A day after shelving this year’s in-person European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (EBACE) in favor of a virtual event, NBAA cancelled its remaining in-person events scheduled for the first half of the year, including the Asian Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (ABACE) that was set for April 13 to 15 in Shanghai, China.
The Coronavirus impact on the aviation Industry
Feb 3, 2021 - 12:14 PM
Global air freight demand last year registered its steepest decline since the International Air Transport Association (IATA) started to monitor cargo performance in 1990, the industry group reported Wednesday. Data for global air freight markets showed that demand decreased by 10.6 percent in 2020 compared with a year earlier, outpacing a 6 percent fall in the global trade of goods.
Feb 2, 2021 - 12:25 PM
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) latest order requiring masks while traveling extends to airports, FBOs, and commercial aircraft operations, including Part 135 charter operators, business aviation advocates are advising.
Feb 1, 2021 - 11:16 AM
Two House lawmakers reintroduced legislation that would provide for federal relief to help preserve aerospace manufacturing jobs. Introduced late last week by House aviation subcommittee chairman Rick Larsen (D-Washington) and Ron Estes (R-Kansas), the Aviation Manufacturing Jobs Protection Act of 2021 would establish a temporary 50 percent cost-share program to cover compensation for workers at risk of being furloughed.
Feb 1, 2021 - 9:01 AM
As the aviation community looks to a post-pandemic return of air travel, Collins Aerospace has been forging ahead with a cross-company initiative, “Redefining Air Travel,” that is designed to bring new levels of confidence and safety moving forward.
Feb 1, 2021 - 8:35 AM
As I write, waiting for a major snowstorm to hit the Northeast and maybe keep people home long enough to help slow the spread of this viral scourge, an approved Covid-19 vaccine is being rolled out to hospital workers and nursing home residents across all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Soon there may be multiple vaccines available and the pandemic’s destruction of the health and economic lives of millions will—in the near future—come to an end.
Jan 28, 2021 - 10:10 AM
Sentient Jet doubled its jet card sales in 2020 due almost exclusively to new private fliers entering the market and expects other trends that emerged last year to continue into this year and beyond, CEO Andrew Collins told AIN.
Jan 27, 2021 - 11:01 AM
A travel ban issued by the Biden Administration barring entry for non-U.S. travelers who have been in the UK, Ireland, the EU’s Schengen Area, Brazil, China, or Iran within 14 days of their intended arrival was instituted this week in an attempt to limit the spread of more virulent strains of the Covid-19 virus. A similar ban will be imposed on South Africa-situated travelers starting this Saturday.
Jan 25, 2021 - 11:44 AM
On Friday, the Treasury Department began sending agreements to Part 135 carriers that applied for assistance under the second version of the Payroll Support Program (PSP) that Congress authorized late last year under the Fiscal Year 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act, according to the National Air Transportation Association (NATA).
Jan 25, 2021 - 8:50 AM
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has mandated that all air passengers entering the country starting tomorrow supply recent negative Covid-19 test results, and NATA held
