Morning Call – Monday 31 August 2020

AirInsight Performance Index

Commercial Aviation

• The first Antonov An-178 without Russian parts has been completed – aeroTELEGRAPH
• Statement on Transport Canada’s validation tests of updated Boeing 737 MAX8 – Canada
• Boeing finds flaws in the fuselage of some Dreamliners – Reuters
• Acubed works toward single-pilot A320 replacement – FlightGlobal

Business Aviation

• Jet Maintenance Solutions Seeing a Strong Recovery in Business Aviation – AvPros
  

Airlines

• Mismanagement, graft sank THAI – Bangkokpost
• El Al to fly Israel’s first flight to UAE – Reuters
• Thailand will offer $769 million in loans to pandemic-hit airlines – Bloomberg
• United Airlines Unveils New Algorithm to Help It Target Empty Flights – SKIFT

Urban Air Mobility

• CityAirbus eVTOL demonstrator has moved to Manching, Germany for continued flight testing – eVTOL
• Drug Cartel Now Assassinates Its Enemies With Bomb-Toting Drones – TheDrive
• Japan’s SkyDrive flies its second manned #eVTOL – AvWeek

Social Media

• CRAZY IVAN – Twitter
• Omni Air 767 suffers landing gear collapse on landing at Bucharest Airport – 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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