The AirInsight US Airline Performance Index for 27 July rose to 45.9. Progress over the last few days is shown in the chart below, while the chart since the beginning of the novel coronavirus pandemic tracks performance over the last five months. We are seeing a softening Swoosh.
COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT
U.K. Charges Airbus Subsidiary Over Saudi Deal – WSJ
Boeing aims to deliver 450 stored 737 Max within one year – FlightGlobal
Boom Supersonic picks an engine manufacturer – PaxEx
Airbus sees a prolonged aviation downturn – WSJ
Is it time to start wondering if there’s a future for wide-body manufacturing in Puget Sound? – Bloomberg
BUSINESS AVIATION
The G700 flight-test program soars! – Gulfstream
Private Jet Providers NetJets, Directional Aviation Plan Big Growth – Forbes
AIRLINES
AirAsia X is seeking to reduce its Malaysian fleet – AvWeek
AirFrance/KLM results – AirInsight
United Airlines to drop ExpressJet – TPG
UPS pilots demand the right to refuse to fly to Hong Kong – SCMP
Ryanair warns of Spanish, Italian base closures – ch-Aviation
URBAN AIR MOBILITY
EmbraerX Starts Simulator Tests for New eVTOL Aircraft – AINOnline
Ride Hail a Drone? Uber Elevate Moves Forward with Hidden Level Collaboration – DroneLife
SOCIAL MEDIA
Aquiline, CIA’s earliest unmanned aerial collection vehicle – CIA
An operation has begun to move the world’s only ekranoplan-missile carrier – Twitter
The U.S. economy suffered its sharpest downturn since at least the 1940s in the second quarter – Bloomberg
