EDUCATION & TR AINING It turns out that it takes an incredible amount of work to safely park, store and maintain the integrity of grounded aircraft. by Patrick Weir 36 AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2020 here's no question that COVID-19 has impacted the travel industry in unprecedented ways. Airlines are drastically reducing capacity and the number of passenger jets in service is the lowest it has been in 26 years. And while this mass grounding has been devastating to the industry at large, there is one bright spot: aviation maintenance. AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE TECHNOLOGY