JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<input>
JavaScript
$('input').keyup(function(e) {
var e = $(this),
val = e.val(),
aPos = val.indexOf('a'),
spl1 = val.substring(0, aPos+1),
spl2 = val.substring(aPos, val.length).replace(/a/g, ''),
v = spl1 + spl2;
e.val(v);
});