Joint Simulation Environment verification and validation activities, a key hurdle before the F-35 program enters full-rate production, are being conducted in a “limited capacity” because of the novel coronavirus.
The U.S. House approved a $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package March 27 which includes aid for general aviation as it grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic.
South African Airways’ (SAA) business-rescue plan has been delayed by another two months to May 29 while the flag carrier’s fleet remains grounded because of COVID-19-related flight restrictions.
The Vega light launcher and its evolutions will continue to enjoy brisk sales, despite the current health crisis around the COVID-19 pandemic and its negative impact in the short term, Avio CEO Giulio Ranzo says.
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V lifted off from Cape Canaveral AFS on March 26 to deliver the sixth and final member of the Advanced Extremely High Frequency secure communications satellite network into orbit for the U.S. and allies’ national security agencies.
UK long-haul carrier Virgin Atlantic has temporarily suspended flights from London Gatwick, instead focusing its London operations on London Heathrow, and has flown its first ever all-cargo flight.
A U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, the USS Theodore Roosevelt, pulled into Guam during a deployment because of a growing outbreak of the novel coronavirus spreading among sailors throughout the decks.
Singapore finance minister Heng Swee Keat has announced the country’s second round of financial relief worth S$48 billion ($33.1 billion) to tide the country through the COVID-19 disruption.
Embraer said it expects a further delay in the closure of a deal for Boeing to purchase its commercial aircraft business as it recorded a strong year in its executive jet division in 2019.
China will cut air services to every foreign country to a minimum of one weekly flight per airline, as the country tries to avoid re-importing COVID-19.
Alaska Airlines announced plans to cut its schedule by 70% in April and May, citing the “historic and unprecedented falloff in demand” caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The European Commission (EC) has issued updated air cargo guidelines, calling on member states and other countries to help facilitate the operations that play an important role in transporting medical supplies and equipment amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Latin American and Caribbean carriers’ attempts to operate vital cargo services or repatriation flights are being hampered because the region’s governments are not reacting quickly enough to the fast-changing COVID-19 situation, IATA said Mar. 26.
