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FEATURE
SNIPPETS

LATEST WORLD AIR

NEWS

A round up of avia�on news briefs from around the
world

IATA POSTPONES 2020 AGM recommendations from govern- “Through the fi rst fi ve years hun- obligation for fl ights cancelled due
ment health authorities. dreds of college students obtained to a pandemic.
Geneva, Switzerland – The Inter- During the suspension, the com- amazing experiences here in Os- “Germany is choosing a fair,
national Air Transport Association pany will continue to implement hkosh during the World’s Greatest reasonable and future-securing
has announced the postponement additional health and safety Aviation Celebration.” path for all parties involved,” said
of the 76th Annual General Meet- measures at its facilities to protect College-age aviation enthusiasts BARIG secretary general Michael
ing (AGM) and World Air Transport employees. These measures and students from all over the Unit- Hoppe.
Summit. The event was scheduled include new visual cues to en- ed States, with a variety of different “This measure can contribute sig-
to take place on 22-23 June in courage physical distancing, more backgrounds, are invited to volun- nifi cantly to preventing a European
Amsterdam. frequent and thorough cleaning teer at EAA AirVenture. Volunteers collapse of the aviation and travel
The 76th IATA AGM and World of work and common areas and will have the opportunity to build industry, which seemed inconceiv-
Air Transport Summit will be held staggering shift times to reduce their resume through networking able until recently. Therefore, we
when it is both safe and practi- the fl ow of employees arriving and in nearly every area of AirVenture count on the leading role of the EU
cable to do so. IATA anticipates departing work, among many other operations including aviation, to implement this fair regulation
that will be in the late third or early improvements. business, fl ight line operations, food quickly and unbureaucratically
fourth quarter of 2020. “The health and safety of our and event management, customer for all of Europe in the interest
An announcement will be made employees, their families and service, and photo and video. of citizens, the economy and the
when a date is confi rmed. our communities is said Boeing Other benefi ts of the Collegiate affected companies.”
“Our members are in the deepest commercial airplanes president Volunteer Programme include The Corona-crisis poses an
crisis the air transport industry and CEO Stan Deal. AirVenture admission wristbands, unprecedented threat to the
has ever faced. With much of the “We will take this time to continue fl exible volunteer hours, a meal entire aviation and travel industry.
passenger business grounded as to listen to our incredible team and and beverage during shifts, oppor- Airlines are compelled to cancel
part of the global fi ght to contain assess applicable government tunities to attend exclusive events their fl ights virtually altogether.
the virus, many airlines are in direction, the spread of the corona and activities, a one-time, free If the airlines had to re-imburse
a struggle to remain viable. On virus in the community and the six-month EAA membership and these crisis-related cancellations
the cargo side, airlines are doing reliability of our suppliers to ensure complimentary camping. in full, most of them would go out
whatever they can to keep global we are ready for a safe and orderly “The Collegiate Volunteer Program of business.
supply chains moving with vital return to operations.” is a great way to experience EAA Instead, the regulation advocated
shipments, including those for The volunteers who have been sup- AirVenture while also being able by the federal government for
critical medical supplies. We will porting essential site and services to volunteer and learn about what this highly exceptional situation
come together as an industry work should continue to report to makes the event happen,” said provides, in the interest of all, that
when the freedom to travel has their assigned shifts. Puget Sound Nate Potrafka, a 2019 collegiate direct repayments be made only in
been restored and we can focus area and Moses Lake employees volunteer from Missouri. cases of hardship.
on air transport’s critical role in who can work from home should “It provides an opportunity for col- In all other cases, customers shall
driving the economic and social continue to do so. lege students to attend for no cost.” receive vouchers valid until 31
recovery from this unprecedented The Collegiate Volunteer program December 2021. Customers not
crisis,” said Alexandre de Juniac, is sponsored by Aviation Supplies redeeming the voucher by that
IATA director general and CEO. COLLEGIATE VOLUNTEER & Academics (ASA). For more
CORPS AT EAA AIRVENTURE date shall then receive a refund.
OSHKOSH 2020 information or to apply, visit www. Michael Hoppe said, “This
BOEING EXTENDS EAA.org/collegiate. Application regulation will benefi t customers,
TEMPORARY SUSPENSION Oshkosh, Wisconsin – AFor deadline is June 13, 2020. the travel industry and the aviation
OF PUGET SOUND the sixth consecutive year, the industry. The drastic repercus-
PRODUCTION OPERATIONS Collegiate Volunteer Programme BARIG WELCOMES DECISION sions of the Corona-crisis for
is looking for volunteers for EAA OF THE GERMAN FEDERAL aviation have already been felt and
Seattle, Canada – Boeing has AirVenture Oshkosh 2020, which GOVERNMENT would continue to have dramatic
extended the temporary suspen- is July 20-26 at Wittman regional consequences for jobs, economic
sion of production operations at airport in Oshkosh. Frankfurt am Main, Germany power, mobility, trade and the
all Puget Sound area and Moses “As we continue to plan for a full – The Board of Airline Represen- transport of goods far into the
Lake sites until further notice. AirVenture event this summer, tatives in Germany (BARIG), the future. The entire economic cycle
These actions are being taken in EAA’s collegiate volunteer joint representation of interests of would be severely impaired for
light of the company’s continuing programme will continue to build more than 100 German, European months, perhaps even years. Ele-
focus on the health and safety of connections - connections with the and global airlines, has welcomed mentary steps to set the course for
employees, current assessment aviation community, with other col- the decision by the so-called ‘coro- a recovery of the system following
of the spread of COVID-19 in legiate volunteers, and with EAA,” na-cabinet’ of the German federal the end of the Corona-crisis must,
Washington State, the reliability said Cassie Bruss, EAA manager government for a temporary sus- therefore, now be taken through
of the supply chain and additional of volunteer programmes. pension of the re-imbursement the right decision at EU-level.” Q

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