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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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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 09 Nov 2020 Air Canada European Commission delays decision on Air Canada purchase of Transat until January
North America 16 Nov 2020 Air Canada Transat seeks shareholders’ approval of deal with Air Canada
North America 07 Dec 2020 Air Canada As passengers pushed for refunds, Air Canada got more than $400 million from wage subsidy
North America 14 Dec 2020 Air Canada Air Canada launches biometric boarding
North America 14 Dec 2020 Air Canada The Air Canada strike that came too close to Christmas
North America 17 Sep 2020 Air Canada Air Canada Launches Monthly Infinite Flight Pass
North America 20 Mar 2020 Air Canada Over 5,000 layoffs
North America 27 May 2020 Air Canada Air Canada seeks to raise more than $1B to boost cash position
North America 03 Jul 2020 Air Canada Canada PM disappointed by Air Canada move to suspend domestic flights
North America 21 Oct 2020 Air Canada Nationalise Air Canada? Union floats idea of returning to government ownership
North America 23 Nov 2020 Air Canada Route Network Update for Air Canada
North America 18 Mar 2020 Air Canada Air Canada suspend international flights
North America 25 May 2020 Air Canada Air Canada CEO's compensation cut by over half - to $5.8 million - due to pandemic
North America 29 May 2020 Air Canada Air Canada sets June date to resume flights out of London
North America 21 Oct 2020 Air Canada Air Canada launches all-premium Jetz flights for winter leisure travel
North America 23 Nov 2020 Air Canada Transat Seeks to Allay Antitrust Issues in Air Canada Reviews
North America 26 May 2020 Air Canada Air Canada tests demand with international summer flights
North America 17 Aug 2020 Air Canada Air Canada promoting ‘leisure’ travel to U.S. despite advisories warning against non-essential trips
North America 23 Nov 2020 Air Canada Qatar, Air Canada Sign Codeshare Pact
North America 17 Mar 2020 Air Canada Air Canada to request government help
North America 02 Jun 2020 Air Canada Air Canada raises nearly $1.6 billion to bolster cash flow through coronavirus collapse
North America 25 Jun 2020 Air Canada Air Canada chief executive blasts government for maintaining travel restrictions
North America 22 Oct 2020 Air Canada Air Canada Welcomes the Announcement of Alberta COVID-19 Testing Initiative Aimed at Easing Mandatory 14-Day Quarantine
North America 16 Mar 2020 Air Canada Big capacity cuts (50%) and temporary route suspensions
North America 17 Mar 2020 Air Canada Air Canada suspends flights from Dubai
North America 03 Jun 2020 Air Canada Air Canada says it's not backing out of Air Transat deal despite industry crisis
North America 26 Jun 2020 Air Canada Air Canada raises $4bn financing since start of pandemic
North America 06 Oct 2020 Air Canada Why Air Canada thinks it's time to drop mandatory quarantine when travelling
Europe 23 Nov 2020 Air France Aviation taxes would endanger fleet renewal: Air France-KLM chief
EMEA 03 Apr 2020 Air France Air France-KLM in talks on multibillion euro state-backed loan package
EMEA 26 May 2020 Air France Air France-KLM Could Operate Trains On Domestic Routes
EMEA 26 Jun 2020 Air France Netherlands agrees to contribute 3.4bil euros to Air France-KLM bailout
EMEA 02 Oct 2020 Air France Air France Is Now The Only Continental European Airline Flying To India
Europe 23 Nov 2020 Air France Air France-KLM prepares COVID-19 vaccine airlift
EMEA 09 Jun 2020 Air France Airbus & Air France Set To Benefit From New French State Aid
EMEA 12 Jun 2020 Air France Air France capacity should reach 40% in August
EMEA 22 Jun 2020 Air France AIR FRANCE URGED BY MINISTER TO AVOID FORCED LAYOFFS
EMEA 16 Mar 2020 Air France Cutting capacity by up to 90%
EMEA 13 Apr 2020 Air France Air France-KLM Expects Two Years To Return To Normal Operations
EMEA 17 Apr 2020 Air France French state may call on banks to contribute to Air France bailout
EMEA 20 May 2020 Air France Air France terminates A380 fleet with immediate effect
EMEA 08 Jun 2020 Air France 'Air France Protect' label launched
EMEA 12 Jul 2020 Air France Air France Outlines Return To 60% Of Schedule By October
EMEA 16 Mar 2020 Air France Grounding its entire A380 fleet
EMEA 07 Apr 2020 Air France Air France-KLM to ground more than 90 percent of planes over next 2 months
EMEA 13 Apr 2020 Air France Air France-KLM in Talks for French State Cash Injection
EMEA 04 May 2020 Air France Air France 'must cut domestic flights to get state loan'
EMEA 19 May 2020 Air France Air France Is Slowly Ramping Up Its Flight Schedule
EMEA 14 Jul 2020 Air France Air France cuts another Paris Orly domestic route
EMEA 21 Sep 2020 Air France €10bn euro bailout will keep Air France-KLM afloat less than year: CEO