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Year 2019

Morning Call – Wednesday 31 July 2019

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Commercial Aviation ‘Turn it Off and On Again Every 149 Hours’ Is a Concerning Remedy for a $300 Million Airbus Software Bug – Source: Gizmodo Embraer’s Q2 commercial aircraft deliveries slip – Source: FlightGlobal Airbus second-quarter profit rise beats forecasts,…

Air France-KLM commits to 60 A220

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The Air France–KLM Group, signed an MoU for 60 A220-300 aircraft to modernize its fleet.  The aircraft will be operated by Air France. It is expected these aircraft will replace the airline’s A319s (33) and A318s (18). Interestingly, Air France…

Iceland misses WOW Air

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The loss of WOW Air, the LCC, is taking a toll on Iceland’s air traffic.  Through June 2019 movements at Keflavik, the primary airport, is down 14.6% YTD compared to last year.  Passenger traffic is down even more at -20.3%…