Welcome to Morning Call for September 14, 2021, and the Top Aviation News Stories for today. You can also search our Archives for older news stories by date.
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Commercial Aviation
- Airbus has backlog of almost 500 orders for new A220 aircraft – Irish Times
- Rolls-Royce, Babcock sell stakes in AirTanker defence business – Reuters
- World’s largest aircraft dubbed ‘flying bum’ to be ready for passenger transportation in 2025 – designboom
- India’s SpiceJet settles with Boeing MAX aircraft lessor CDB Aviation – Reuters
Business Aviation
- Bombardier set to launch updated version of Challenger 350 private jet – Reuters
Airlines
- Why I no longer avoid flying with Spirit, Frontier and other budget carriers – points guy
- Delta Air Lines official says 4,000 unvaccinated employees got shots after surcharge announcement – The Hill
- Breeze set to become biggest A220-300 operator – AirInsight
- Icelandic startup fly play CEO welcomes comparison to defunct Wow Air – Airline Weekly
- Qantas-JAL agreement meets Waterloo down under – AirInsight
Urban Air Mobility
- This eVTOL claims to be better than a helicopter, and quieter too. Has a range of 3 hours- Autoevolution
Social Media
- 767 lands in heavy turbulence – Twitter
