Morning Call – Tuesday 8 October 2019

A Summary of Industry News in Commercial Aviation, Business Aviation, Airlines and Social Media

Commercial Aviation

• Airbus O&D through September – AirInsight
• GE to freeze, pre-pay pensions to save up to $8 billion, cut debt – Reuters
• Opinion: Is International Regulatory Collaboration At Risk? – AvWeek
• Friction Between U.S., European Regulators Could Delay 737 MAX Return to Service – WSJ

Business Aviation

• MagniX revs up 750HP all-electric motor in preparation for first test flights in B.C. – GeekWire

Airlines

• SWAPA files lawsuit against Boeing over MAX negligence – SWAPA
• The CEO of American Completely Misunderstands What’s Wrong With His Airline – VFTW
• Ethiopian Airlines went into records after crash – AJC
• Avianca to get up to $250 million loan from United, Kingsland – ATW
• Unique air links indicate India’s growing dominance in geopolitics – CNBC
• Air Tanzania indefinitely shelves flights to South Africa – TheCitizen
• Icelandic irony – AirlinerWatch

Social

• Women in Aviation – FlightGlobal

Urban Air Mobility

• Aerial threat: why drone hacking could be bad news for the military – TheConversation
• Aussie couple locked up in Iran are free after illegal drone flight – DroneDJ

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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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