Industry Reactions To Latest COVID-19 Relief Bill
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Late Monday night, the U.S. Senate, as predicted, passed a $900 billion, nearly 5,600-page emergency economic relief bill that’s expected to be signed by President Trump this week. In it, as we previously reported, is some $15 billion to extend the Payroll Protection Program (PPP) that was part of the first round of COVID-19 relief measures and helped keep U.S. airlines afloat during an unprecedented downturn in travel. The new bill also includes $2 billion for airport relief, with some $45 million targeted at general aviation airports. With this aid, which is expected to become available as early as next week, airlines are expected to slow their planned staff-reduction efforts and even begin bringing back some furloughed employees. Airlines and related industries received $25 billion in the spring under a program that expired on Sept. 30.
- December 22, 2020, 9:13 AM
Congress late last night approved the sweeping coronavirus relief and government funding package, renewing support for air carriers and airports, providing nearly $18 billion for the FAA’s Fiscal Year 2021 budget, and calling for reforms of the agency’s aircraft certification processes.
The package cleared the House yesterday evening in two bills before heading to the Senate in a single massive bundle, where it was passed by a 92-6 vote near midnight. The congressional approval came as the government funding was set to expire under a stopgap measure.
On the coronavirus relief front, the final bill sets aside $15 billion for renewal of the Payroll Support Program (PSP) for air carriers and $1 billion for their contractors.
The company seeks to build a talent-dense organization that encourages feedback, eliminates rules, and fosters innovation.
December 2020
Author Erin Meyer highlighted the importance of building a talent-dense organization that encourages feedback, eliminates rules, and fosters flexibility during a keynote speech at the National Business Aviation Association s recent virtual convention.
Meyer, a professor at the international business school INSEAD in Paris, discussed with NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen these and other lessons learned as she coauthored the
New York Times bestseller
No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention. She had been approached by Netflix cofounder, CEO, and chairman Reed Hastings to collaborate with him on the book, which traces the culture that has guided the company from being a video distributor to a streaming service, and now a studio operator.
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Washington, DC, Dec. 14, 2020 – The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) welcomed prompt action by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Steve Dickson and acting Federal Air Surgeon Dr. Brett Wyrick to ensure pilots may be vaccinated against COVID-19 without risk to their medical certificate. The Federal Drug Administration (FDA) issued emergency-use authorization (EUA) for Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine late Friday evening, Dec. 11. In an order issued the next morning, the FAA authorized pilots to receive the Pfizer vaccine, administered in two doses over a 21-day period, without compromising the validity of their pilot medical certificates. Without such an order, pilots receiving vaccines that have not received full FDA approval risk invalidating their medical certificate. The order also applies to air traffic control personnel, who are also subject to FAA medical clearance requirements.