COVID-19 News Roundup

Tracking the impact of the pandemic on travel

COVID-19 News Roundup

When the pandemic was first declared in March 2020, ATPCO understood the value of keeping track of industry-related news in the quickly changing environment. We tracked aviation news and developments from the start of the pandemic through December 2020. This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times. We are now looking forward to recovery and a post-recovery world.

   
Region Date Organization Summary
Europe 30 Apr 2020 Air France https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-france-economy/air-france-must-cut-emissions-domestic-flights-for-aid-minister-idUSKBN22B2EL
Europe 16 Nov 2020 Norwegian Air Norwegian Air’s Future on Thin Ice as Government Declines More Aid
Europe 23 Nov 2020 KLM Route Network Update for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
Europe 07 Dec 2020 Air France French state to double Air France stake, RTL radio reports
Europe 07 Dec 2020 KLM Delta Air Lines and KLM to offer COVID tested flights from Atlanta to Amsterdam
Europe 14 Dec 2020 Air France French Gov. set to double its existing 14% stake in the Air France-KLM group
Europe 14 Dec 2020 KLM Greenpeace demand to stop KLM bailout dismissed
Europe 09 Nov 2020 Finnair Finnair defers delivery of three remaining Airbus A350s
Europe 16 Nov 2020 Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific Records Its Lowest Monthly Load Factor In October
Europe 23 Nov 2020 British Airways BA & AA launch COVID-19 trials on TransAtlantic routes
Europe 07 Dec 2020 Air France Air France KLM : Airlines try COVID-19 tested transatlantic flights to build confidence
Europe 07 Dec 2020 British Airways British Airways Partners With GOL – Rumours Of A Codeshare
Europe 14 Dec 2020 Air France Route Network Update for Air France
Europe 14 Dec 2020 KLM Delta and KLM's Pre-flight Testing Program Will Allow Americans to Travel to Amsterdam Without Quarantine
Europe 09 Nov 2020 Emirates How Emirates Is Adapting With COVID-19
Europe 23 Nov 2020 Lufthansa Three Lufthansa Group Airlines Got New CEOs Last Week
Europe 07 Dec 2020 British Airways British Airways Says Pandemic Isn’t Deterring Agency Support for Booking Tickets With New Tech Method
Europe 14 Dec 2020 Air France Air France-KLM Eyes Sustainable Cargo Flights Following Lufthansa
Europe 14 Dec 2020 British Airways British Airways banned from Hong Kong
Europe 23 Nov 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa airlines to offer biometric identity verification for passengers
Europe 07 Dec 2020 British Airways British Airways' souvenir sale hits snag as demand soars
Europe 14 Dec 2020 British Airways British Airways to expand transatlantic Covid-19 testing trial to more routes
Latin America 25 Jun 2020 Avianca Avianca Could Stop Paying Some Employees For Up To A Year
Latin America 22 Sep 2020 LATAM Latam accelerates digital transformation, eliminates check-in on its flights
Latin America 24 Mar 2020 Sky Airline Sky Airline temporarily suspends operations in Chile
Latin America 31 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Caribbean Countries Increase COVID-19 Restrictions
Latin America 29 Jun 2020 Industry Latin America's airline apocalypse signals a future with weak competition
Latin America 18 Aug 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines reports a loss of $890 mln in Q2
Latin America 15 Sep 2020 LATAM LATAM Shows Steady Recovery Despite Financing Struggles
Latin America 22 Sep 2020 LATAM Latam and creditors ask to accelerate the final stretch of the reorganization
Latin America 10 May 2020 Government Brazil Expects To Finalize Airline Support Package Next Week
Latin America 19 Aug 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines reports 76% reduction in total revenue in 2Q2020
Latin America 17 Apr 2020 COPA Current Situation Will Set Copa Back Almost 30 Years
Latin America 20 May 2020 Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras Brazil’s Azul Prepares For A June Increase In Demand
Latin America 28 May 2020 LATAM LATAM's bankruptcy filing to delay its Brazil bailout to at least July
Latin America 31 May 2020 LATAM Bankrupt LATAM Airlines Took a $1.7 Billion Q1 Impairment Due To the Pandemic
Latin America 15 Jul 2020 LATAM LATAM’s Passengers Fall 50% But There’s Hope For The Airline
Latin America 18 Aug 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines has laid off 12,600 employees since March amid coronavirus crisis
Latin America 29 Sep 2020 LATAM LATAM Streamlines Flight Booking, Increases Ancillary Revenue With New App
Latin America 16 Oct 2020 Government Latin American Aviation Expected To Lose Almost 300 Million Passengers
Latin America 01 Jun 2020 LATAM LATAM Expects Capacity To Return To 18% In July
Latin America 25 Jun 2020 LATAM LATAM Makes Significant Route Adjustments Across Multiple Countries
Latin America 14 Jul 2020 LATAM Latam Airlines Creditors Slam ‘Insider’ Bankruptcy Financing
Latin America 17 Aug 2020 LATAM The trickle continues in LATAM Argentina: 1,100 employees have already left
Latin America 18 Aug 2020 COPA Copa restarts service five months after grounding
Latin America 28 Aug 2020 Avianca Avianca Looks To Resume Operations With 14 Domestic Routes
Latin America 20 Sep 2020 Avianca Colombian courts throw a major wrench into Avianca’s restructuring
Latin America 06 Oct 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines to provide discounts on COVID-19 tests at Sao Paulo Guarulhos International Airport
Latin America 21 Oct 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines Brasil mulls pilot, crew rehires to cut costs
Latin America 07 Dec 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines to recover 38% of its operations in Dec-2020