We are all well aware that aviation has been particularly affected by the coronavirus pandemic as demand for air travel plummets and governments around the world take increasingly dramatic steps to “flatten the curve” by reducing the number of people potentially exposed to COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus.
We also understand that the coronavirus crisis is much bigger than aviation. Life around the world has been disrupted on an unprecedented scale. People everywhere are struggling with fear and uncertainty as experts rush to understand how the coronavirus spreads and why COVID-19 is an inconvenience for some and fatal for others.
But emerging from the crisis are stories of kindness and generosity, of neighbors looking out for neighbors, and of communities working together to see that no one falls through the cracks. It may sound like a contradiction, but in this period of obligatory “social distancing,” working together is our best bet when it comes to slowing the sp…
