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NEWS YVR Cancels $600 Million Terminal Modification Amid the current Covid-19 pandemic, the multi-million dollar YVR terminal expansion project has been deemed unnecessary with the decreased volume of travelers. Read More →
NEWS Delta Retires Entire 777 Fleet Today, Delta Airlines is set to retire the 777 aircraft from their fleet. The final flight will be from JFK to LAX. Read More →
NEWS United Offers Rapid Tests for Transatlantic Flights United Airlines recently announced it would begin offering a free transatlantic COVID-19 testing program for travelers headed from Newark to London-Heathrow. The testing program is set to begin on November 16 and last four weeks, until December 11. Read More →
NEWS Smooth Flying for the MAX? A few months ago, things seemed hopeless for the 737 MAX. The MAX has been grounded worldwide for over fifteen months after two crashes that killed over 300 people. Since then, Boeing has been making adjustments to the plane, trying to get it recertified and deemed airworthy once again. Boeing has, of course, experienced difficulty during this time, with lawsuits, investigations, canceled orders, loss of customers, loss of trust, and to make matters worse, COVID-19. But now, as the MAX enters the final stages of the recertification process, it seems as if things may start going Boeing's way. Read More →
ROUTES 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 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 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 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 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 Washington Dulles Airport to Close Runway 1R/19L Until September Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, some airports have took this opportunity to help renovate or grow their airport facilities.  Washington Dulles International Airport will close their Runway 1R/19L according to the FAA until September 3, 2020. Read More →