The Wuhan Coronavirus has impacted tens of thousands of people, and led to hundreds of deaths – most of those in China, but in other areas of the world too, including the U.S. The outbreak led NBAA and its organizing partner for the Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (ABACE) to cancel this year’s event to protect the health and safety of exhibitors and attendees. Medical experts say the risk of becoming infected is low if you have not traveled to that part of the world or come in contact with someone who has. Worth noting, in the U.S. this season there have so far been 19 million cases of influenza and 10,000 deaths from the flu, said Dr. Robert Haddon from the Mayo Clinic.
In this episode of NBAA Flight Plan, host Rob Finfrock speaks with:
Dr. Robert Haddon, specialist in aerospace medicine at Mayo Clinic
Dr. David Farnie, medical director for the Global Response Center at MedAire Worldwide
Mike Ott, communications and events team leader for the NBAA Safety Committee, captain for Phoenix Air Group
Operators that use the International Standard International Standard for Business Aircraft Handling have a systematic way to help avoid aircraft damage on the ground.
NBAA’s Christa Lucas and Alex Gertsen shared with state aviation officials the lessons business aircraft operators and owners learned from COVID-19 during the 2020 National Aviation State Aviation Officials (NASAO) Virtual Conference and Exposition.
As a direct result of COVID-19, business closures and travel restrictions, aircraft purchased in 2020 could be ineligible for bonus depreciation, and depreciation recapture could be triggered on aircraft purchased in prior years.
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