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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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
Latin America 13 Oct 2020 Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras Azul Hopes To Burn Through Less Than $450,000 A Day In Q4
Latin America 09 Nov 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines closes 3Q2020 with over USD3.3bn available to endure the COVID-19 crisis
Latin America 28 Apr 2020 Government Argentine Budget Airlines Say Government Blindsided Them With Travel Ban
Latin America 30 Apr 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines sees long, slow recovery from coronavirus, defers investments
Latin America 04 May 2020 Government Argentina’s flight ban extension puts LCCs in peril
Latin America 11 Jun 2020 Government When Will Latin America Reopen For Air Travelers?
Latin America 10 Jul 2020 Government Rio de Janeiro’s Famous Beaches Will Only Reopen After a Vaccine Is Found
Latin America 21 Jul 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines Brasil reports a 'shy warming up of demand'
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 25 Jun 2020 Avianca Avianca Could Stop Paying Some Employees For Up To A Year
Middle East 14 Dec 2020 Emirates Emirates Takes Its 117th Airbus A380 As It Awaits First With Premium Economy
Middle East 14 Dec 2020 Qatar Airways Qatar Airways Continues To Strengthen Airline Partnerships
North America 16 Sep 2020 Southwest Southwest Extends Distanced Seating Policy to Nov. 30
North America 01 Oct 2020 Delta Delta says it will be avoiding and delaying furloughs
North America 24 Sep 2020 United United to Offer Pre-Flight Covid-19 Testing for Hawaii Travel Next Month
North America 12 Oct 2020 Southwest Southwest Pilots Union Not Onboard With 10% Pay Cut
North America 15 Oct 2020 Industry ARC: Sept. Monthly Agency Air Ticket Sales Surpass $1B, First Time Since March
North America 21 Oct 2020 American Airlines 98% Of American Airlines’ Passengers Are Happy To Fly On Full Planes
North America 26 Oct 2020 Air Canada Air Canada Adding Doha To Its Route Network With A Boeing 787-9
North America 22 Oct 2020 Government Calgary To Trial Scrapping Quarantine For Some International Arrivals
North America 09 Nov 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Interview: How Hawaiian Airlines Is Coping With COVID-19
North America 09 Nov 2020 Expedia Expedia Group announces improved financial results in third quarter trading update
North America 23 Nov 2020 United United says Covid-19 spike is hitting air travel -- again
North America 23 Nov 2020 COVID-19 U.S. Borders Will Remain Largely Closed to Mexico and Canada Through at Least December 21
North America 14 Dec 2020 American Airlines American Airlines offers at-home COVID tests for US travel
North America 16 Mar 2020 Air Canada Postponed launches of new routes
North America 17 Mar 2020 American Airlines American Airlines jobs on the line
North America 31 Mar 2020 Air Canada Air Canada puts 16-500 staff on furlough; cuts operations
North America 07 Apr 2020 RavnAir Alaskan airline RavnAir lays off all employees, files for bankruptcy
North America 09 Apr 2020 JetBlue JetBlue to suspend operations at several airports around 5 major metro areas
North America 23 Mar 2020 Industry US airlines warn of 'draconian' steps if Congress fails to help
North America 27 Apr 2020 United United to Give Face Masks to Passengers From May
North America 28 Apr 2020 Industry Boeing terminates agreement to establish JV with Embraer
North America 05 May 2020 Alaska Airways Alaska Poised to Ride Out Long Recovery If Necessary
North America 15 May 2020 United United Airlines says it needs only 3,000 of its 25,000 flight attendants
North America 21 May 2020 Air Canada Europe Lifts Coronavirus Travel Restrictions, But Air Canada Waits To Resume International Flights
North America 01 Jun 2020 American Airlines $70 Million A Day Cash Burn And No Demand: Can American Airlines Stock Recover From Here?
North America 08 Jun 2020 Air Canada Can Air Canada Survive Without a Bailout?
North America 06 Jun 2020 United United to Close Three International Flight Attendant Bases
North America 11 Jun 2020 Air Canada Air Canada CEO pleads with Trudeau government to let airlines fly again
North America 10 Jun 2020 United United to require passengers to self-certify their health
North America 16 Jun 2020 Industry What Are The Keys To Airline Passenger Satisfaction Now?
North America 22 Jun 2020 Air Canada Air Canada raises additional C$1.23b in cash
North America 30 Jun 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines becomes latest US carrier to backtrack on strict refund policy
North America 06 Jul 2020 Hawaiian Airlines 13 Hawaiian Airlines employees test positive for COVID-19
North America 08 Jul 2020 United United Airlines Tells 36,000 Employees They Might Lose Their Jobs
North America 13 Jul 2020 Westjet WestJet Bumps Up August Schedule by 10 Percent
North America 15 Jul 2020 Air Canada Air Canada calls on Ottawa to ease 14-day quarantine rules