Russian aviation authorities have halved air navigation service rates for local carriers operating domestic flights.

The UK’s second largest airport, London Gatwick, has announced night closures, job cuts and reduced pier capacity to mitigate lower passenger demand in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Representatives of smaller aviation suppliers are pushing for COVID-19 pandemic-related financial relief and prompting eligible companies to tap into newly available government programs, such as Small Business Administration (SBA) loans. 

Launching the Mars 2020 rover, recently named Perseverance, this summer remains among NASA’s highest priorities, despite agency-wide shutdowns of its facilities due to health concerns over the coronavirus disease COVID-19. 

Compass Airlines will cease operations in early April following capacity cuts by American Airlines that include a significant drop in flying at Los Angeles International Airport. 

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Alitalia’s MRO division says it will focus on heavy maintenance work for its in-house fleet of aircraft in the absence of third-party repair work while the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic plays out.

The FAA said Mar. 19 that it will begin a thorough cleaning of the air traffic control (ATC) tower at Las Vegas McCarran International Airport (LAS) after a controller there “presumptively tested positive” for the COVID-19 coronavirus, causing it to temporarily close the tower.