Private aviation provider Wheels Up has partnered with its brand ambassador, Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, and hunger relief organization Feeding America on Meals Up, a new initiative that will supply 10 million meals for those facing hunger during the Covid-19 crisis.
The Coronavirus impact on the aviation Industry
Apr 7, 2020 - 11:40 AM
Textron Aviation began production this week of plastic face shields and cloth face masks for healthcare providers and its own employees during the Covid-19 pandemic. A team from its process engineering department began production of the items as a response to shortages of these supplies.
Apr 7, 2020 - 10:53 AM
International regulators have agreed to suspend the North Atlantic Datalink Mandate (NAT DLM) for three months to provide more flexibility for traffic that flies through the region during the Covid-19 crisis, NBAA reported. Approved by the partners in the International Civil Aviation Organization’s North Atlantic System Planning Group, the NAT DLM is waived through June 30.
Apr 7, 2020 - 10:01 AM
Online charter platform XO will make all of its inbound flights to New York City available for transport of medical equipment and products for hospitals there dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic. “Our team at XO is continuously working to support our community at large during this difficult time,” said XO chief commercial officer Ron Silverman.
Apr 7, 2020 - 10:00 AM
A piece of what IATA director general Alexandre de Juniac called some good news for the European airline industry came Tuesday with a financial package from Eurocontrol member states allowing operators to defer €1.1 billion of air traffic control fees due to the continent’s air traffic management industry over “the coming months.”
Apr 6, 2020 - 5:13 PM
Boeing will suspend all operations at its 787 factory in Charleston, South Carolina, until further notice, starting at the end of the site’s second shift on April 8, the company announced today. The move affects the Airport Campus, Emergent Operations, Interiors Responsibility Center South Carolina and Propulsion South Carolina. Boeing added it will continue to conduct “enhanced cleaning activities” at the site and monitor the global supply chain during the suspension.
Apr 6, 2020 - 4:46 PM
Rather than attempt a huge airline sector bailout, the UK has stuck to its plans—with broad industry support—lowering barriers to loans to business announced last month while telling the aviation industry it can take advantage of the help just like everyone else. The effort has resulted in EasyJet, which grounded its entire fleet at the end of March, arranging a £600 million ($735 million) loan on Monday with the UK Treasury while also securing $500 million in credit facilities to ensure continued liquidity.
Apr 6, 2020 - 2:01 PM
Airbus has decided to pause commercial aircraft production and assembly activity at its German sites in Bremen and Stade and its U.S. A220/A320 manufacturing facility in Mobile, Alabama, the company announced Monday. Airbus said the actions come in response to several factors related to the Covid-19 pandemic including high inventory levels at the sites and the various government recommendations and requirements that affect flow at different stages of production.
Apr 6, 2020 - 1:22 PM
Stelios Haji-Ioannou, who founded EasyJet and whose family holds a 34 percent share in the UK low-cost carrier, said Monday he will solicit support from other shareholders to terminate a contract with Airbus for “107 additional useless aircraft.” In a two-page statement, Haji-Ioannou called the termination of the £4.5 billion Airbus contract for A320-family jets the “only way to preserve the value for all shareholders and all the bondholders too.”
Apr 6, 2020 - 12:43 PM
Tucson, Ariz.-based Universal Avionics has provided assembly line space in its headquarters facility for the local chapter of volunteer charity organization Hope Worldwide to manufacture medical face masks and shields in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
