The UK government has denied a request from the British Business and General Aviation Association (BBGA) to exempt private aviation movements from the 14-day quarantine requirement that begins on June 8.
The Coronavirus impact on the aviation Industry
Jun 4, 2020 - 2:28 PM
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) on Thursday said it would modify its policy on international passenger flights to allow more foreign carriers to resume service on a once-a-week basis, China’s official Xinhua News Agency reported. The move comes a day after the U.S. Department of Transportation issued an order that bars Chinese carriers from entry into the U.S. effective June 16 in response to China’s failure to grant entry approval to United Airlines and Delta Air Lines.
Jun 4, 2020 - 1:09 PM
Anticipating an increase in aviation travel as countries begin to relax their Covid-19 restrictions, Airports Council International (ACI) has issued a comprehensive advisory guide. Aviation Operations During COVID-19 — Business Restart and Recovery is aimed at helping airport operators follow best health practices while traffic ramps back up.
Jun 4, 2020 - 12:15 PM
Dassault Falcon Service (DFS) completed a passenger-to-cargo conversion of a Falcon 900B in record time recently at Paris-Le Bourget, the Dassault Aviation subsidiary announced this week. Conversion of the company-owned trijet took eight days from receiving the order to getting approval from the Directorate General for Civil Aviation (DGAC) under a fast-track exemption.
Jun 4, 2020 - 10:25 AM
Etihad Airways and Emirates Airline will resume connecting flights through their respective bases in Abu Dhabi and Dubai starting in mid-June after the UAE government late on Wednesday lifted flight restrictions applying to that country’s airlines. The relaxation of the restrictions—spurred by the global Covid-19 pandemic—do not apply to foreign carriers, and the ban on any non-UAE nationals from entering the country remains in effect.
Jun 4, 2020 - 9:34 AM
EasyJet, Wizz Air, Aegean Airlines, and seven airports have signed the European Union Aviation Safety Agency’s (EASA) charter for the return to normal operations under Covid-19, the agency said Thursday. The companies have promised to work with their national authorities to establish measures to support health safety and report back on their experiences to help other organizations implement those measures.
Jun 3, 2020 - 2:17 PM
Greece has suspended all flights to and from Qatar until June 15 after the country’s Civil Protection Agency health department found 12 positive Covid cases out of 91 passengers on a June 2 Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Athens International Airport.
Authorities transported all the passengers to quarantine hotels, where anyone testing positive must remain for 14 days. Due to their status as “high-risk contacts,” passengers who tested negative must remain for seven days, after which time health authorities will test them again.
Jun 3, 2020 - 12:57 PM
UK aviation minister Kelly Tolhurst told the country’s parliament on Wednesday that British Airways and EasyJet should not be laying off workers who have been furloughed with their salaries paid by taxpayer funding. However, she claimed that the government can do nothing to stop the job losses and said that it has no plans to extend financial support to the struggling sector.
Jun 3, 2020 - 12:47 PM
While the business aviation community works on a collaborative international approach to health management in operations, industry leaders are welcoming steps taken by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to outline principles and make recommendations for the restart and recovery of the global air transport system.
Jun 3, 2020 - 12:34 PM
Like many airports, Kentucky’s Owensboro-Daviess County Regional Airport (OWB) is using the Covid-19-induced slowdown in aviation traffic to accelerate its infrastructure projects. The rehabilitation of the airport’s primary 8,000-foot Runway 18/36 was completed as scheduled last month under OWB’s 10-year master plan update, with the replacement of the panel joints and seals along its entire length, as well as re-marking and re-striping.
