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Welcome to Morning Call for August 23, 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
- Defense Secretary orders US Airlines to help with evacuation – DefenseOne
- Airbus has still sales target for A250 freighter as it targets MD-11 replacement: analyst – Flight Global
- Ethiopian Airlines establishes Boeing 767 passenger to freighter coversion site in its Addis Ababa hub – Aviation 24
- Rising e–commerce swayed IAI decision to convert larger 777 variant – Flight Global
Business Aviation
- Air Venture 2021: A banner year for sales – Avweb
- Jet Edge adding 27 super-large, super-mid jets to fleet – AIN
Airlines
- Qantas Covid Vaccination Rewards – Exec Tvlr
- Canadian airlines struggle to return to regular service – CBC
- “We’re not out of the woods yet”: Southwest admits struggles will continue as employee gripes grow- USA Today
- United asks flight attendants not to tape passengers to seats – Seattle Times
Urban Air Mobility
- Electra begins FAA type certification process for ESTOL aircraft – Future Flight
- Archer proceeds with plans for SPAC merger amidst controversy and uncertainty – UAM News
Social Media
- ‘We’re suffering right now’: Flight attendants on the horror of flying during COVID-19 – SFGate
