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Welcome to Morning Call for November 1, 2021, and the Top Aviation News Stories for today. You can also search our Archives for older news stories by date.
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Commercial Aviation
- FAA selects SITA for oceanic data link for US – AsianAviation
- Engine maker Safran not yet convinced on Airbus output plan – Reuters
- Germany’s MTU voices caution over Airbus output plans – Reuters
- Boeing, Airbus battle over freighters – 24/7 WSt.
- FAA To Take Regulatory Action Over 5G Altimeter Interference – AvWeb
- Avianca Airbus A320 makes hard landing in Colombia, reaches almost 5G force – AeroTime
Business Aviation
- NFPA removes bizav hangar foam requirement – AIN
- Meet the Gulfstream G700, the current king of private aviation – Robb Report
Airlines
- American Airlines meltdown –WSJ
- British Airways’ new business class will be on all its Boeing 777s by the end of 2022 – Bus Insider
- Southwest Airlines under fire after pilot says “Let’s go Brandon” over the intercom – Slate
- How Qantas passengers burned four billion points in two weeks – Exec Tvlr
- Chilean court approves Delta Air Lines/ LATAM joint venture – Aviation 24
- SIA signs MOU with United Airlines – StraightsTimes
Urban Air Mobility
- Ferrovial launches plan for UK vertiport network with Vertical Aerospace – FutureFlight
- Nearly 100 Years Ago, Nikola Tesla Patented a Vertical Takeoff Airplane – PopularMechanics
Social Media
- Filming a plane commercial – Twitter
