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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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
EMEA 20 Mar 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Group CEO: 'There Will Be No Back To Normal'
EMEA 17 Aug 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Cabin Crew Union Members Back Cost Cut Deal
EMEA 19 Aug 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa reaches deal with pilots to cut costs
EMEA 24 Aug 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa opens walk-in COVID-19 testing facility at HAM
EMEA 14 Sep 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Hikes Its Third-Party Booking Fee Despite the Crisis
EMEA 21 Sep 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa to cut more jobs as it loses 500 million euros a month
EMEA 06 Oct 2020 Lufthansa No new pilots needed for ‘very long time’: Lufthansa training arm
EMEA 03 Apr 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa puts 87,000 workers on reduced hours
EMEA 13 Apr 2020 Lufthansa LHG permanently retires 9% of Lufthansa branded fleet
EMEA 21 May 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Nears Rescue, Making Germany Its Top Shareholder
EMEA 29 May 2020 Lufthansa German official sees Lufthansa bailout in reach, demands fairness
EMEA 26 Jun 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Shareholders Agree to $10.1 Billion Government Bailout
EMEA 06 Aug 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Predicts Slow Recovery as It Reports €1.7B Q2 Loss
EMEA 19 Aug 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa subsidiaries to get vital financial injection
EMEA 23 Sep 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa to start pre-flight "rapid COVID testing" next month
EMEA 30 Apr 2020 All Nippon Airways ANA will delay reception of aircraft to cut costs: president
APAC 07 Dec 2020 All Nippon Airways Japan's ANA sets share price for new issues at 2,286 yen per share
APAC 07 Dec 2020 All Nippon Airways ANA Becomes First Japanese Airline To Join IATA’s Diversity Campaign
APAC 14 Dec 2020 All Nippon Airways Japan's ANA to raise $3.2 billion for post-Covid recovery
APAC 07 Dec 2020 All Nippon Airways Route Network Update for ANA
APAC 14 Dec 2020 All Nippon Airways ANA launches flight to Shenzhen, first new route since pandemic
APAC 20 Mar 2020 All Nippon Airways ANA to put 5,000 flight attendants on temporary rotating furlough
APAC 14 Dec 2020 All Nippon Airways All Nippon Airways adding more international frequencies in Dec-2020/Jan-2021
APAC 31 Mar 2020 All Nippon Airways ANA further cut April schedules
APAC 03 Apr 2020 All Nippon Airways ANA Reduces Summer Schedule
APAC 16 Mar 2020 All Nippon Airways Reduced flights to North America and Europe
APAC 23 Nov 2020 All Nippon Airways ANA looks to raise ¥200 billion in share offering as early as next week
APAC 16 Mar 2020 All Nippon Airways Major domestic reductions
APAC 13 Apr 2020 All Nippon Airways ANA cuts more flights
APAC 19 Mar 2020 All Nippon Airways ANA adds more Temporary Changes on Select International Routes
APAC 23 Mar 2020 All Nippon Airways ANA to seek short-term loans
APAC 24 Mar 2020 All Nippon Airways ANA Temporarily Grounds Airbus A380 Fleet
APAC 15 Apr 2020 All Nippon Airways ANA Holdings to put 16,000 workers on leave
APAC 17 Mar 2020 All Nippon Airways ANA to Reduce Int'l Flights by 60 Pct over Coronavirus
APAC 19 Mar 2020 All Nippon Airways Furloughs 5,000 Cabin Crew
APAC 07 Apr 2020 All Nippon Airways ANA seeks state guarantees as it borrows $12bn
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 09 Nov 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines posts $573 million loss because of coronavirus restrictions
Latin America 01 Jul 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines battles with unions in Argentina over crisis prevention procedures