Morning Call: Thursday 4 June 2020

Commercial

• Delivery deferral of 68 aircraft threatens chances of a comeback for the 737 MAX – Aviation24
• SMBC Aviation chief expects new aircraft to be favoured in recovery despite cheap fuel – FlightGlobal
• Amazon leases 12 more Boeing cargo planes – MarketWatch
• Pilots call for Government to take control of aviation – BALPA
• Airbus jobs on wire as underlying output falls 40%: sources – Reuters

Business

• North America continues to lead business aviation recovery – BusAirportIntl

Airline

• Coronavirus pushes fragile African carriers closer to the edge – FlightGlobal
• China eases flight curbs after U.S. order targeting Chinese carriers – Reuters
• Trump administration to bar Chinese passenger carriers from flying to U.S. – Reuters
• Qantas to boost domestic capacity to 15% of normal by end of June – Reuters

Social

• Austrian restarts long hauls in July – Twitter

UAM

• Kitty Hawk ends Flyer eVTOL programme – FlightGlobal
• Joby and Beta Sign Prototyping Contracts for USAF’s Agility Prime Initiative – TransportUp
• Commercial UAV Expo Americas 2020 Shifts to Virtual Event September 15-17, 2020 – Commercial UAV

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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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