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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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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 Sort descending Summary
North America 19 May 2020 Air Canada Air Canada Details New Sanitization Protocols
North America 13 Jul 2020 Air Canada Air Canada undertakes two Covid-19 biosafety initiatives
North America 11 Aug 2020 Air Canada Air Canada is revamping its Aeroplan loyalty program in an effort to make it easier to use. BUSINESS Air Canada to launch revamped Aeroplan amid devastated travel industry
North America 03 Oct 2020 Air Canada Air Canada Airport COVID-19 Testing Trial Shows Promising Results
North America 06 May 2020 Air Canada Air Canada: First Airline In North America Requiring Passengers To Get Temperature Checks
North America 18 Sep 2020 Air Canada Air Canada Introduces COVID-19 Cover Following WestJet
North America 02 Oct 2020 Air Canada Air Canada Finalizing Order for COVID-19 Rapid Testing Kits
North America 08 Oct 2020 Air Canada Air Canada raises nearly $500 million by selling, leasing back nine Boeing 737 Max 8s
North America 16 Oct 2020 Air Canada Air Canada CEO Calin Rovinescu to retire next year; Michael Rousseau named successor
North America 19 Mar 2020 Air Canada Airline further reducing schedule, maintaining essential services where possible
North America 15 Jun 2020 Air Canada Ratings agency downgrades Air Canada over expected slow recovery for international travel
North America 29 Jul 2020 Air Canada Air Canada (TSX:AC) Investors Face the Moment of Truth This Week
North America 01 Sep 2020 Air Canada Air Canada offers COVID-19 insurance for sun destinations at no extra cost to travellers
North America 25 Sep 2020 Air Canada Air Canada Has A Digital Focus On The Road To Recovery
North America 10 Oct 2020 Air Canada Air Canada slashes Transat buyout price by nearly 75% as COVID-19 hits traffic
North America 18 Oct 2020 Air Canada Air Canada Vacations Expands Winter Sun Options
North America 09 Apr 2020 Air Canada AC to immediately rehire more than 16,000 workers
North America 14 Jun 2020 Air Canada Air Canada CEO: “Government Restrictions Are Preventing A Return To Normality”
North America 16 Jun 2020 Air Canada Air Canada Sees Uptick In Domestic Flight Bookings
North America 02 Aug 2020 Air Canada Air Canada Posts Loses Of 1.75 Billion, Urges Easing Of Travel Restrictions
North America 27 Aug 2020 Air Canada Air Canada plans voluntary COVID-19 passenger test trial: analyst note
North America 07 Oct 2020 Air Canada Air Canada to explore 'wearable' COVID-19 contact tracing technology
North America 15 Apr 2020 Air Canada AC suspends flights until June
North America 15 May 2020 Air Canada Air Canada to lay off 20,000 workers as pandemic collapses travel industry
North America 25 Jul 2020 Air Canada Air Canada Begins Reopening Its Maple Leaf Lounges
North America 31 Jul 2020 Air Canada Air Canada Lowers Q3 Capacity Plans Amid Ongoing Canadian Travel Restrictions
North America 16 May 2020 Air Canada Canada's Trudeau to look at possible further aid for airlines, after Air Canada layoffs
North America 09 Jul 2020 Air Canada Air Canada to 'explore' rapid Covid-19 tests
EMEA 18 May 2020 Air France Air France now offering cash refunds for cancelled flights
EMEA 24 Jul 2020 Air France Air France Receives Its Last Boeing 787-9 Delivery
EMEA 03 Aug 2020 Air France Air France-KLM Ready For More Network Cuts If Recovery Lags
EMEA 24 Apr 2020 Air France French government announces 'historic' €7 billion aid package for Air France-KLM
EMEA 26 Apr 2020 Air France Air France-KLM Sees Traffic at 70% by Year-End If All Feel Safe
Europe 29 Apr 2020 Air France Air France must cut emissions, domestic flights for aid: minister
EMEA 04 May 2020 Air France EU clears 7 billion euros in state aid for Air France
EMEA 11 May 2020 Air France Air France boosts its passenger Covid measures
EMEA 01 Jul 2020 Air France Air France plans to cut 6,500 jobs by 2022
EMEA 19 Jul 2020 Air France Air France Starts To Reinstate Inflight Meal Services
Europe 23 Nov 2020 Air France CEOs From Air France and Ryanair See Different Flight Paths to a Travel Recovery
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
EMEA 20 Jul 2020 Air France Air France Pilots in Draft Deal on Low-Cost Domestic Flights
Europe 09 Nov 2020 Air France Dutch Back Air France-KLM Bailout After Pilots Agree Wage Deal
Europe 07 Dec 2020 Air France Air France Expands Rail Partnership As It Looks To Cut Domestic Flying
EMEA 14 Sep 2020 Air France Air France’s Survival ‘Guaranteed’ by French After Dutch Warning
EMEA 15 Sep 2020 Air France Air France-KLM Now Offering Fully Refundable Vouchers
EMEA 21 Sep 2020 Air France Bailout insufficient for Air France-KLM, says CEO
Europe 07 Dec 2020 Air France French state to double Air France stake, RTL radio reports
Europe 14 Dec 2020 Air France French Gov. set to double its existing 14% stake in the Air France-KLM group
EMEA 20 Mar 2020 Air France AF-KLM reveals "very significant" cutbacks
EMEA 03 Jul 2020 Air France Air France set to cut more than 7,500 jobs