Morning Call – Monday 6 January 2020

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

Commercial Aviation

• The 1997 merger that paved the way for the Boeing 737 Max crisis –  Quartz

• U.S. Regulators Mull Ordering Extra Simulator Training for Boeing 737 MAX Pilots – WSJ

• Serial production of Il-112V light military transport should begin in 2022 – Airrecognition

• Changing leaders does not solve all Boeing’s problems – FlightGlobal
• Update on Mitsubishi’s acquisition of the CRJ – WingsoverQuebec

Business Aviation

• Carlos Ghosn and the bizjet flight that captured global attention – WSJ

Airlines

• Hong Kong Airlines Facing New Lawsuit Over Leased Aircraft –  AirlineGeeks

• CityJet and Air Nostrum prepare for merger takeoff – TheTimes

• How new digital standards are transforming jet refuelling – FlightGlobal

• Lufthansa Group plans more than 4,500 new hires in its home markets for 2020 – Aviator

Social

• Dash8 loses wheel on takeoff – Twitter

Urban Air Mobility

• Top 10 eVTOL Stories of 2019 – eVTOL.com
• Urban Air Mobility in 2020: 4 Trends to Watch – SkyGrid
• Last CleanTechnica Electric Air Mobility News Roundup Of The Year! – CleanTechnica
• Honeywell Goes “All In” on Urban Air Mobility – eVTOL News
• PitchBook Predicts Record Investment in Air Taxi – eVTOL.com
• The Imaginary Future Of UAM – AvWEB

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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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