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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 →

STORIES Dec 31, 1969 What It's Like Volunteering at an Aviation Museum This is personal experience from working at the Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It's an amazing experience, and most of the planes still fly! Read More →

NEWS Dec 31, 1969 British Airways Under Fire Due to New Employment Policies British Airways is now under fire for the way it wants to approach employment during Covid-19, which includes firing around 12,000 employees and downgrading the terms and conditions of other employees. Read More →

NEWS Dec 31, 1969 LATAM Airlines Files for U.S. Bankruptcy Protection LATAM, Latin America's largest carrier, said it would continue to fly through its bankruptcy restructuring. Read More →

NEWS Dec 31, 1969 LATAM and Delta to Partner in Trans-American Joint Venture Delta Airlines has signed a Joint Venture program with South American Carrier LATAM 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 →

INFORMATIONAL Dec 31, 1969 When Will Aviation Return to Normal? Right now, the aviation industry, along with the rest of the world, is in decline. COVID-19 has affected everyone and everything, including the world of flying. Airlines have cut routes, pilots have been forced to go on furlough, airlines, including the U.K. airline FlyBe have collapsed, aircraft have been grounded and even retired, airport and airline staff have been laid off, and many other ill effects. Read More →

NEWS Dec 31, 1969 Boeing to Stop Production After Employee COVID-19 Death Boeing has made the decision to suspend production in Seattle-area facilities after a worker died from the novel coronavirus. This suspension will start on March 25th for a period of 14 days. Read More →