley, threw water at a TSA agent who had asked for her boarding pass.Read More →
NEWSDec 31, 1969Alitalia To Simplify And Modernize Aircraft, Introduce Two-Type FleetAlitalia, 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 →
NEWSDec 31, 1969Daytona Beach Airport Holds Paper Airplane ChallengeDaytona Beach Airport, home of one of the world's most well known aeronautical universities, will be holding a paper airplane challenge on August 19. Read More →
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