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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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 23 Nov 2020 LATAM Bankrupt LATAM Airlines: No Fleet Exodus
Latin America 14 Dec 2020 LATAM LATAM offers free domestic Covid-19 vaccine transportation in operational countries
Latin America 16 Mar 2020 LATAM Brazil's government is expected to announce a relief package
Latin America 11 Oct 2020 LATAM LATAM receives first USD1.1bn from DIP
Latin America 21 Oct 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines Group appoints new Chief Commercial Officer
Latin America 26 Oct 2020 LATAM Negotiations Between LATAM Brasil, Flight Crews for Wage Reductions Advance
Latin America 16 Mar 2020 LATAM Suspending new investments, expenses and hiring
Latin America 15 Apr 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines plans to suspend 2019 dividend due to coronavirus crisis
Latin America 20 Apr 2020 LATAM LATAM suspends European services until June
Latin America 16 Jun 2020 LATAM Azul and LATAM Airlines Brazil announce codeshare and frequent flyer agreements
Latin America 17 Jun 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines suspends Argentina unit, ending its Miami-Buenos Aires route
Latin America 20 Sep 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines receives approval for USD2.4bn DIP financing
Latin America 05 Oct 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines Group announces new director of customer care
Latin America 17 Mar 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines to cancel 90% of its international flights
Latin America 07 Apr 2020 LATAM LATAM Believes Demand Will Rise To 60-70% By 2021
Latin America 17 May 2020 LATAM LATAM To Lay Off 1,400 Employees
Latin America 14 Jun 2020 LATAM New World, New Missions: LATAM Brasil’s Widebodies Remain Active During COVID-19
Latin America 09 Jul 2020 LATAM LATAM Brazil Joins Sister Airlines In Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Latin America 28 Jul 2020 LATAM Latam Airlines Faces Off With Creditors on $900 Million Loan
Latin America 01 Aug 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines to fire 'at least' 2,700 workers in Brazil
Latin America 27 Aug 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines reopens international routes and increases flow of local flights
Latin America 19 Sep 2020 LATAM Brazil Approves Delta And LATAM’s Joint Venture
Latin America 17 Oct 2020 LATAM LATAM Gradually Restores Passenger Operations
Latin America 17 Mar 2020 LATAM Chile closes borders as Latam grounds flights over pandemic
Latin America 24 Apr 2020 LATAM LATAM Brazil Wants To Stop Flying But Can’t
Latin America 17 May 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines Brasil to resume Frankfurt connectivity on 19-May-2020
Latin America 09 Jul 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines adds $1.3 billion to bankruptcy financing proposal, Brazil unit seeks protection
Latin America 19 Oct 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines Group capacity down 80% year-on-year in Sep-2020
Latin America 03 May 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines Exits The oneworld Alliance
Latin America 24 Jul 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines creditors oppose bankruptcy loan proposal
Latin America 04 Sep 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines expects air fares to drop due to excess capacity, fare flexibility and reduced demand
Latin America 10 Sep 2020 LATAM Latam Airlines Judge Denies $2.45 Billion Bankruptcy Loan
Latin America 22 Jul 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines Gets OK For $9.8M Breakup Fee On $1.3B DIP
Latin America 10 Sep 2020 LATAM LATAM names former JetBlue executive as new commercial chief
Latin America 17 Sep 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines Increasing Subsidiary Operations During September
Latin America 01 Jul 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines battles with unions in Argentina over crisis prevention procedures
Latin America 04 Oct 2020 LATAM LATAM Brasil Flight Crews Allow Union to Negotiate Wage Reductions
Latin America 09 Nov 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines posts $573 million loss because of coronavirus restrictions
Latin America 30 Apr 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines sees long, slow recovery from coronavirus, defers investments
Latin America 21 Jul 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines Brasil reports a 'shy warming up of demand'
Latin America 29 Sep 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines to increase frequencies in Oct-2020 by 42%
Latin America 09 Nov 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines closes 3Q2020 with over USD3.3bn available to endure the COVID-19 crisis
Latin America 22 Sep 2020 LATAM Latam accelerates digital transformation, eliminates check-in on its flights
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 19 Aug 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines reports 76% reduction in total revenue in 2Q2020
North America 09 May 2020 LATAM Delta and LATAM sign trans-American Joint Venture Agreement
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