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INFORMATIONAL Dec 31, 1969 A Guide to Fifth-Freedom Flights Fifth-freedom flights are flights between two cities that are not the airline's home base. For example, an airline is based in city A, and it flies to city Y with a stop at city X. In a fifth freedom flight, passengers can fly the airline based in city A from city X straight to city Y without a stop in city Y. Read More →

ROUTES Dec 31, 1969 American Airlines to Make Seattle an International Gateway American Airlines will add two new key international routes, can you guess them? They are truly out of left field. Click to see more details. Read More →

ROUTES Dec 31, 1969 Virgin Atlantic to Launch Flights to Cape Town According to multiple sources, Virgin Atlantic will launch a seasonal flight to Cape Town from its hub at London-Heathrow. The flight will be launched on October 25th, 2020 on the carrier's Boeing 787-9. It will be a 12-hour flight from London-Heathrow-Cape Town and an 11 hour 30-minute flight from Cape Town to London-Heathrow. Read More →

ROUTES Dec 31, 1969 Aeroflot to Launch a Flight to Singapore Aeroflot to launch a flight to Singapore. Aeroflot is scheduled to launch the route on October 25th, 2020 using its new A350-900. Click to see more details. Read More →

ROUTES Dec 31, 1969 Pakistan International Airlines Expected to Launch Flights to New York-JFK Pakistan International Airlines is expected to launch a new destination in the U.S, New York-JFK. Click to learn more details about the new route. Read More →

NEWS Dec 31, 1969 Boeing Creates Starliner for Nasa With Massive Flaws Boeing is facing backlash yet again. In the midst of working out their issues around the 737 Max 8, Boeing must work out another problem. The Starliner experienced software issues. Read More →

NEWS Dec 31, 1969 Air Canada 767 Makes Successful Emergency Landing in Madrid An Air Canada Boeing 767 had to make an emergency landing earlier today when it had an engine failure on takeoff. Air Canada Flight 837 began to circle the Spanish capital, releasing fuel to decrease landing weight. After nearly four hours, the aircraft finally landed back at Madrid-Barajas International Airport. Read More →

NEWS Dec 31, 1969 Several Aviation Executives Commit to Using Sustainable Methods A group of aviation companies, including airlines, airports, and aircraft manufacturers based in England are banding together to make a "zero carbon plan," which will help reduce the effect of aviation on global warming. Read More →

NEWS Dec 31, 1969 Boeing 777X First Flight Postponed After 3 hours on the taxiway, the 777X first flight has officially been postponed. Earlier today, the 777X was supposed to go on its first flight today at 9:30am Pacific Time. However, the weather was not cooperating well. Due to gusty winds, the 777X registered N779XW had to wait on the runway before taking off. While the aircraft was awaiting clearance for takeoff, Boeing set a time limit at 1:30pm. If the plane did not takeoff by then, the flight would then be moved to a later date. Read More →

NEWS Dec 31, 1969 LOT Polish Rumored to Take Former Singapore 777s LOT Polish is rumored to take new 777's.Singapore Airlines incoming A350-900 and B787-10 are replacing the carrier's B777-200ER. The aircraft will be handed back to Boeing's leasing company, Boeing Capital Corporation. The expectation is that LOT Polish will receive its aircraft in June of 2020. Read More →