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COVID-19

Virginia Department of Aviation: COVID-19 Impacts and the Road to Recovery (August 21, 2020)

FAA Statement on Wearing Masks in Airports and on Planes (May 14, 2021)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) remind the traveling public that at this time if you travel, you are still required to wear a mask on planes, buses, trains, and other forms of public transportation traveling into, within, or out of the United States, and in U.S. transportation hubs such as airports and stations.

CDC guidance is clear that fully vaccinated people are safe to travel and can resume travel.

DOAV and COVID-19

The spread of COVID-19 is having an unprecedented impact on not just the aviation industry but the global economy.  While the immediate and most pressing concern is human cost in terms of people's health and the tragedy of escalating fatalities, COVID-19 has created profound implications for nearly all businesses and industries.  The impact on aviation has been catastrophic.  The situation is changing on a daily basis and there remains considerable uncertainty as to how long this outbreak will last and what will be the final impacts.

Public-facing Airport Employees in Phase 1C (01/26/2021)

Transportation Workers to Receive Vaccine (01/07/2021)

Virginia Department of Aviation - COVID-19 Impacts and the Road to Recovery

FAA Information for Airport Sponsors Considering COVID-19 Restrictions or Accommodations (12/2020)

Flight Training and Flight Operations Under Executive Orders 61 & 62

The Department of Aviation, in consultation with the Governor’s Policy Office, offers to the aviation community advice on the types of pilot training and flights that are consistent with Executive Orders 53, 55, and 61.  Note, also, the effects of Executive Order 62 in Northern Virginia, the City of Richmond, and Accomack County, described at the bottom of this guidance.

Flight Operations Guidance

Commercial Travel Guidance for Virginia Business

As most of Virginia entered Phase Two of the “Forward Virginia” plan to reopen the Commonwealth on June 5, with Northern Virginia and the City of Richmond remaining in Phase One, the Virginia Department of Aviation offers the following guidance and recommendations for commercial air travel for work purposes:

While Executive Order 65, which lays out Phase Two guidelines, mandates continued cessation of all official travel outside of Virginia by state employees, it does provide for increased flexibility for inter-state commuters and essential personnel.  Workers employed by essential and non-essential businesses are allowed to travel for the purposes of work on commercial and/or private aircraft.

Air Travel Guidance

COVID-19 Solutions at IAD and DCA

A recent Washington Airports Task Force Meeting included a presentation on the impact that COVID-19 has had on these two airports and the solutions that have been developed to cope with the pandemic.

Washington Airports Task Force Meeting for September 29, 2020

WATF Presentation by Stacey Fitzmaurice, TSA (38:17)

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(note: there is a brief delay at the beginning before the presentation begins)

DCA and IAD Airline Status

NVA Rapid Response Layoff Services

Have you been laid-off or furloughed due to the reduction in air travel and associated industries; do you reside in the Northern Virginia region (counties of Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, and Arlington, and the cities within); and are you interested in building skills for new employment opportunities?

If so, you may wish to contact the Northern Virginia Airports Rapid Response Layoff Services.

NV Airports Rapid Response Layoff Services