COVID-19 On the Table at SDC Opening Session
As NBAA's SDC 2020 opened in Charlotte with the theme of resiliency, the effects of Coronavirus on a micro and macro scale took center stage.
At this morning's opening session of the annual Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference, NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen used the aviation industry's long history of understanding the environment and recognizing what is required to adapt to it, to highlight the current needs for dealing with the coronavirus threat. (Photo: Jerry Siebenmark)
At this morning's opening session of the annual Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference, NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen used the aviation industry's long history of understanding the environment and recognizing what is required to adapt to it, to highlight the current needs for dealing with the coronavirus threat. (Photo: Jerry Siebenmark)

Following a show floor reception last night at the Charlotte Convention Center in North Carolina, NBAA’s Schedulers and Dispatchers Conference held its opening session this morning. While this year’s theme of resiliency was chosen long before the rise of COVID-19, the irony of that choice was not lost on Schedulers & Dispatchers Committee co-chair Stephen Clark, who acknowledged the resulting diminished attendance at the show but reiterated the committee’s goal to put on a world-class educational program.