Morning Call – Thursday 7 January 2021

AirInsight US Airline Index

Commercial Aviation

• Airbus beat 560-plane delivery goal for 2020 – Reuters
• Asia-Pacific cautious about 737 Max return- FlightGlobal
• Boeing to close its Seattle manufacturing R&D center – SeattleTimes

Business Aviation

• Wheels Up purchases charter company Mountain Aviation – FlightGlobal

Airlines

• Delta’s laying the groundwork for free inflight internet with latest Wi-Fi move – TPG
• Reinsurance rates soar by up to 250% – AsiaReinsuranceReview
• Tata Group considers merging AirAsia- DeccanHerald

Urban Air Mobility

• JAXA and Yamato Holdings Announce Their eVTOL Cargo Pod – Transport.up

Social Media

• China is evidence of the world’s pent-up travel demand – Fortune

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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