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In response to the Covid-19 pandemic's effect on business aviation, the CBAA is urging help from Canada's government.

The FAA proposed a $1.5 million civil penalty agains B E L Aviation for conducting 114 illegal charter flights in a Piaggio Avanti.

Universal Weather and Aviation once again assisted in the delivery of masks from China, this time using the NFL Patriots Boeing 767 team airplane.

CAE is temporarily laying off 2,600 of its 10,500 employees, and placing another 900 on reduced workweeks.

CAE, which designed an easy-to-manufacture ventilator prototype in 11 days, hopes to produce some 10,000 of them over the next three months.

Atlantic Aviation has expanded its footprint at Connecticut's Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport, with the purchase of the Volo Aviation FBO there.

EASA has issued guidance for continued helicopter operations in the face of the continuing Covid-19 pandemic.

“Essential” national defense and customer operations activity continues at Boeing’s Puget Sound and Moses Lake facilities during the plant closures.

New Seastar starts test flight campaign in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany.

While production of the U.S. Air Force’s tanker is on hold due to Covid-19, engineers are working on a fix to refueling vision system issues.

With aviation in the UK all but grounded, the government is addressing emergency loan applications on a case-by-case basis.

Business aviation remains an important element of many Asia-Pacific economies

AINdebrief looks at Covid-19's impact on bizav, CARES Act, 2020 AIN FBO Survey, and Appareo Insight app.

Fort Myers Treasure Coast International Airport has broken ground on a large MRO hangar and is now accepting proposals from those interested in running it.

Coulson Aviation USA has been awarded a multi-year contract from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service for firefighting services.

Operations at Dassault Aircraft Services in Wilmington, Delaware, temporarily suspended after employee tests positive for Covid-19.

Flights plunged precipitously after March 15 and recovery will be dependent on the rebound of markets such as Florida, Texas, and Georgia, Argus says.

A retrenchment at Dublin-based Avolon includes a reduction in aircraft commitments from 284 to 165 over the next three years.

Operating costs of the SmartBay sensor suite-equipped Tecnam P92JS are about half that of a light helicopter.

Responding to the Covid-19 crisis, Helijet is offering free flights to medical professionals in the Vancouver area.

Some analysis of trends points to a recovery beginning no sooner than the end of May, but only if infection rates peak, allowing restrictions to be relaxed

The current Covid-19 pandemic is not a reason to devalue business aircraft. We must get through the crisis before we can determine its effect on pricing.

Boeing suspends operations at its military rotorcraft assembly plant in Ridley Township, Pa. outside Philadelphia.

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Will Government Help Business Aviation Survive Covid-19?

GE Aviation blames the latest furlough on the "unprecedented" impact of Covid-19 on the commercial aviation industry.

The FAA has received an array of requests for leniency during the Covid-19 crisis and says it is working to get through them.

British Airways' cabin and ground-crew furlough agreement includes a guarantee of no unpaid temporary layoffs or redundancies.

With the cancelation of countless commercial flights, the supply of jet-A is starting to back up as refineries begin to slow production.

EBAA, GAMA and national business aviation groups called on Europe's governments to allow financial relief and regulatory flexibility for business aviation.