Tuesday 27 July 2021 – Morning Call Top Aviation News Stories

Welcome to Morning Call for 27 July 2021 and the Top Aviation News Stories for today.  You can also search our Archives for older news stories by date.  We are at Oshkosh covering the EAA Air Venture 2021 and will be covering the key events at the first major airshow since the global pandemic began.

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Commercial Aviation

• Icon Aircraft nears type certificate for A5, eyeing more international sales – FlightGlobal
• Russian Helicopters and Gazprom agree offshore helicopter deal – Rotorhub
• Air France prepares for the arrival of the Airbus A220 – Aviation24

Business Aviation

• Textron re-brands the Denali – AustralianFlying

 Airlines

• IATA slams European Commission slots decision out of touch with reality – TOMOS
• Vistara looking to defer Boeing and Airbus deliveries – Aerotime
• Ryanair may order Boeing MAX 10 this year but only at the right price – Reuters
• American Airlines warns of fuel shortages spreading nationwide – TheHill

Urban Air Mobility

• BlackFly at Oshkosh – Twitter

Social Media

• More in-flight fighting – Twitter

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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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