Latest COVID-19 News and Analysis
May 06, 2020
The National Business Aviation Association has made “significant” reductions to its workforce as it contends with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the cancellation of its events through July 1, the business aviation trade group announced May 5.
May 05, 2020
As the national debt grows to provide relief from the novel coronavirus, the Pentagon will prioritize modernization programs over funding legacy systems if there is a flat budget, Defense Secretary Mark Esper says.
May 05, 2020
Leaders of TransDigm Group, a key provider of niche aerospace and defense parts, said on May 5 they will lay off up to 25% of their workforce and take other actions as the company conserves cash to ride out the collapse in commercial air travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
May 05, 2020
French authorities should create a fund to support small aerospace suppliers, in a critical effort to preserve the country’s capabilities, says Eric Trappier, chairman of French aerospace lobbying group GIFAS.
May 05, 2020
Devil’s Lake Regional Airport in northwestern North Dakota is flying high after hitting the jackpot of a lifetime under the CARES Act. Despite…
May 05, 2020
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine expressed confidence May 4 that the agency’s quest for a nearly 12% budget increase will fare well in Congress despite a mounting deficit linked to the COVID-19 pandemic.
May 05, 2020
European carriers are taking the first steps towards restoring parts of their flight schedules, after the COVID-19 pandemic left most carriers grounding virtually their entire fleets.
May 05, 2020
Pittsburgh International Airport plans to deploy autonomous cleaning machines that use ultraviolet (UV) light to sterilize floors—part of a multi-phase strategy that aims to change how the airport is disinfected.