Latest COVID-19 News and Analysis
Apr 01, 2020
The European Commission (EC) has approved a French scheme allowing airlines to defer the payment of some taxes to help them weather the COVID-19 crisis by reducing pressure on their cash flows.
Apr 01, 2020
Aviation Week MRO editors discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting the aviation aftermarket—and how some schools and companies are adapting…
Apr 01, 2020
Airlines, especially US carriers, are going to have to tread a fine line in asking customers to accept vouchers for future travel instead of refunds…
Apr 01, 2020
A group of nine U.S. Senators urged U.S. carriers to issue full cash refunds to customers for all flight cancellations made during the COVID-19 crisis.
Apr 01, 2020
The eruption of the Indonesian Mount Tambora in 1815 propelled enough volcanic dust into the atmosphere to visibly darken the sun and cool the global climate in the subsequent months, leading 1816 to be described in contemporary accounts as “The Year without a Summer.”
Apr 01, 2020
February business and general aviation activity in North America declined 0.2% compared to a year ago, although with leap year the month had one extra day, according to Argus International data.
Apr 01, 2020
A virus-driven temporary cut in air traffic is no substitute for lasting emissions-reduction measures, and this is still the time to consider what a sustainable post-COVID-19 airline industry should look like.
Apr 01, 2020
The F-35 Joint Simulation Environment, used to test the fifth-generation aircraft against adversaries, is posing a “minor disruption” for the enterprise during the global coronavirus pandemic because of its classified nature and the fact it is an enclosed space.