Manufacturers, Regulators Working Toward 'New Normal'
As recovery begins from the Covid-19 pandemic, manufacturers are working through a myriad of restrictions to deliver aircraft and secure new orders.

Following a quarter where business and general aviation shipments were down across the board in the face of restrictions from the Covid-19 pandemic, manufacturers have turned their focus to working through the current constraints to reach a “new normal,” according to Jens Hennig, v-p of operations for the General Aviation Manufacturers Association. In the first quarter, industry shipments and billings plunged more than 20 percent as manufacturers faced delivery delays and postponements stemming from the restrictions as well as the economic environment. In addition, a number dealt with short-term work stoppages or slowdowns.