2020 has been a challenging year for the aviation industry, as the COVID-19 pandemic hit us very hard. A major challenge, particularly during the first wave this spring, was how to effectively park a huge amount of aircraft that were now left on the ground.
Presented to you by Joshua Jones, Senior Manager at United, this webinar will provide an insider look at United’s effort to safely and efficiently park hundreds of aircraft as a result of drastically reduced demand due to COVID-19. In this webinar, Joshua will cover several items including:
Presented to you by Joshua Jones, Senior Manager at United, this webinar will provide an insider look at United’s effort to safely and efficiently park hundreds of aircraft as a result of drastically reduced demand due to COVID-19. In this webinar, Joshua will cover several items including:
- Planning efforts leading up to the drawdown of flight operations
- Factors influencing where to park aircraft
- The use of AviPLAN software to generate off-gate aircraft parking layouts
Please note: The live session of this webinar has already been held. A recorded version is available in our webinar library
Guest Presenter: Joshua Jones, Senior Manager at United Airlines
Josh holds a degree in Aviation Management from Purdue University. Following his graduation, Josh worked for a large airport consulting firm where he was involved with airfield master planning, airfield simulation modeling, construction phasing & implementation, and other airside-related planning aspects. In late 2019, Josh joined United’s Corporate Real Estate - Airport Planning group, where he leads a team of planners responsible for United’s gate layouts, operational/support space planning, and managing on-call planning services. Additionally, he works with airport planning teams to develop airport master plans, terminal plans, and other airfield plans in support of United’s objectives. |
United's shared purpose is "Connecting People. Uniting the World." United is more focused than ever on their commitment to customers through a series of innovations and improvements designed to help build a great experience: Every customer. Every flight. Every day. Together, United and United Express operate approximately 4,900 flights a day to 362 airports across six continents. In 2019, United and United Express operated more than 1.7 million flights carrying more than 162 million customers. United is proud to have the world's most comprehensive route network, including U.S. mainland hubs in Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, New York/Newark, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. United operates over 800 mainline aircraft and the airline's United Express carriers operate nearly 600 regional aircraft. United is a founding member of Star Alliance, which provides service to 195 countries via 26 member airlines.
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