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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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 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 10 May 2020 Avianca Avianca Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy In The US
Latin America 17 May 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines Brasil to resume Frankfurt connectivity on 19-May-2020
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 14 Sep 2020 Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras Azul Receives Government Loan Proposal Worth $376m
Latin America 06 Oct 2020 Avianca Avianca’s $2 Billion Financing Approved In New York
Latin America 02 Oct 2020 Government Argentina Claims Commercial Flights Will Resume In Mid-October
Latin America 28 Apr 2020 Government Argentina bans commercial flight sales until 1 September
Latin America 03 May 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines Exits The oneworld Alliance
Middle East 14 Dec 2020 Emirates Emirates Takes Its 117th Airbus A380 As It Awaits First With Premium Economy
Middle East 14 Dec 2020 Qatar Airways Qatar Airways Continues To Strengthen Airline Partnerships
North America 08 Jul 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines Tries to Get Back to Business
North America 08 Jul 2020 Government Feds fail to lead on aviation health and safety
North America 19 Jul 2020 American Airlines American Airlines CEO Says 'Let’s Go Fly, for God’s Sake'
North America 26 Jul 2020 Industry Comparing The Finances Of The Big 4 US Airlines In The Second Quarter
North America 27 Jul 2020 Delta Delta Partners with Lysol to Bolster Hygienic Protocols
North America 01 Aug 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Potentially 2,000 Hawaiian Airlines Employees at Risk of Involuntary Furlough
North America 06 Aug 2020 United United Extends Global Services Memberships Through January 2022
North America 19 Aug 2020 Southwest Southwest Cuts Q3 Capacity Outlook
North America 17 Aug 2020 Industry Boeing to offer second layoff plan, CEO Calhoun sees smaller market ahead
North America 19 Aug 2020 Southwest Southwest reports ‘modest’ improvement in travel demand, turns down government loan
North America 01 Sep 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines To Furlough 442 Pilots And Flight Attendants
North America 03 Sep 2020 Delta How Delta Airlines is working to keep passengers safe
North America 31 Aug 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines furloughs workers amid state shutdown
North America 11 Sep 2020 American Airlines Struggling American Airlines prepares to furlough 19,000 workers
North America 23 Sep 2020 American Airlines How American Airlines Is Adapting To COVID-19
North America 11 Oct 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines temporarily suspending its ‘Ohana by Hawaiian flights
North America 06 Oct 2020 United United Tests Bundling Flights With Meeting Space for Remote Workers in Subscription Model
North America 13 Oct 2020 Delta Delta sees increasing demand for 2020 holiday travel
North America 14 Oct 2020 Westjet WestJet to Slash Atlantic Region Service on Nov. 2
North America 21 Oct 2020 Air Canada Nationalise Air Canada? Union floats idea of returning to government ownership
North America 20 Oct 2020 Government U.S. CDC 'Strongly Recommends' Air, Rail Passenger Face Masks
North America 09 Nov 2020 American Airlines American Airlines cuts 100,000 December flights over low demand during pandemic
North America 23 Nov 2020 Air Canada Route Network Update for Air Canada
North America 16 Mar 2020 United Cuts capacity by 50%
North America 18 Mar 2020 Air Canada Air Canada suspend international flights
North America 20 Apr 2020 United United Airlines reports $2.1B quarterly loss
North America 17 Mar 2020 Industry Airlines are doing away with middle seats and beverage service
North America 09 Apr 2020 Government DOT makes rules for airline aid more flexible
North America 28 Apr 2020 COVID-19 U.S. Surpasses 1 Million Coronavirus Cases
North America 30 Apr 2020 American Airlines American Airlines loses $2.2 billion in first quarter as coronavirus roiled air travel
North America 01 May 2020 Delta Delta restarts some international routes
North America 01 May 2020 United United Airlines sees positive uptick in flight searches, but only for travel next year
North America 06 May 2020 Industry What Americans are thinking about flying
North America 11 May 2020 Sabre Sabre notes "massive challenge to the industry" as revenues slump by a third
North America 14 Apr 2020 Delta Delta to have 7,000 more pilots than needed in the fall -memo
North America 20 May 2020 United United Airlines Partners With Clorox To Enhance Hygiene Measures