ALPA Letter Reaches Out To SecTrans Elaine Chao

Shortly after reporting its first COVID-19 related fatalities, the Air Lines Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) sent a letter to Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao urging her to direct the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to immediately require that airlines fully comply with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines related to flight deck cleaning and disinfecting, as well as employee notifications of positive COVID-19 cases in the workplace. Currently, those guidelines are only voluntary for airlines and some are not complying. At least three ALPA pilots have died after contracting the Coronavirus and approximately 200 of its members have tested positive for the disease

Commercial Aircraft Production And Assembly Activities In Northern Germany And Alabama Sites Affected Due To COVID-19

Airbus is reporting that it has temporarily adapted commercial aircraft production and assembly activity at its German sites in Bremen and Stade and pausing production at its A220/A320 manufacturing facility in Mobile, Alabama in the United States. These actions are being taken in response to several factors related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic including high inventory levels in the sites and the various government recommendations and requirements which impact at different stages of the overall industrial production flow. Airbus remains committed to meeting customer demand.