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Effects of Novel Coronavirus (COVID‐19) on Civil Aviation: Economic Impact Analysis – Scenario based study from ICAO on possible 2020 impacts
Posted on 23rd Apr 2020 Leave a Comment
The latest estimates indicate that the possible COVID-19 impact on scheduled international passenger traffic for the first 9 months of 2020, compared to Baseline (business as usual, originally-planned), would be: V-shaped path (a first sign of recovery in late May) – Overall reduction ranging from 41% to 56% of seats offered by airlines – Overall reduction […]
International Air Travel as an Indicator of COVID-19 Economic Recovery… if any enterprise is likely to be a leading indicator of economic expectations, it seems that the airline industry is a good candidate
Posted on 22nd Apr 2020 Leave a Comment
9/11 attacks provide a good reference point for international air travel, it took the aviation industry months to resume normal operations. Much the same can be expected when it comes to post-COVID-19 travel. Fear will diminish interest in travel, aviation systems will be disrupted and new health measures will need to be deployed. Indeed, if […]
Coronavirus has already caused 41,000 deaths in the UK…death toll in UK twice as high as official figure…FT estimate has been updated to reflect latest mortality trends from the Office for National Statistics.
Posted on 22nd Apr 2020 Leave a Comment
https://www.ft.com/content/67e6a4ee-3d05-43bc-ba03-e239799fa6ab
Coronavirus Response Boris Johnson’s government keeps promising to “Get Brexit Done,” even as the deadly pandemic ravages the country.
Posted on 22nd Apr 2020 Leave a Comment
“Yet, as several other nations tackle the pandemic in more effective ways, British exceptionalism has collided with reality. It was the government’s decision to listen to a small handful of British scientists, after all, that may have prevented the UK from ramping up its testing at a critical juncture in the pandemic.” https://www.thenation.com/article/world/brexit-infected-britain-coronavirus/
Air traffic before and after Europe’s coronavirus lockdowns…an animated graphic released by an international aviation organisation shows the dramatic impact the lockdowns have had on air travel.
Posted on 21st Apr 2020 Leave a Comment
Eurocontrol, which manages flight networks across Europe, said the continent’s largest airports had 90% fewer flights compared with April 2019 https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2020/apr/19/air-traffic-before-after-europe-coronavirus-lockdowns-video
