Aviation Industry: Business Continuity Plan during COVID-19 Pandemic

This report examines the critical need for a robust Business Continuity Plan (BCP) within the aviation industry, particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. It addresses the significant disruptions caused by the virus, including reduced bookings and operational limitations. The report emphasizes proactive risk management, including identifying and assessing risks, documenting operational procedures, and updating business impact analysis data. The BCP includes strategies for emergency response planning, supply chain management, and maintaining communication infrastructure. By implementing such a plan, the aviation industry can mitigate the adverse effects of the pandemic and maintain essential services. The conclusion highlights the importance of adapting BCPs in real-time to address evolving operational scenarios and ensure business resilience.

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Business Continuity Plan for the Aviation Industry during the Pandemic COVID-19
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Introduction
From late 2019, spread of the deadly Coronavirus COVID-19 that is believed to have
been created in the Wuhan province of China has since have negative effects on economic as
well as social operations within the global Aviation industry. From the start of the outbreak,
Aviation Industries are facing increased disruptions that affect customers and other stakeholders
around the international community (Gotian, 2020). The pandemic of COVID-19 has pushed the
international Aviation business into an extraordinary disaster as airline bookings fall in reaction
to the directive together with business limitations on journey increases. Hence the idea of
safeguarding consumers along with workforce health is the priority among governments and
businesses. Towards that target, continued reduction in operations of the Aviation industry will
most probably and necessarily persist for the extended duration. An effective business
connection plan for Aviation business can be vital in keeping industry business on track during
the current pandemic crisis (Mogaji, 2020). Therefore, this research paper illustrated an
appropriate business continuity plan (BCP) for the Aviation business during an outbreak of
pandemic COVID-19.
Business Continuity Plan (BCP) for the Aviation Industry
There is a need for the Aviation industry to focus on doing more research to identify
business interruption risks, quantifying the prospect effects to the company, developing
mitigation policies, and preplanning before the conditions like the COVID-19 are critical to
managing danger. As witnessed through ongoing pandemic of COVID-19, organizations that are
not prepared for the disaster are less probably to survive one, regardless of the economic
condition of the industry or insurance plan (Livingston, Desai, & Berkwits, 2020). All these

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strategies will form an effective business continuity plan for its operations. Following the above
business continuity plan can help the aviation during the present times of uncertainty brought
about by the outbreak of COVID-19. The industry has the mandate of discovering devices and
strategies to keep their business moving at all times, in any situation on any device globally.
Identifying and Assessing Risk of COVID-19 in Operations
The risk identification and assessment step in operations of the Aviation industry can
help drive their actions through disruptions that they currently face. The Aviation industry needs
to determine the status of emergency response planning. The idea can be useful in identifying its
current state in times of crisis to communications infrastructure (Watkins, 2020). The idea can
help in enhancing processes and procedures of backing up operational data, dislocation from
office or essential physical assets due to the emergency scenario, and restoring systems and
methods within operations (Coombes, 2020). Identification of risk assessment and readiness can
ensure that the management of the company can identify primary business continuity dangers,
identify supply chain resources and processes as they discuss the best strategies to use in
reducing the risk caused by coronavirus pandemic in operations.
Documenting Operations to take during Present Period of Pandemic
The documentation offers the best analysis of supply chain resources to be used by the
Aviation industry. The aviation industry can focus on creating, developing, as well as
documenting an appropriate BCP that comprises of all data and strategies of assessing and
assessing risk. Here, the industry can be able to include clear guidelines on what the organization
resources should be engaged based on the critical event (Spinelli & Pellino, 2020). The idea

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helps in developing the back-up plans along with the definition of different roles and
responsibilities of key personnel in operations.
Aviation Industry can Focusing on Updating Business Impact Analysis (BIA) data
Once the Aviation industry has established a business impact analysis model, then it has
the mandate of creating appropriate rules form maintaining and updating information. The
company should focus on conducting an initial evaluation of information when needed during
such time when the economy is slowing down (Livingston, Desai, & Berkwits, 2020). Besides,
providers that deals with loss prevention service within the Aviation industry need to document
several changes and facilities that would affect business impact analysis. Additionally, loss
prevention service providers need to thoroughly review facility documents of business impact
analysis, comment on a status, as well as make necessary recommendations when required
(Gotian, 2020). The Aviation industry has to establish annual communication with vital industry
risk management and support purposes.
Conclusion
During the present day that the world is trying to deal with the pandemic of COVID-19,
having an appropriate BCP for the Aviation industry remains a vital device. It ensures that the b
services line of the industry is preserved during as well as through the incident that has caused
business interruption such as COVID-19 pandemic. It is expected that those Aviation industries
with such effective plans are actively consulting and using their plans as they operate through the
present national emergency. Hence, there is a need for BCP for the aviation industry or other
business organizations to be amended on a real-time basis as management pivots to address
scenarios that arise in operations.

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