Morning Call – Wednesday 19 February 2020

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

Commercial Aviation

• Spokane-area Boeing suppliers begin to feel pinch of 737 Max grounding:  DailyRepublic

• Boeing Finds Debris in Fuel Tanks of Undelivered MAX Jets: WSJ

• Redemption of the 757: TAC

• Trump blasts proposed U.S. restrictions on sale of jet parts to China: Reuters
• Indian Airlines’ US$2.2 billion purchase of Airbus jets scrutinised: SCMP

Business Aviation

• How It Could Play Out For Bombardier As The Only Pure-Play Business Jet Maker: Forbes

Airlines

• India antitrust investigators see no evidence of collusion by IndiGo, SpiceJet and others: Reuters

• Qatar increases its stake in BA-owner IAG to 25.1%: Reuters

• Foreign pilots at Chinese airlines return home on unpaid leave as demand plummets: Reuters

Social

• Chasing a 747: Twitter
• How prevent spills on an A350 flightdeck: Twitter
• Airline Disciplines Employees After Picture With Porn Star Goes Viral: TravelPulse

Urban Air Mobility

• Drone Delivery Canada Announces Commencement of Implementation of DSV Canada Customer Project – Drone Delivery Canada Press Release
• Dubai makes progress in meeting 2020 target for commercial electric air taxi operations – Urban Air Mobility News
• Aeroydne Announces Key Strategic Partnerships For New Funding – UAS Vision

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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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