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Bizav Demand Dip Deepens As Covid-19 Closes Factories

Closure of factories and FBOs add to the sense that business aviation accepts it is facing more than short-term disruption from the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Covid-19 pandemic’s impact on business aviation demand was graphically illustrated by the sudden, temporary closure of Harrods Aviation’s FBOs at London’s Stansted and Luton airports (pictured here). [Photo: Harrods Aviation]

By Charles Alcock • Managing Editor

March 27, 2020

Those looking for silver linings in the dark clouds over business aviation this week found themselves squinting to see any. If the Covid-19 pandemic’s repercussions for the industry still seemed ambiguous at the end of last week, there is now little doubt that the sector’s engines are spooling down and the industry is bracing for a period of inactivity. The only remaining questions seem to be for how long this might last and whether it could prove to be more than just a temporary interruption to what until now has been a rising tide for business aviation.

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