During a webinar held today by the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), the important question that listeners wanted answered had to do with speculation that U.S. airspace would be shut down due to the coronavirus crisis. The webinar—“When COVID-19 Causes 'ATC-Zero' Disruptions–Planning Considerations”—was recorded and is available on the NBAA website.
The Coronavirus impact on the aviation Industry
Mar 24, 2020 - 1:41 PM
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Tuesday warned that Covid-19 will hit airlines much harder than previous pandemics and recovery might not come six months after the crisis, as in the cases of SARS, the Avian Flu, and the MERS Flu.
Mar 24, 2020 - 1:21 PM
Embraer sent its employees in Brazil home on paid leave through March 31 as it attempts to protect the well-being of its employees during the Covid-19 pandemic, the company said this week. Others who are able to and already working remotely will continue in their duties. The airframer has about 16,000 employees in Brazil, about half of whom had been working remotely.
Mar 24, 2020 - 12:33 PM
Popular tourist destinations Hawaii and Florida have taken further action to quell the Covid-19 outbreak by issuing mandatory 14-day quarantines for certain new arrivals into these U.S. states. Hawaii has ordered all people entering the state to self-quarantine, while Florida’s quarantine is targeting those who arrive from Covid-19 hotspots.
Mar 24, 2020 - 11:33 AM
As U.S. lawmakers work to hammer out the final details of a third relief bill, business and general aviation groups have been pushing for recognition of the harm that the extended Covid-19 crisis will play on the industry and seeking assistance in this or future bills covering a range of activities.
Mar 24, 2020 - 11:10 AM
Bombardier will suspend work—including aircraft production—at most of its operations in Canada in support of recent mandates from the governments of Quebec and Ontario to slow the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Montreal-based company announced today. The suspension begins at 11:59 p.m. today and lasts through April 26, the Canadian airframer said.
Mar 24, 2020 - 10:27 AM
India has ordered the suspension of all domestic passenger operations—scheduled and private—by midnight on Tuesday, March 24, due to the spread of the Covid-19 virus. The order, which covers a seven-day period ending at midnight on March 31, does not apply to cargo carriers or government aircraft, and airports will remain open to accommodate such operations.
Mar 24, 2020 - 10:19 AM
JSfirm has created a “passive job feature” for aviation companies that are looking to hire but have temporarily put those plans on hold due to Covid-19. While many aviation companies are adjusting to the current Covid-19 crisis, “We all must understand this situation doesn’t negate the fact that there is a serious shortage of aviation professionals worldwide through 2038,” the company said.
Mar 24, 2020 - 9:31 AM
Spirit AeroSystems, Boeing’s largest supplier, will follow suit with its largest customer and suspend production of Boeing parts at its Wichita and McAlester, Oklahoma plants for 14 calendar days, beginning on Wednesday, the Wichita-based company announced today. It will continue to support 787 work for Boeing’s Charleston, South Carolina plant as needed, Spirit added.
Mar 23, 2020 - 1:24 PM
Boeing plans to suspend production at its Puget Sound-area facilities amid a declared state of emergency in Washington state and what the company calls its continuous assessment of the accelerating spread of the coronavirus in the region, the airframer announced Monday. The suspension includes the company’s narrowbody plant in Renton, its widebody facilities in Everett, and its Auburn and Frederickson fabrication plants. Boeing stock briefly stopped trading on the New York Stock exchange early Monday afternoon, just before it released the news.
