18 JANUARY 2021 UPDATE
First, I would like the thank all the readers that have positively responded to the recently completed January 2021 issue of AIR CLASSICS. For anyone that has seen the magazine, I am sure you realize the extra work that has gone into the issue. The good news is that the January 2021 of our SEA CLASSICS magazine is now shipping to subscribers while the February 2021 AIR CLASSICS went to the printer today!
We are still dealing with the Los Angeles City bureaucrats. We have now been threatened via a notice stating the City has the power to pull our business license if we continue working. It is not an isolated threat. Several other “non-essential” businesses in our immediate area have received similar notices. We are not going to let these faceless bureaucrats stop production of what we regard as North America’s best aviation and nautical history magazines.
There is a bit of good news in the fact the digital editions of our magazines are once again available through Amazon. Because we were shut down for eight months, the entire process of getting the magazines back into the Amazon cycle had to restart and that was very time consuming.
We have recently completed several exciting aerial photography missions with new restorations and they will be in upcoming issues. Also, and as I have previously stated, the magazine retail industry has been heavily damaged by the combination of virus and economic slump. Therefore, it is much better if you subscribe because newsstand availability of all Challenge products will be very, very limited for the foreseeable future. If you would like to subscribe, please call Customer Service at 818-700-6868 ext. 15.
Again, I would like to thank all readers for your very important support. If you have specific questions, please contact me at
moleary2challenge@gmail.com.
Regards,
Michael O’Leary
Publisher