Morning Call – Monday 20 January 2020

A Daily Summary of Industry News covering
Commercial Aviation, Business Aviation, Airlines, Urban Air Mobility, and Social Media

Commercial Aviation

• The Air Force isn’t happy with Boeing either – Bloomberg
• New Software Flaw Could Further Delay Boeing’s 737 Max – Bloomberg
• Air Greenland ops for A330-800 – Airbus
• If Bombardier Sells Its Business Jet Unit, Here’s Who Might Buy It – Forbes

Business Aviation

• 2020 Vision – AIN

Airlines

• The Dutch king is an active 737 pilot who regularly flies unsuspecting KLM pax – Twitter
• United Airlines to enter New York-Washington shuttle fray – TPG
• Russian government to create an airline dedicated to the country’s far east – RusAvInsider
• What Delta’s incredible year reveals about the US airline industry – BusInsider

Social

• Ruining a chopper pilot’s day – Twitter
• Crew Dragon separating from Falcon 9 during today’s test – Twitter

Urban Air Mobility

• Six Urban Air Mobility Aircraft ‘Well Along’ in Type Certification, FAA’s Merkle Says – AviationToday
• Joby Aviation Closes $590 Million Funding Round Led by Toyota – AviationToday
• New Industry Survey Shows Avionics Momentum Building for Autonomous Air Taxis- Honeywell
• EPS aims to become ‘household name’ in electric aviation – eVTOL News
• Meet Alice, the battery-powered plane that could herald the age of electric air travel – World Economic Forum

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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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