- VariFlight: Daily Data Briefing of COVID-19 Outbreak and Global Airport Operation[Mar. 29, 2020]
With COVID-19 confirmed cases rising dramatically, global aircraft movements have decreased significantly, according to VariFlight, the leading aviation technology provider in China, which has released its daily data of global aviation operation as of Mar 28 .
- Boeing Assists with COVID-19 Recovery and Relief Efforts[Mar. 27, 2020]
Boeing continues to support our communities and the heroic healthcare professionals working tirelessly to stop the COVID-19 virus. We're taking additional steps to support COVID-19 recovery and relief efforts. These include:
- Airlines Reduce Services Out of China after Intl Flight Cuts Ordered by CAAC[Mar. 28, 2020]
On March 26, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) issued the Notice on Further Reducing International Passenger Flights during the Epidemic Prevention and Control Period, requiring further cuts in the number of international passenger flights.
- Airline Operates Special Routes to Get Workers Back on the Job[Mar. 27, 2020]
China Southern Airlines recently organizes charter flights to help migrant workers get back to their jobs, especially those in difficulty finding transportation, as the epidemic control shows signs of progress and the country attempts to reopen for business.
- ACI World: Policy Responses for the Hard-Hit Airport Industry Should Not Benefit One Actor at the Expense of Another One[Mar. 24, 2020]
On March 18, Airports Council International (ACI) World Director General Angela Gittens published a statement entitled Economic Policy Responses to the Global Health Crisis. She noted that the global aviation industry is heavily impacted by COVID-19 pandemic and that airports "have significant costs to bear, debts and other obligations to fulfill, and services to deliver even during a time of crisis", with the losses of the airport industry expected to reach at least US$20 and US$25 billion in 2020. She indicated that "the financial shortfall will be significant and unlike anything we have ever seen for businesses involved in the aviation ecosystem...Many businesses, large and small and involved in airport businesses or not, could go bankrupt."
- IATA Thanks Regulators for Flexibility, Urges Others to Follow Suit[Mar. 26, 2020]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released information on its website on March 21, welcoming the flexibility favored to airlines and flight crew by Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) and other aviation regulators during the COVID-19 crisis.
- ICAO Council Underscores Vital Role of Air Transport to Worldwide Post-Crisis Economic Recovery[Mar. 26, 2020]
On March 23, the ICAO Council urged at its Montreal headquarters States, international organizations and financial institutions to consider the critical importance of civil aviation to the recovery of the worldwide economy after COVID-19 pandemic.
- Aer Lingus to Fly Airbus A330 Planes to China 60 Times to Collect Medical Supplies[Mar. 25, 2020]
Aer Lingus is to fly five of its largest aircrafts packed with health supplies from China in a daily coronavirus mercy mission for Ireland.
- ICAO: Economic Impact of COVID-19 on Civil Aviation[Mar. 26, 2020]
- COVID-19 and Aviation: Airplane Manufacturers Hard Hit As Airlines Ground Flights[Mar. 25, 2020]
When Emirates, the world's largest airline by international traffic, announced on Mar 30 that it will halt all passenger flights by March 25, US leading planemaker Boeing decided to temporarily shut its assembly lines in the state of Washington. The actions by the two giants are enough to prove the enormity of shock from the coronavirus pandemic, which is virtually crawling into every corner of the global aviation industry.