The aviation community “can’t let our guard down on safety,” despite the attention being devoted to fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, Steve Dickson, administrator of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), told a Flight Safety Foundation webinar today.
Dickson said the FAA has developed a range of plans and back-up plans aimed at limiting FAA employees’ exposure to the coronavirus, providing regulatory rulings and keeping the National Airspace System running safely. Another item on the agency’s agenda is the continuing work on recertification of the Boeing 737 MAX.
Dickson made the remarks as the opening keynote speaker at the Foundation’s Virtual BASS 2020 Webinar, being held today and Thursday in place of the long-planned annual Business Aviation Safety Summit (BASS), and presented in partnership with the National Business Aviation Association.
Dickson noted the dramatic decline in air traffic since the virus took hold, with about a 70 percent drop by mid-A…
