Angus Batey has been contributing to various titles within the Aviation Week Network since 2009. He has reported from military bases, industrial facilities, trade shows and conferences, on topics ranging from defense and space to business aviation, advanced air mobility and cybersecurity.
If there is an upside for the aviation industry to the ongoing global travel restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, it may be that the enforced breathing space has given insiders an opportunity to focus on sustainability.
The burgeoning urban air mobility sector is poised to open up private air travel to unprecedented markets. But benefits will only be maximized if decisions are made now to ensure UAM systems are accessible to the disabled, experts say.
In purely financial terms, it is not one of the biggest deals of the decade. But Gama Aviation’s acquisition of Trenton, New Jersey-based Jet East Corporate Aviation may highlight one way out of the post-COVID-19 doldrums for business aviation MRO.
