November 8, 2021 – Morning Call Top Aviation News Stories

Welcome to Morning Call for November 8, 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

• Qatar Airways reintroduces A380 as 19 A350s sit grounded – AIN
• Wright goes back to the future with the BAe146 airliner electrification plan – FutureFlight
• Two Bamboo Airlines A321neos collided at Hanoi airport – AirLive
• Boeing investors reach deal to settle safety lawsuit over 737 MAX – Claims Journal
• ‘Bear of the Pyrenees,’ former Airbus CEO Jean Pierson dies – Vancouver Sun

Business Aviation

• House passes advanced air mobility bill – AIN
• Embraer reports steady growth in Q3 2021 – Airways

Airlines

• Air Canada’s unilingual CEO has tarnished his company’s brand – Toronto Star
• Alaska appears to scrub inherited Virgin America order for A320neos – Flight Global
• Passengers vanish in Palma de Mallorca after unscheduled landing- AeroTime
• American Airlines Raises Holiday Pay To Spur Flight Attendants To Work – Jalopnik

 Urban Air Mobility

• Miami-Dade brain trust to examine in-city flying cars, cargo in ‘Urban Air Mobility System’ – Florida Politics

Social Media

• LAX ‘Jet Pack Man’ may not have been a man at all, newly released LAPD video reveals – FoxNews

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