On Thursday, March 19, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom of\nCalifornia issued an Executive Order (N-33-20) issuing a stay-at-home decree\nand the shuttering of all non-essential businesses in California. There are\nmany questions from flight schools within California and elsewhere about the\nCalifornia Executive Order and how it affects whether a flight school can\nremain open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Executive Order States:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe federal government has identified 16 critical\ninfrastructure sectors whose assets, systems and networks, whether physical or\nvirtual, are considered so vital to the United States that their incapacitation\nor destruction would have a debilitating effect on security, economic security,\npublic health or safety, or any combination thereof. I order that Californians\nworking in these 16 critical infrastructure sectors may continue their work\nbecause of the importance of these sectors to Californians\u2019 health and\nwell-being.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Executive Order includes a link to the Department of\nHomeland Security\u2019s Cyber Security and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)\nwhich identifies the 16 critical infrastructure sectors and detailed\ninformation of which businesses are included in these sectors. You will find\nthat the Aviation sub-sector of the Transportation Systems Sector details the\nfollowing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u201c\u2026 the aviation mode includes commercial and recreational\naircraft (manned and unmanned) and a wide variety of support services, such as\nrepair stations, fueling facilities, navigation aids, and flight schools.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If your flight school is a college or university program or\nworks with a college or university, the definitions are less clear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to California Executive Order N-33-20, flight\nschools in California may remain open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Why is this important to flight schools outside of\nCalifornia?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The California Executive Order is important to all flight\nschools because it specifically ties the list of businesses that may remain\nopen to a federal agency, CISA. It is FSANA\u2019s opinion that flight schools\noutside of California may also choose to remain open because of this very\nimportant designation. FSANA believes the CISA definition of critical\ninfrastructure businesses should preempt any state or local declarations that\nare to the contrary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you decide to keep your flight school operational, FSANA\nstrongly recommends following all CDC, WHO, and medical advisories regarding\nemployee hygiene, aircraft and facility sanitization, social distancing, and\nany other precautionary measures that you deem necessary to keep your employees\nand students safe and healthy. FSANA is developing a set of recommended\nCOVID-19 Precautions and Best Practices which we will provide in the coming\ndays.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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