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Month February 2021

Morning Call – Thursday 25 February 2021

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 AirInsight US Airline Index Commercial Aviation Boeing’s Deepening 787 Inspections Point to Risk of Longer Delay – Bloomberg Qatar Airways Cargo Eyes Freighter Versions Of 777X, A350 – AvWeek DHL Express adds SmartLynx Malta’s converted A321Fs to fleet – AirCargoNews…

RwandAir, first African airline to trial IATA Travel Pass

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East African carrier, RwandAir will become the first African airline to trial IATA Travel Pass to enable safe and seamless international travel. The airline will begin a three-week trial in April for customers traveling between Kigali and Nairobi, Kenya. IATA…

Russia Targets MC-21 Production in 2022

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Russia plans to begin manufacturing the first domestic medium-range passenger jet after U.S. sanctions delayed the project by as much as 18 months. The MC-21 family, which includes two variants, is being developed by the same Rostec subsidiary that runs…

KLM Takes Delivery of Their First Embraer E2

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Even as the pandemic wreaks havoc across the global commercial aviation sector, there are bright spots.  This is one of those. KLM Cityhopper, KLM’s regional subsidiary, received their first Embraer E195-E2 at a ceremony today at Embraer’s facility in Brazil.…