The Trump Administration's 30-day ban on flights from most of Europe marks the latest blow to an airline industry already reeling from a dramatic fall in demand from a public wary of traveling during the Covid-19 outbreak.
The Coronavirus impact on the aviation Industry
Mar 11, 2020 - 10:56 AM
Following a show floor reception last night at the Charlotte Convention Center in North Carolina, NBAA’s Schedulers and Dispatchers Conference held its opening session this morning.
Mar 11, 2020 - 10:47 AM
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Wednesday addressed calls by American Airlines and others for relief of slot-use requirements by temporarily waiving the rule that allows for carriers to lose their slots at congested airports if they don’t use them at least 80 percent of the time.
Mar 11, 2020 - 8:05 AM
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) has laid out a series of requirements for business aircraft to enter the country amid the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak around the globe. Starting at 11:59 p.m. local time on March 12, all air crew and passengers have to make a health declaration before permitted to depart Singapore.
Mar 10, 2020 - 2:02 PM
Responding to calls from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Brussels-based trade group Airlines for Europe (A4E), the European Commission on Tuesday pledged it will put forward “very rapidly” legislation to temporarily suspend the EU rule that requires air carriers to operate slots for at least 80 percent of the time to keep the entitlement in the next equivalent season.
Mar 10, 2020 - 10:45 AM
With NBAA’s annual Schedulers and Dispatchers Conference (SDC) due to kick off tonight in Charlotte, North Carolina, and the organization’s International Operators Conference (IOC) slated to follow it next week in the Queen City, several exhibitors have decided they will not attend due to health concerns revolving around the spread of coronavirus.
Mar 10, 2020 - 10:22 AM
Delta and American Airlines on Tuesday said they would cut international seating capacity by as much as 25 percent and 10 percent, respectively, as both airlines address reduced passenger demand related to the spread of the Covid-19 virus. The cuts rival those announced less than a week earlier by United Airlines, which said it would slash international capacity by 20 percent.
Mar 10, 2020 - 10:10 AM
While it continues to monitor developments related to COVID-19, NBAA reaffirmed that its 2020 International Operators Conference (IOC2020) is on for next week in Charlotte, North Carolina. The association has been in frequent contact with medical experts, and additional safety and sanitation measures will be in place, Doug Carr, v-p of regulatory and international affairs, told members.
Mar 9, 2020 - 2:46 PM
The European Airport Coordinators Association (EUACA) supports calls from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Airlines for Europe (A4E) for regulators to temporary suspend the EU rule that requires air carriers to operate slots for at least 80 percent of the time to keep the entitlement in the next equivalent season.
Mar 8, 2020 - 9:36 PM
NBAA is preparing to kick off its annual Schedulers and Dispatchers Conference (SDC) as scheduled, this week in Charlotte, North Carolina, and the organization acknowledged the coronavirus threat in a statement released last week.
