From Airlines to Buffett's NetJets, Impacts of Shutdown Spread Through Aviation
- Planes idle, business slowed as impasse nears three weeks
- Border wall politics have left most FAA inspectors out of work
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The economic impact of the partial U.S. government shutdown is rippling through the aviation industry, hitting companies as diverse as Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s NetJets Inc. and aircraft manufacturers such as Airbus SE.
NetJets, one of the world’s largest corporate jet operators, hasn’t been able to add new aircraft into its operations, while the delivery of planes made by Airbus and Brazil’s Embraer SA has been disrupted because the federal employees who must give their seal of approval aren’t working, according to union and industry officials.