ConnectivityGogo Cites Airline Traffic Decline in COVID-19 Furlough Decision Gogo will furlough up to 60 percent of its workforce starting May 4, as the in-flight connectivity service provider enacts cost cutting measures in response to the impact that the decline in…
CommercialCOVID-19 Crisis Highlights Possible Utility of Drone Cargo Deliveries The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the possible utility of drones in beyond visual line of sight operations for the remote delivery of medical and other supply payloads up to 50 kilograms. "We…
CommercialAirlines in Middle East Adjust to COVID-19 Pandemic Middle Eastern carriers are resuming limited passenger flights, using the grounding of airplanes to perform extensive maintenance checks and introducing new airport testing and mask wearing requirements in response to travel restrictions…
Business & GABusiness Aviation OEMs Look to CARES Act to Sustain Supplier Base Through COVID-19 Pandemic Business aviation OEMs in the United States are looking to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), P.L. 116-136, to help sustain their suppliers, including avionics makers and small…
Business & GAPODCAST SERIES Pt. 2: Aerospace Industry Outlook Under the Coronavirus Pandemic – BUSINESS AVIATION On the second of this new four-part podcast series, we discuss the operational impact of the outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus global pandemic on business aviation. Guests on this episode include the…
CommercialPODCAST SERIES Pt. 1: Aerospace Industry Outlook Under the Coronavirus Pandemic - AIRLINES On the first of this new four-part podcast series, we discuss the economic and operational impact of the outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus on the commercial airline industry. Guests on this episode…
CommercialAirbus, Boeing Make Production Decisions Amid COVID-19 Pandemic Airbus partially resumed assembly and production work in France and Spain on March 23, while Boeing will temporarily suspend the majority of its U.S.-based airplane production activity beginning March 25 as the…
Business & GAAvionics OEMs Warn of Supply Chain Disruption and Other Fallout Due to COVID-19 While Boeing has requested a $60 billion lifeline from the federal government to cushion the impact from the COVID-19 pandemic and U.S. airlines through the Airlines for America trade group have asked…
CommercialAirlines in Europe, US React to Unprecedented Impact of Coronavirus Outbreak The largest commercial airlines in the U.S. and Europe are undergoing financial, operational and organizational measures in reaction to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, as the aviation industry deals with the…