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ROUTES Dec 31, 1969 JetSmart Commences Flights Between Santiago and Salvador At the end of December 2020, the Brazilian summer season began strong with the commencement of flights between Santiago de Chile and Salvador by the Chilean airline JetSmart. Despite the pandemic, and the beginning of mass vaccination in the world, JetSmart is optimistic to repeat the success of last season, where it transported about eleven thousand passengers between the two cities. Read More →

NEWS Dec 31, 1969 British Airways to Take Delivery of Final 777-300ERs Next Week British Airways are set to take delivery of their final two 777-300ERs next week. The newer 777s are fitted with the modern Club Suite cabin which is operating on selected long haul routes. This new Cabin will allow for increased passenger comfort and privacy. Read More →

NEWS Dec 31, 1969 Boeing 737MAX Returns to Service After an almost 2-year hiatus where the Boeing 737MAX was grounded due to safety issues related to an onboard computer, it returned to service early this week on December 28 and 29, 2020 on American Airlines flights from Miami to New York-LGA. Read More →

ROUTES Dec 31, 1969 American Airlines Plans More Domestic, Less International Flights in 2021 The world's largest airline is expanding its domestic network in a newfound competition with Southwest and JetBlue. Read More →

ROUTES Dec 31, 1969 Aerolineas Argentinas Returns to Salvador This past Saturday (12/19), it was Aerolineas Argentinas' turn to resume flights between Buenos Aires and Salvador, after the Argentine government allowed Brazilians to enter its territory. Read More →

NEWS Dec 31, 1969 Berlin Airport (BER) Faces Problems in the Second Month After Opening The infamous Berlin Airport (BER) now faces awful problems no one could have predicted. Read More →

NEWS Dec 31, 1969 United Flight Diverted due to COVID-19 Medical Emergency A United passenger died after having a heart attack midflight this week only for his wife to later reveal he was experiencing COVID-19 symptoms. Read on to find out about this disturbing incident. Read More →

NEWS Dec 31, 1969 The Airport Council International MarComCX Award Winners On December 17th, the Airports Council International announced the winnners of the MarComCX (Marketing, Communitions, and Customer Experience) awards. The Airports Council International is a group that represents airports around the world. Read More →

NEWS Dec 31, 1969 Heathrow Receives Approval to Build Third Runway The UK's Supreme court has given the approval for a third runway at London's Heathrow Airport. The approval comes after a great amount of controversy surrounding the new runway, which had previously been put on pause by the United Kingdom's Court of Appeals. This decision has now been overturned by the nation's Supreme Court. Read More →

ROUTES Dec 31, 1969 Air Europa Commences Salvador Service It was a long nine months without landing in Bahian lands due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. However, yesterday at 8:16 pm (Brasilia time) the wait ended when Air Europa's Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, registered EC-MMX, landed at Salvador Bahia Airport. This marked the commencement of flights between Madrid and Salvador. Read More →