Complying with COVID-19 safety guidelines, the House Armed Services Committee is delaying its previously scheduled markup of the fiscal 2021 defense authorization bill.

A 40% drop in global revenue passenger miles followed by a rapid snap-back and leveling out of 5% year-over-year growth starting in 2023 would cut near-term new-aircraft demand about 25% from pre-coronavirus pandemic estimates, Vertical Research Partners analysts conclude. 

Aeroflot LCC subsidiary Pobeda Airlines is suspending all flights from Apr. 1 until May 31, following the Russian government’s recommendation for the country’s resorts to halt operations to combat the spread of COVID-19. 

Vietnam Airlines is cutting its domestic network to a handful of flights on trunk routes in response to tighter government restrictions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

OneWeb, a connectivity provider that was targeting commercial aviation, has filed for Chapter 11 and is seeking a buyer after investment negotiations fell through because of the COVID-19 crisis.

OneWeb Satellites said March 30 it is temporarily furloughing an undisclosed number of employees at its Titusville, Florida, manufacturing facility, citing slowing supply chains and travel disruptions due to the spread of COVID-19. 

The U.S. Defense Logistics Agency modified an existing contract to purchase 8,000 ventilators from four companies pegged at $84 million as part of the Pentagon’s response to combat the novel coronavirus.

Airbus is pausing production in Spain as Madrid introduces more restrictive lockdown measures to battle the novel coronavirus pandemic.