Air traffic has historically been vulnerable to external factors, losing ground, for example, after the 2008 recession and the 2003 SARS epidemic, but the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are far more extreme, international aviation specialists said today during a Flight Safety Foundation webinar.
“This is different,” said Stephen Creamer, director of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Air Navigation Bureau. “This is not business as usual, and this is not the same recovery cycle” that has marked previous disruptions of flight schedules.
The webinar, moderated by FSF President and CEO Dr. Hassan Shahidi, was the second in a series to be presented by the Foundation. The next session, featuring aeromedical specialists, will be held at 3:30 p.m. EDT (7:30 p.m. UTC) April 15.
Gilberto Lopez Meyer, senior vice president for safety and flight operations with the International Air Transport Association (IATA), said during today’s webinar that his organizati…
