Industries association. Sen. Wicker all right, we will begin, and we appreciate people working with us on this partially remote, and partially in person hearing on a very important topic. The covid 19 pandemic has affected the normal operation of every Public Institution in our country. Including, as you can see, the legislative branch. I thank my colleagues and witnesses per for participating in todays hearing, which is the first of many covid19related oversight hearings that this committee will conduct. We will accomplish the business in accordance with the guidelines established by the rules committee, and in consultation with the office of the attending physician. And i want to thank my colleague and Ranking Member, senator cantwell, for her cooperation in this regard, and for all of our staff. The committee today convenes to discuss the state of the Aviation Industry. Witnesses, which are limited in number by the guidance we received from the senate, include nic calio, president a
And i want to thank my colleague and Ranking Member, senator cantwell, for her cooperation in this regard, and for all of our staff. Convenes toe today discuss the state of the Aviation Industry. Witnesses, which are limited in number by the guidance we received from the senate, include nic calio, president and chief executive officer of airlines for america, todd president and chief executive officer of the American Association of airport effectives, eric fanning, president of the chief executive officer of the Aerospace Industries association, and remotely, dr. Hilary godwin, dean of school of Public Health university of washington. No part of the American Economy has escaped the impact of the covid 19 pandemic. The air and transportation sector has suffered a particularly painful blow, one intensified by Global Travel resections and stay at home orders, Domestic Travel has declined over 95 compared to last year. Flying with 12 passengers on average. Half of the u. S. Passenger aircr
Warns america to prepare for a painful time as new york surpasses chinas Hubei Province in reported cases, the deadliest day so far. Japan proposes its biggest ever stimulus package as the virus threatens a deep recession. The Business Survey this hour will gauge some of the damage. Haiti. Haidi haidi. Haidi lets take a look at how we are setting up in australia. Trickling online in the staggered open, seeing early signs of positivity when it comes to this market after ending the session lower yesterday. We are seeing upside of about. 7 at the moment as we are awaiting the rba march 18 Meeting Minutes later today. We are trying to get past the worst quarter ever, so downside of 25 for australian stocks over the last three months today is a new day and new zealand, we are seeing gains for a Third Straight session as the rbnz is doubling down in the bond purchase program. Japanese shares looking a little bit lower. They had the worst quarter since 2008 and the kospi also trending lower a
The president escalates his twitter attack on these four politicians. And they hit back. We continue the story of marwa and safa. Conjoined but now able to live apart. Its a very emotional moment, weve been working a long time to get them here. Theyve been through so many operations and now, you know, its worked 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. 50 years on the from the start of the Apollo Mission to the moon a milestone in space exploration. And coming up on bbc news, can rory mcilroy make home advantage count as the open championship returns to royal portrush for the first time in 68 years . Good evening and welcome to the bbcs news at six. The latest figures reveal the shocking nature of drug abuse in scotland. The number of drug related deaths has soared to record levels, reaching well over 1,000 last year. Thats more than a quarter up on the previous year. And it means scotlands drug related death rate is now around triple that of the rest of the uk and higher than the rate reported across the eu th
And they hit back. The off Duty Officers who tried to take on the London Bridge attackers an inquest rules that the killers were lawfully shot dead. We continue the story of safa and marwa born conjoined, and now learning to live apart. Its an emotional moment we have been working a long time to get them here and they had been through many operations and now, it has worked. Good evening. It was one of the most extraordinary achievements of all time the mission that allowed man to walk on the moon. An historic moment that captivated people across the globe. 50 years ago today the apollo 11 rocket blasted off from the Kennedy Space centre in florida. All thoughts were with the three astronauts in the tiny capsule. But there is another side of the story the impact it had on the millions who stayed up, watching tv as the mission unfolded. The uks space agency has been piecing together their stories and the lasting effect that the event had on their lives. Heres david sillito. Columbia. Her