Morning Call – Friday 23 October 2020

AirInsight US Airline Index

Commercial Aviation

• Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy to freeze development of SpaceJet regional jet – Reuters
• Airbus sets plan to gear up production in show of confidence – BNN
• Southwest Says If There’s Ever A Time To Walk Away Being Exclusively Boeing It’s Now – VFTW
• Delta Air Lines receives first US-assembled Airbus A220-300 – eTURBO
• No timetable yet for Boeing 737 MAX’s return to service in China – Shine

Business Aviation

• Textron Aviation to expand service offerings to include repair of Citation CJ series landing gear – TEXTRON

Airlines

• Why Alaska Airlines can’t retire its Airbus A320s all at once – TPG
• Southwest Airlines expands again – TPG
• Cathay shutters Cathay Dragon brand, axes 5,900 jobs – FlightGlobal
• Nationalization of Kenya Airways nudges closer – ch-Aviation

Urban Air Mobility

• Encroaching Drone Not Usually Visible to Pilots Approaching Runway – UnmannedAerial

Social Media

• Tanker 60 retires from aerial firefighting – FireAviation
• 747 skills – Twitter

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Addison Schonland Partner

Co-Founder AirInsight. My previous life includes stints at Shell South Africa, CIC Research, and PA Consulting. Got bitten by the aviation bug and ended up an Avgeek. Then the data bug got me, making me a curious Avgeek seeking data-driven logic. Also, I appreciate conversations with smart people from whom I learn so much. Summary: I am very fortunate to work with and converse with great people.

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