Embraer is resuming essential operations in Brazil, such as customer support, aircraft maintenance and manufacturing, following a temporary shutdown because of the spread of the coronavirus causing COVID-19, the company said.
Virgin Orbit has developed a new, mass-producible bridge ventilator that is pending clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to fight the novel coronavirus.
IATA is pushing for broad adoption of travel vouchers in place of requiring airlines to refund passengers when flights are canceled during the COVID-19 crisis.
Aerospace and defense manufacturers and suppliers looking to tap the U.S. government’s new coronavirus-related treasure trove of loans and guarantees will first have to show they could not find financing elsewhere, and they must not lay off more than 10% of their workforce through September.
British Airways (BA) has boosted its financial reserves by extending its U.S. dollar-secured revolving credit facility for one year from June 23, 2020 to June 23, 2021.
Piper Aircraft, based in Vero Beach, Florida, has set up a small assembly line to manufacture thousands of plastic medical protective face shields for area hospitals during the novel coronavirus pandemic.
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.
Safran is facing a drop in production capacity as it struggles to keep factories operating despite the combination of logistics and human resources problems due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Italian aerospace and defense company Leonardo is providing Italian state authorities access to fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters that the company normally uses for flight trials as Italy fights to deal with the novel coronavirus pandemic.
The U.S. Space Force is assisting in the nation’s effort to combat the novel coronavirus by providing additional bandwidth to the USNS Mercy (T-AH-19) hospital ship that arrived in Los Angeles March 27.
