Morning Call – Monday 15 March 2021

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AirInsight US Airline Index There has been a sharp upturn in traffic in the last week, with the first three consecutive days with more than 1 millions passengers since a year ago and the highest traffic since the beginning of the pandemic with 1.3 million passengers on Friday. This week should be able to confirm whether the upward trend can be sustained – but initial signs are positive.

Commercial Aviation

New Aerodynamic Rotor Head Makes Helicopters Fly at 248 Mph – Interestingengineering
Boeing names new head of crucial 737 MAX program – Reuters
NASA’s First All-Electric Airplane Is (Almost) Ready for Liftoff – RobbReport
AG600 amphibious aircraft begins firefighting capacity testing – Aerialfiremag

Business Aviation

Goodbye to the original celebrity private jet – Yahoo

Airlines

Pilot Describes Conditions in Hong Kong Quarantine Camp – Paddleyourownkanoo
Spring break surge: TSA reports its busiest day since March 2020 – TPG
Mystery: American Airlines Flying 787 To Cuba – OMAT
EgyptAir mulls in-house flights to Israel – ch-Aviation

Urban Air Mobility

Flying Cars Could Have a Future in New Hampshire With Jetsons Bill – Bloomberg
FAA’s final drone rules start taking effect April 21st – Engadget

Social Media

Final Airbus A380 conducts engine run and taxi tests – Twitter

About The Author

Addison Schonland

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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