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L3Harris Technologies’ turn toward simulation and training serving commercial air travel is coming back to haunt it as the company now forecasts lower organic revenue and earnings per shares (EPS) for 2020 due to a COVID-19 falloff.

The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) is able to weather the financial loss from the cancellation of AirVenture Oshkosh in July, EAA’s chair and CEO Jack Pelton said, but it may mean scaling back growth on some of its programs. 

Landing gear specialist Héroux-Devtek of Canada said May 5 it will cut its workforce 10% or 225 employees, most in Quebec, and close its Alta Precision plant in Montreal due to the fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic.

IATA expects airlines to have to offer low fares to stimulate demand at least through 2021—making it unlikely for the industry to return to a profit.

SkyTeam member KLM is restarting seven routes that were suspended in compliance with COVID-19-related travel restrictions.

The MRO is working on supplemental type certificates to convert all major commercial aircraft types into auxiliary freighters.

A set of recommended guidelines on public hygiene safety measures for air travel is expected to become public by early June and will likely include the wearing of face coverings from airport arrival through departure.