How COVID-19 has affected the aviation industry and its approach to risk.
In this article we review the financial and operational impacts of COVID-19 on the aviation industry, emerging risk management methods to resume aviation operations and how aviation task forces are aiding those efforts. Further, we consider some of the implications for the aviation insurance industry and how wider strategic risk management practices are evolving in response. Understanding the financial and operational impacts. Analysis of the global air transport industry shows that airlines are facing a loss of $84.3 billion in 2020. The financial impact of COVID-19 has been huge to the aviation industry. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reported passenger demand in April at its lowest plunging by 94.3% compared to April 2019. IATA initially stated that airline passenger revenues could drop by $314 billion in 2020 due to COVID-19, a fall of 55% compared to 2019, however further analysis is now showing this could fall by as much as $419 billion. Regionally sp