Governments Take Unprecedented Action To Protect Aviation In COVID-19 Crisis

Ben Goldstein Michael Bruno Helen Massy-Beresford Adrian Schofield Jens Flottau March 27, 2020

parked aircraft — Thousands of commercial aircraft are being parked temporarily as air traffic is collapsing worldwide. Delta is putting aircraft into storage in Victorville/California among other places.
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As air traffic dwindled to almost nothing in many key markets over the past few weeks, principal players in aerospace and air transport were very clear very quickly: For this industry to survive, bailouts will be necessary. There will have to be big bailouts to support the supply chain, aircraft...

Ben Goldstein

Based in Boston, Ben covers advanced air mobility and is managing editor of Aviation Week Network’s AAM Report.

Michael Bruno

Based in Washington, Michael Bruno is Aviation Week Network’s Executive Editor for Business. He oversees coverage of aviation, aerospace and defense businesses, supply chains and related issues.

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.