Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

Bombardier saw a $600-800 million impact on cashflow in the first quarter due to the COVID-19 crisis and projects a similar impact in the second quarter, during which it expects business activity to hit a low point before beginning to recover.

Leaders of aerostructures supplier Spirit AeroSystems already are envisioning a dramatically different company as COVID-19 upends commercial air

Devil’s Lake Regional Airport in northwestern North Dakota is flying high after hitting the jackpot of a lifetime under the CARES Act. Despite

It is critical that aerospace companies invest in strategic priorities now to ensure their long-term competitiveness.

Ask the Editors: Peter Harbison, chairman emeritus of Aviation Week’s CAPA - Centre for Aviation, answers.

Gurit, a Swiss-based provider of prepreg composite materials for aerospace, announced April 23 that its longtime CEO Rudolf Hadorn will step down at the end of March 2021 but could eventually become chairman of the board of directors.

The tables above show results of a price survey of U.S. fuel suppliers conducted in April 2020.

The coming weeks and months will be full of big announcements about business changes. Here are three factors affecting A&D supply chains.

Once COVID-19 infection and death rates decline and governments ease restrictions on movements, some experts are concerned that difficulties may arise at airports that specialize in business aircraft traffic.

The U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) announced emergency grants totaling $10 billion for hundreds of airports across all 50 states, with awards ranging in size from just $1,000 for the smallest airports to hundreds of millions of dollars for the largest.

Technology to grow capacity is no longer a priority as ANSPs fight to stay solvent through the coronavirus pandemic.

Surviving and thriving in the new non-normal era

Aerostructures maker halts work after Boeing announces a temporary shutdown of its Puget Sound facilities,

Eurocontrol’s member states have agreed to let private jet operators and airlines defer the payment of up to €1.1 billion ($1.2 billion) in air traffic control fees in the coming months.

2020 could be the worst ever for aviation OEMs and their supply chains. Questions continue to focus on how bad things will get.

The FAA on April 1 listed 21 air traffic control (ATC) facilities that have been affected by the COVID-19 coronavirus, one more than double the number the agency reported a week earlier.

While tensions exist, there’s still business to be done

London Gatwick Airport (LGW) said it will consolidate all operations into its South Terminal starting Apr. 1 and limit scheduled flights to an eight-hour period from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. in measures taken to protect staff and passengers from the COVID-19 pandemic.

U.S. startup develops a fly-by-wire flight automation system to be retrofitted across a wide range of light aircraft and helicopters.

London City Airport is ceasing operations until the end of April after seeing flight schedules slashed in light of the coronavirus pandemic.

Private jet charter operator XOJet is moving its headquarters.

Textron aims to meet nearly all of its electricity needs at facilities in Wichita and Independence, Kansas, by utilizing renewable wind energy.

Reconstruction of the 8,800-ft. taxiway was accomplished in nine phases and included full-depth asphalt pavement reconstruction.

Yingling Aviation, a Wichita FBO and MRO provider, is in the final days of an expansion that includes a dedicated business jet maintenance hangar.

Organizers have canceled the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition, Europe’s largest business aircraft show, citing concerns surrounding the COVID-19 outbreak.