Aviation sector job losses spark new charity effort

Aviation Action (aviationaction.org) has been set up by Manchester airport head of airfield operations Chris Wild along with a team of fellow industry professionals who have come together to support colleagues during the pandemic, with aviation one of the sectors hardest hit.

"The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the aviation industry in a way that we simply have not seen before," said Wild.

"The number of people losing jobs continues to mount and with the majority of flights cancelled across the globe in a fight to curb the transmission of the virus, the numbers are only set to rise.

"At a time when the industry needs significant support, I felt there was a lack of specific support available for the hundreds of thousands of people who work in aviation. I set up the charity to help people who specifically work in aviation when they most needed it."