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EBAA's AIROPS22 Event Now a Covid Casualty
By: Curt Epstein
Caption: EBAA's already postponed AIROPS22 event now been cancelled entirely due to persistent Covid infection considerations.
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EBAA has officially canceled its AIROPS22 conference, which had already been postponed once due to persistent Covid concerns. The annual event, which was originally scheduled for February 8 and 9 in Brussels, was first rescheduled in December to take place on April 7 and 8 due to the surging Omicron variant wave—in the hopes that the infection rates would decline to a point that would make travel possible.

“It with great regret that we have decided to cancel AIROPS in 2022,” EBAA COO Robert Baltus said today. “Even though we feel the Covid-19 situation is improving in Europe, we could not foresee a safe and successful show as early as April.” He added that the organization is planning to stage the show again next year on February 14 and 15.

According to EBAA, several exhibitors and sponsors have already committed their support and participation for next year's annual conference, which brings aviation support providers together with aircraft operators and flight planners. “The good news is that we remain determined in bringing AIROPS back in 2023 stronger than ever and the team is already hard at work into making that a reality,” said Baltus.