Morning Call – Thursday 13 February 2020

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

Commercial Aviation

• Airbus to buy rest of Bombardier stake in A220 passenger jet program:  CNBC

• Pratt & Whitney Announces First-in-MRO Application of 3D Printing for Aero-Engine Component: P&W

• Nordic Aviation Capital appoints Patrick de Castelbajac as CEO: NAC

• Boeing Fired Midlevel Executive Following Embarrassing Emails: WSJ

Business Aviation

• Interest in private jets surges as coronavirus keeps airlines away from China: Reuters

Airlines

• Former United CFO Raises $125 Million for Startup U.S. Airline: Bloomberg

• Air Transport of Highly Contagious Patients: How It Works: AirlineGeeks

• Another airline goes bust: Airways

• Uzbekistan considers the creation of up to five new airlines this year: RusAvInsider
• Amazon looks to build disruptive cargo airline: ACW

Social

• American Airlines passenger claims man assaulted her by continuously punching seat: Fox

Urban Air Mobility

• Moving UAS Ecosystem Forward with Manned Aviation’s Best Practices – Women and Drones
• Drones are Being Deployed in the Fight Against Coronavirus – DroneLife

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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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