Morning Call – Tuesday 17 March 2020

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

Commercial Aviation

• Airbus is shutting down Production for 4 days in France and Spain:  Airbus
• Installation of a passenger cabin on the fourth MC-21-300 flight-test aircraft: UAC
• NASA Is Building Its Supersonic X-Plane Out of Old Warbirds: PopularMechanics
• Boeing stock wipes out gains made during ousted CEO Muilenburg’s term: Reuters
• Boeing Seeks U.S. Aid Plus Help for Suppliers, Airlines: Bloomberg

Business Aviation

• Inside the world’s newest private jet: BusinessInsider

Airlines

• U.S. Airlines Warn They Could Run Out Of Money By June 30: Forbes
• The biggest U.S. airlines spent 96% of free cash flow over the last decade on buying back their own shares: Bloomberg
• A Letter to New Airline Employees About This Industry We Love: CrankyFlier
• Airlines in South-America take a Covid-19 hit: Reuters

Social

• Turkish manufacturer unveils lightweight anti-drone gun: DailySabah
• This is devastating to see: Twitter

Urban Air Mobility

• MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR GERMAN PHARMACEUTICAL GIANT MERCK GETS IN ON DRONE DELIVERY, WITH GOVERNMENT HELP –The Drone Girl
• EHang Expands in Europe with First UAM Program in Seville, Spain – Ehang Press Release

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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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