Routes' weekly update on how airlines and airports across North America are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida remained open on March 23 to personnel working on Mars 2020, Commercial Crew and Cargo and other mission-critical programs despite its first confirmed case of the coronavirus COVID-19.

Hawaiian Airlines plans to cut back its international and domestic networks in the wake of a state quarantine directive that will further deflate demand.

Congress stalls as airline share buybacks come under scrutiny.

UAE government mandates a halt to passenger flights in response to COVID-19.

Singapore Airlines is grounding most of its fleet and reducing planned capacity by 96%.

MTU Maintenance will temporarily suspend its MRO operations in Hannover and Berlin in early April in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Following the closure of borders at home and abroad, Singapore Airlines (SIA) said it will cut 96% of its capacity until the end of April in what it described as the “greatest challenge” SIA group has ever faced.