COVID-19 crisis could be turning point in A&D supply chains for reasons besides disrupted operations and sudden collapse in air travel.

China is cutting airport and airway charges as part of its response to the Wuhan virus epidemic, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC)…

Two big Chinese airlines are increasing services to the U.S., recovering a little from the reduction to minimal levels applied shortly after the coronavirus outbreak became recognized in late January.

Air France plans to cut 3,600 flights in March as a result of the worsening COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. 

Spain is banning all flights from Italy until Mar. 25, following the Italian government’s expansion of a lockdown aimed at slowing the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus to the entire country. 

The European Commission (EC) will “very rapidly” put in place temporary measures to allow airlines to keep their slots even if COVID-19-related declines in traffic mean they do not operate flights.

North American airlines, reacting to a sharp and unexpected decline in bookings in response to COVID-19, have ramped up communications aimed at reassuring the traveling public that they are taking extra steps to prevent the virus from spreading.

Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines has applied to temporarily reduce work hours for its 7,000 employees as the airline copes with a dramatic drop in demand because of the COVID-19 outbreak.