Governments Take Unprecedented Action To Protect Aviation

Ben Goldstein Sean Broderick Helen Massy-Beresford Adrian Schofield Jens Flottau April 03, 2020

jets — Airlines are grounding thousands of aircraft as air travel comes to a halt.
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As air traffic began to move toward a level of zero in key markets the past few weeks, the major players in aerospace and air transport were soon very clear on one point: For this industry to survive, bailouts would be needed. And they would have to be big bailouts, to support the supply chain...

Ben Goldstein

Based in Washington, Ben covers Congress, regulatory agencies, the Departments of Justice and Transportation and lobby groups.

Sean Broderick

Senior Air Transport & Safety Editor Sean Broderick covers aviation safety, MRO, and the airline business from Aviation Week Network's Washington, D.C. office.

Helen Massy-Beresford

Based in Paris, Helen Massy-Beresford covers European and Middle Eastern airlines, the European Commission’s air transport policy and the air cargo industry for Aviation Week & Space Technology and Aviation Daily.