COVID-19 News Roundup

Tracking the impact of the pandemic on travel

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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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
North America	09 Nov 2020	American Airlines	American Airlines cuts 100,000 December flights over low demand during pandemic
North America	09 Nov 2020	Delta	How empathy drives Delta Air Lines’ strategy
Europe	09 Nov 2020	British Airways	British Airways scraps London to Sydney flights by Christmas 2020
Europe	09 Nov 2020	Lufthansa	Lufthansa is bleeding, preparing for a “difficult” winter
Europe	09 Nov 2020	Norwegian Air	Norwegian Facing An Uncertain Future: Lack Of Government Support
Asia Pacific	09 Nov 2020	Austrian Airlines	Austrian Airlines Moving Forward With Mandatory COVID Tests
North America	09 Nov 2020	Sabre	Sabre unveils AI product for airfare offers
APAC	27 Oct 2020	Government	India Will Allow Just 13,000 Domestic Flights This Winter
APAC	27 Oct 2020	ANA	ANA expects record net loss of 510 bil. yen in FY 2020 amid pandemic
APAC	27 Oct 2020	ANA	Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways introduce new accessibility measures
North America	26 Oct 2020	American Airlines	American Airlines’ CEO Thinks It Needs Only 6 Months Of Government Support
Latin America	26 Oct 2020	LATAM	Negotiations Between LATAM Brasil, Flight Crews for Wage Reductions Advance
EMEA	26 Oct 2020	Lufthansa	Lufthansa says 30,000 jobs at risk over pandemic
APAC	26 Oct 2020	EVA Air	China Airlines And EVA Air Post Profits Amid Ongoing Crisis
North America	26 Oct 2020	Delta	Delta Air Lines CEO on the health of the travel industry
EMEA	26 Oct 2020	KLM	KLM CEO Says European Aviation Will Look Like The US In 10 Years’ Time
North America	26 Oct 2020	United	How Delta and United Could Lead Airlines’ Return to Profitability
APAC	26 Oct 2020	Qantas	Report: Qantas will not restart UK flights without vaccine
North America	26 Oct 2020	Air Canada	Air Canada Adding Doha To Its Route Network With A Boeing 787-9
EMEA	26 Oct 2020	Lufthansa	Lufthansa Abandons Offices, Parks Planes to Cut Costs in Winter
APAC	26 Oct 2020	Google	Google says COVID boosted OTA usage in APAC
APAC	25 Oct 2020	ANA	ANA Looks To Cut 3,500 Jobs Over The Next Three Years
North America	25 Oct 2020	Industry	Which US Airlines Are Offering COVID-19 Testing For Passengers?
North America	25 Oct 2020	American Airlines	American Airlines Planning Customer Tours Before First MAX Flights
APAC	24 Oct 2020	Government	India Seeks To Further Ease Travel Restrictions
North America	23 Oct 2020	Government	Canada Is Preparing An Airline Bailout Package
EMEA	23 Oct 2020	Austrian Airlines	Austrian Airlines Trials Rapid Pre-Departure COVID Tests In Vienna
Global	23 Oct 2020	IATA	IATA: COVID Aviation Impacts Have Cost The World Over $1.75 Trillion
North America	23 Oct 2020	Government	When Might The US-Canada Border Reopen?
EMEA	23 Oct 2020	Industry	European LCCs Cut Flights In Response To Second COVID Wave
North America	23 Oct 2020	Volaris	Volaris Lost $97 Million In 3Q
North America	23 Oct 2020	Alaska Airways	Alaska Airlines Plans to End Middle-Seat Blocking in Early 2021
EMEA	23 Oct 2020	Emirates	Emirates Rolls Out Fully Biometric Experience In Dubai
North America	23 Oct 2020	Government	Hawaiian will be back to all its mainland gateways in December
North America	23 Oct 2020	Industry	Which US Airlines Are Still Blocking Middle Seats?
North America	23 Oct 2020	Sabre	Sabre, Google to launch tech platform driving personalization in travel
Multiple	22 Oct 2020	Industry	Successful transatlantic trial for digital Covid passport
Global	22 Oct 2020	IATA	IATA calls for development of affordable COVID-19 testing for aviation
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	22 Oct 2020	American Airlines	American Sees Short-Haul International as Q4 Bright Spot
North America	22 Oct 2020	American Airlines	American Airlines Defers MAX Deliveries Following $2.4 Billion net Loss
EMEA	22 Oct 2020	British Airways	British Airways owner IAG slashes flight schedules as losses hit €1.3bn
North America	22 Oct 2020	Government	Calgary To Trial Scrapping Quarantine For Some International Arrivals
APAC	22 Oct 2020	Cathay Pacific	Cathay Pacific to cut workforce by 24%, slay Cathay Dragon
North America	22 Oct 2020	Delta	Delta Air Lines could deal $5 billion blow to Airbus in recovery
North America	22 Oct 2020	Southwest	Southwest to End Capacity Controls, Sell Every Seat in December
EMEA	21 Oct 2020	Lufthansa	Lufthansa Will Only Offer 25% Of Pre COVID Flights In Q4
North America	21 Oct 2020	United	United Airlines tests COVID-19 ‘health pass’ to kick-start global travel again
APAC	21 Oct 2020	Cathay Pacific	Cathay Pacific Will Cut 8,500 Jobs and Close Cathay Dragon Carrier
North America	21 Oct 2020	Delta	Delta CEO says airline will continue COVID-19 middle seat policy 'well into next year'