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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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
North America 18 Sep 2020 American Airlines American Airlines CEO: ‘Hundreds of thousands’ will be jobless without aid
North America 19 Sep 2020 Government US Airline CEOs Continue Advocating For More Government Support
North America 01 Oct 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines Increasing Flights, Offers Home Pre-Travel Test Kits
North America 05 Oct 2020 Delta Delta Extends Seat Blocking Policy Until 2021
North America 12 Oct 2020 American Airlines American Airlines Could Cut More Routes Without COVID Aid
North America 18 Oct 2020 American Airlines American Airlines plans to return the 737 Max to service in December
North America 22 Oct 2020 Delta Delta Air Lines could deal $5 billion blow to Airbus in recovery
North America 21 Oct 2020 Aeroméxico Aeromexico Reports A $136 Million Loss For Q3
North America 22 Oct 2020 Southwest Southwest to End Capacity Controls, Sell Every Seat in December
North America 25 Oct 2020 Industry Which US Airlines Are Offering COVID-19 Testing For Passengers?
North America 16 Nov 2020 United United Airlines debuts free transatlantic coronavirus tests
North America 23 Nov 2020 Government U.S. Airlines Still Have Lots to Do to Put the 737 Max in the Air After FAA Approval
North America 07 Dec 2020 IATA IATA: Canadian Government Urged to Support Aviation Industry
North America 16 Mar 2020 American Airlines Reducing intnl capacity by 75%
North America 23 Mar 2020 American Airlines AA announces cargo-only PAX flights
North America 24 Mar 2020 American Airlines AA could get $12 billion in government aid, but still cutting schedules 80% for May, CEO says
North America 31 Mar 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Holdings Stock Plunges 45% in a Month
North America 09 Apr 2020 Delta Delta Blocks Middle Seats
North America 15 Apr 2020 American Airlines AA To Receive $5.8 Billion In Government Aid
North America 18 Mar 2020 Government Puerto Rico seeks to suspend all incoming flights
North America 17 Apr 2020 United Delta, American, United Allow Free Name Changes on Corporate Tickets
North America 28 Apr 2020 Southwest Southwest CEO Believes First Week of April Was the Bottom
North America 01 May 2020 United United Airlines posts quarterly loss, shores up $9.6 billion in liquidity
North America 06 May 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines still bleeding despite CARES Act and says it can’t withstand the severity indefinitely
North America 07 May 2020 Industry US airlines try to strike cash burn-liquidity balance
North America 16 May 2020 Air Canada Canada's Trudeau to look at possible further aid for airlines, after Air Canada layoffs
North America 20 May 2020 Delta Delta CEO: More summer flights seen as U.S. travel slowly rises
North America 28 May 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Why Shares of Hawaiian Holdings Fell Today
North America 16 Jun 2020 American Airlines American Airlines in Talks to Boost Cash With Junk Bond Deal
North America 16 Jun 2020 Westjet WestJet’s July Schedule Includes Flights To The US & Canada
North America 25 Jun 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines resumes a more limited schedule
North America 01 Jul 2020 United United Airlines Adds Nearly 25,000 Flights in August
North America 06 Jul 2020 Aeroméxico Aeromexico Plans To Reject 19 Aircraft Lease Contracts
North America 09 Jul 2020 Air Canada Air Canada to 'explore' rapid Covid-19 tests
North America 14 Jul 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines to scale back plans to resume service
North America 28 Jul 2020 American Airlines American Airlines backtracks on face shields for flight attendants
North America 29 Jul 2020 JetBlue JetBlue Trials New Ultraviolet Onboard Cleaning System
North America 11 Aug 2020 Delta Delta CEO warns of 'furloughs in the tens of thousands' for airline industry if stimulus talks remain at stalemate
North America 16 Aug 2020 Industry A flood of job losses looms as airline industry struggles in pandemic
North America 19 Aug 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines: More than 2K union workers at risk of losing their jobs
North America 22 Aug 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines Poised for More Layoffs
North America 30 Aug 2020 American Airlines American Airlines slashing flying capacity by 55 percent in October
North America 25 Aug 2020 Alaska Airways Alaska Airlines to Reduce Traveler Touchpoints
North America 01 Sep 2020 Government President Trump Will Step In To Help Airlines
North America 08 Sep 2020 American Airlines American has eliminated Flagship First onboard service — could it be gone for good?
North America 18 Sep 2020 American Airlines AMERICAN AIRLINES TO SLASH 40,000 JOBS THROUGH OCTOBER
North America 20 Sep 2020 Government How Much Long-Term Debt Do US Airlines Have?
North America 16 Sep 2020 Government Hawaiʻi Launches a Pre-Travel COVID-19 Testing Program on Oct. 15
North America 25 Sep 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines to Offer Drive-Through Covid-19 Testing
North America 30 Sep 2020 Alaska Airways Alaska Airlines to Provide Discounted Covid-19 Testing for Passengers