The aviation world has changed considerably as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, forcing business aircraft operators and flight departments to question common practices and what were, until just a few months ago, considered certainties in the industry.
The Coronavirus impact on the aviation Industry
May 13, 2020 - 11:53 AM
Finnish charter and management firm Jetflite has begun to rack up hours already on its newly-delivered Bombardier Challenger 650 as it assists with Covid-19 relief efforts. Within 14 days of delivery, the Challenger had completed 100 hours of flight that included the repatriation of dozens of patients affected by Covid-19.
May 12, 2020 - 3:27 PM
Boeing delivered just six airplanes during the month of April, as monthly figures reported by the company on Tuesday for the first time reflected the full effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
A total of 108 order cancellations during the month included those already announced from GE Capital Aviation Services covering sixty-nine 737 Max jets and 29 from CDB Financial Leasing, along with another 10 from unidentified customers.
May 12, 2020 - 1:54 PM
Global regulators acknowledge the importance of a harmonized approach to returning the air transport industry to some semblance of pre-Covid normalcy, but differences in national priorities and the relative level of the virus’s effect on different jurisdictions will create barriers to realizing that goal.
May 12, 2020 - 11:54 AM
As expected, Covid-19 “crushed” business aviation traffic in the U.S., Caribbean, and Canada last month, with the average daily activity for the entire month falling short of the single worst day for all of 2019, according to Argus International. Traqpak data released yesterday by the business aviation information firm showed that April flying plummeted 71.5 percent from a year ago. However, its forecast shows signs of optimism for May, which calls for a 43.9 percent year-over-year reduction.
May 12, 2020 - 11:44 AM
Brussels Airlines plans to cut its workforce and network by about one quarter by the end of the year and reduce its fleet by 30 percent, from 54 to 38 aircraft, as part of a turnaround plan. The airline’s CEO, Dieter Vranckx, said it “urgently” needs to survive the current crisis and to become structurally competitive in the future.
May 11, 2020 - 4:27 PM
International arrivals at Manila’s main gateway, Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), resumed on Monday under limitations specified by a Notice to Airmen issued by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP).
May 11, 2020 - 12:29 PM
European business aviation traffic continued its downward plunge in April as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the latest statistics released by EBAA. In the April edition of its Traffic Tracker Europe, the organization noted an average year-over-year decrease of 71 percent for the month, declining from 52,000 flights to just over 15,000.
May 11, 2020 - 12:20 PM
As a growing number of organizations turn their attention to disinfection to guard against Covid-19, aviation disinfection and protection specialist David Allen Certified advises ensuring the use of the right products for aviation and making sure any such protection not only eliminates existing pathogens but protects against future ones.
May 11, 2020 - 11:29 AM
TAG Aviation Asia is the latest MRO provider to offer MicroShield 360 disinfection services and the first one to do so in the Asia-Pacific region. MicroShield 360, an FDA-approved antimicrobial coating that kills 99.99 percent of bacteria for one year after application, is clear, colorless, odorless, nontoxic, and hypoallergenic. The new product has become popular with business aircraft operators amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
