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Bigelow Aerospace Idles Entire Workforce

COVID-19 Outbreak Only One Factor In The Move

Bigelow Aerospace has laid off its entire workforce, in part because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Emirates Suspends Most Passenger Flights

Turns Focus To Transporting Cargo During COVID-19 Pandemic

Since the COVID-19 outbreak began, Emirates and dnata have been adapting operations in line with regulatory directives as well as travel demand.

Bamboo Airways To Work With Czech Embassy In Vietnam On Humanitarian Flights

Will Operate Humanitarian Charter Flight From Hanoi To Prague For EU Citizens

On March 25, in cooperation with the Czech Embassy in Vietnam, Bamboo Airways operated a humanitarian charter flight from Hanoi to Prague - the capital city of the Czech Republic to repatriate European citizens.

Bahamas Issues Emergency Travel Restrictions

New Limits Effective March 24 - 31, 2020

In order to prevent the spread of COVID-19 throughout the islands of the Bahamas, the Most Honorable Doctor Hubert Minnis, Prime Minister of The Bahamas, have evoked new emergency powers on Monday, March 23, 2020, to be in effect from Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at 9:00 AM through Tuesday, March 31, 2020. Notably, as of the date of the release, the Bahamas Ministry of Health has confirmed only four cases of COVID-19 in Nassau.

FAI Works Around The Clock To Meet Critical Covid-19 Demands

Providing Medical Evacuations And Repatriation Flights

German air ambulance specialist and special mission operator FAI rent-a-jet AG has been working around the clock to help evacuate those in need following unprecedented demand from the spread of coronavirus. This includes both medical evacuations of infected patients and repatriation flights of unaffected healthy individuals from all corners of the globe.

NTSB Releases Preliminary Report From C172 Accident In NC

Passenger Grabbed Controls And Caused The Airplane To Stall

The FAA has released a preliminary report from an accident which occurred February 17 at Hope Mills, NC. All four people on board the Cessna 172 survived the accident with serious injuries.

Duncan Aviation Develops New Aircraft Disinfection Service

Will Be Provided To Operators With Scheduled MRO Maintenance Multiple Locations

Keeping aircraft flying and those who fly within them safe is a top priority right now for business aircraft owners and operators. To that end, Duncan Aviation has implemented an aircraft disinfection service that it is providing for operators who have scheduled into the company’s main MRO facilities in Battle Creek, Michigan; Lincoln, Nebraska; and Provo, Utah.

Chinese Airline Partners Support KLM

Donating Medical Supplies To Dutch Health Care Workers

KLM works with three Chinese airline partners: China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines and Xiamen Airlines. These partners have now stepped in to generously support KLM and the Netherlands by donating many tens of thousands of face masks and gloves to KLM in our struggle against the coronavirus outbreak. In light of scarce resources at Dutch hospitals, KLM will in turn be helping the Erasmus MC in Rotterdam and other Dutch healthcare institutes.

Constant Aviation Crews Working At More Than 150 Airports Nationwide

Applies MicroShield 360 Antimicrobial Shield To 250 Aircraft In Two Weeks

Constant Aviation is working around the clock to treat business and private aircraft with MicroShield 360, an FDA-approved antimicrobial shield. Since March 9, the MRO and its authorized partners have applied the product to more than 250 aircraft – including the entire Flexjet fleet of private aircraft. The number of aircraft treated is expected to double by the end of the month.

Department Of Defense Tests Hypersonic Glide Body

Flight Experiments Conducted Last Week From Hawaii

The Department of Defense successfully tested a hypersonic glide body in a flight experiment conducted from the Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kauai, Hawaii, March 19 at approximately 10:30 p.m. local time (HST). The U.S. Navy and U.S. Army jointly executed the launch of a common hypersonic glide body (C-HGB), which flew at hypersonic speed to a designated impact point.

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Airborne 03.25.20: Cessna SkyCourier, Martha King Scholarship, Boeing Suspends

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Textron Aviation has successfully completed initial ground engine tests on the prototype Cessna SkyCourier twin utility turboprop featuring Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65SC engines. These ground engine tests verified the functionality of the fuel system and engines, as well as the interface with the avionics and electrical systems. “The successful engine run tests are a pivotal step toward proving the maturity of the aircraft and its systems as we prepare for first flight,” said Chris Hearne, senior vice president, Programs and Engineering. “We c

AMA Drone Report 03.26.20: Remote ID RFI, UAV Dodgeball, UAS Reg Extended

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The FAA has posted a Request for Information (RFI) seeking input from the manned aviation community regarding whether and/or how they can potentially receive and use UAS remote ID information to further enhance safety, by reducing collision risks at lower altitudes. The FAA says the posting is not an RFP. Drones can do many things, but avoiding obstacles is not their strongest suit yet – especially when they move quickly. Although many flying robots are equipped with cameras that can detect ob

U.S. Airlines Make Contingency Plans For Complete Aviation Shutdown

Government Agencies Are Considering Such An Order, According To Reports

The U.S. commercial aviation industry is preparing contingency plans for a complete shutdown of domestic flights, according to media reports.

IATA Forecasts Deeper Revenue Hit From COVID-19

Could Fall 44 Percent Below 2019

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has updated its analysis of the revenue impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global air transport industry. Owing to the severity of travel restrictions and the expected global recession, IATA now estimates that industry passenger revenues could plummet $252 billion or 44% below 2019’s figure. This is in a scenario in which severe travel restrictions last for up to three months, followed by a gradual economic recovery later this year.

GE Aviation Reduces Workforce Due To COVID-19 Pandemic

Will Idle 10 Percent Of Its Employees In Cost-Saving Measure

GE Chairman and CEO H. Lawrence Culp, Jr., has issued a message to GE employees announcing a 10 percent reduction in the GE Aviation workforce.

PSI Testing Closes FAA Knowledge Test Centers

Centers In The U.K. Are Also Shuttered

As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to spread throughout the communities where we live and work, in order to continue to help protect the health and safety of our candidates, clients, and employees, PSI Testing has made the difficult decision to temporarily close its owned and operated physical test centers in the United States and the United Kingdom until April 13.

AEA Offers Guidance On 'Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers'

Encourages Members To Download And Read The U.S. Government Memorandum

As the United States comes together to slow the spread of COVID-19, many state and local municipalities have closed non-essential businesses. As a result, AEA member companies have asked the question: What are essential businesses?

EU Publishes Guidelines For Airline Passenger Reimbursement

Payment Depends On Who Cancels The Trip

In its efforts to mitigate the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the European Commission has published guidelines to ensure EU passenger rights are applied in a coherent manner across the EU.

ULA Set to Launch First National Security Space Mission For The U.S. Space Force

Launch Planned For Thursday At Cape Canaveral Air Force Station

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket is in final preparations to launch the sixth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) communications satellite for the U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center. The launch is on track for March 26 at Space Launch Complex-41 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Launch is planned for 2:57 p.m. EDT at the opening of a two-hour launch window. The launch of AEHF-6 will mark the 138th launch for ULA and first National Security Space mission for the U.S. Space Force.

AMA Drone Report 03.12.20: DRL Sim Tryouts, AMA in DC, Drone Station

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DRL Sim tryouts continue this week as this exciting competitive event continues to build momentum. The winners from each of the weekly online tournaments will go head-to-head on April 2nd for the ultimate prize: A contract to join the 2020 DRL Allianz World Championship Season as the official DRL SIM Pilot. Current competitions continue from here through March 26th. All you have to do is register to participate by downloading the DRL SIM and entering TRYOUTS. After that, complete 3 heats on the 2020 Tryouts Track and you&

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (03.26.20)

“The airline industry faces its gravest crisis. Within a matter of a few weeks, our previous worst case scenario is looking better than our latest estimates.” Source: IATA’s Director General and CEO, Alexandre de Juniac.

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FAA’s Response to NTSB’s “Most Wanted” Safety Recommendations

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) share a common goal — promoting safety in aviation and preventing aircraft accidents. The record shows the NTSB and FAA agree on a course of action about 80 percent of the time. Of the safety recommendations made to the FAA, the NTSB has classified about 80 percent closed acceptable, and approximately 5 percent remain open in acceptable status.

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COVID-19 Outbreak Only One Factor In The Move

Turns Focus To Transporting Cargo During COVID-19 Pandemic

Will Operate Humanitarian Charter Flight From Hanoi To Prague For EU Citizens

New Limits Effective March 24 - 31, 2020

Providing Medical Evacuations And Repatriation Flights

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Passenger Grabbed Controls And Caused The Airplane To Stall

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