Uploaded March 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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References:
[1] https://www.eurocontrol.int/news/celebrating-100-years-transatlantic-flights
[2] hub.united.com/2020-03-17-united-airlines-further-reduces-domestic-and-international-schedules-2645516655.html
[3] docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1cRgtHZ4sRPj4BdcJa2y09SKaG8SRrLLtntHSegfmmoU/htmlview
[4] media.corporate-ir.net/media_files/NYS/UAL/reports/032702.pdf; americanairlines.gcs-web.com/static-files/980efd76-fcc6-497a-8933-23f212512019; d1lge852tjjqow.cloudfront.net/CIK-0000027904/916484c6-c1ce-4ecd-90d7-ae41981ab8b4.pdf
[5] ir.united.com/static-files/1dc3696a-8b66-481f-ba5c-d0e4d407f9cf; americanairlines.gcs-web.com/static-files/d46a00e3-db05-4a91-af7a-fbe0fc2a7f08; d18rn0p25nwr6d.cloudfront.net/CIK-0000027904/1fe7420e-4781-437f-92c3-08991a2d6695.pdf
[6] economist.com/finance-and-economics/2020/03/09/saudi-russian-price-war-sends-oil-and-stockmarkets-crashing