Morning Call – Tuesday 11 February 2020

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

Commercial Aviation

• FAA says approaching 737 MAX test flight, awaits Boeing proposals:  Reuters

• Mitsubishi Aircraft insists SpaceJet will be worth the wait: FlightGlobal

• Airbus unveils ‘blended wing body’ plane design after secret flight tests: Reuters

• Korean Air Selects Pratt & Whitney GTF: Aviator
• Rolls-Royce starts manufacture of world’s largest fan blades: Rolls-Royce

Business Aviation

• Two New Dassault Falcons Take Shape: AvWeek

Airlines

• U.S. Transportation Dept. IG to audit FAA pilot training requirements after 737 MAX crashes: Reuters

• OFAC formally targets Venezuela’s Conviasa and its fleet: ch-Aviation

• Air Travel’s Bid to Go Green Could Get Pricier Thanks to Virus: Bloomberg

• Air Italy going under?: Corriere

Social

• Blue Angels F/A 18 low pass: Twitter
• A380 crossing 1000 ft below: Twitter

Urban Air Mobility

• Autonomous air taxi flight trials take off in New Zealand – UrbanMobilityNews
• Australia’s civil aviation safety authority clear drones for lifeguard operations – UrbanMobilityNews

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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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