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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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
Global 09 Oct 2020 Industry Airline coronavirus recovery tracker: October 2020 update
North America 09 Oct 2020 Allegiant Air Allegiant burned $1.3 million daily during third quarter
APAC 09 Oct 2020 Government Japan Could Be About To Reopen The Door To International Travel
Global 09 Oct 2020 Industry WTTC has a plan to save the travel sector
North America 09 Oct 2020 Delta Delta CEO on what the airline industry needs to survive
EMEA 10 Oct 2020 Qatar Airways Qatar Airways CEO Offers Dire Warning For The Airline Industry
EMEA 10 Oct 2020 Finnair Finnair Announces Long-Term Recovery Personnel Incentives
North America 10 Oct 2020 Air Canada Air Canada slashes Transat buyout price by nearly 75% as COVID-19 hits traffic
North America 10 Oct 2020 United United Airlines Plans to Extend Pre-Flight Rapid COVID-19 Flight Attendant Testing
EMEA 10 Oct 2020 Alitalia Italian ministers sign decree establishing Alitalia successor
APAC 11 Oct 2020 Malaysia Airlines Malaysia Airlines May Need To Shut Down Without Restructuring
APAC 11 Oct 2020 Government Australia in travel talks with Japan, Korea as coronavirus cases ease
APAC 11 Oct 2020 ANA ANA to permit staff to take on wider range of side jobs amid pandemic
North America 11 Oct 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines temporarily suspending its ‘Ohana by Hawaiian flights
Latin America 11 Oct 2020 LATAM LATAM receives first USD1.1bn from DIP
Latin America 12 Oct 2020 Government Latin America reopens and airlines try to gauge demand
North America 12 Oct 2020 American Airlines American Airlines Could Cut More Routes Without COVID Aid
EMEA 12 Oct 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa has issued €3.2 billion in refunds in 2020
EMEA 12 Oct 2020 Government Weekly flights across European network fall below mid-July levels
Global 12 Oct 2020 Industry Subtle shifts in travel may drive long recovery: trade group
North America 12 Oct 2020 Aeroméxico New York Okays $1 Billion In Financing For Aeromexico
North America 12 Oct 2020 Allegiant Air Allegiant hopes its focus on underserved routes will help it beat coronavirus
EMEA 12 Oct 2020 Government Ireland Looks To Introduce COVID-19 Testing For Travellers
EMEA 12 Oct 2020 British Airways British Airways CEO Departs as Parent IAG Seeks Revamp
North America 12 Oct 2020 Southwest Southwest Pilots Union Not Onboard With 10% Pay Cut
EMEA 13 Oct 2020 Finnair Finnair develops ‘financial bazooka’ to survive crisis
EMEA 13 Oct 2020 Industry The EU Introduces Plan to Make Covid-Era Travel Less Confusing
EMEA 13 Oct 2020 Government EU traffic light scheme will mean ‘borders remain effectively closed’
North America 13 Oct 2020 Delta Delta Loses $5 Billion In 3rd Quarter, May Soon Furlough 1,700 Pilots
EMEA 13 Oct 2020 British Airways Who Is Sean Doyle – British Airways’ New CEO
Latin America 13 Oct 2020 Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras Azul Hopes To Burn Through Less Than $450,000 A Day In Q4
North America 13 Oct 2020 Southwest Southwest Airlines Looks Beyond the Downturn to a Corporate Travel Recovery
APAC 13 Oct 2020 Singapore Airlines Where Will Singapore Airlines Fly In December?
APAC 13 Oct 2020 Government When Will Australia Reopen Its Borders To Passengers?
Multiple 13 Oct 2020 Industry Europe and U.S. Suffer Worsening Travel Performance in September: Skift Recovery Index Insights
North America 13 Oct 2020 American Airlines American Airlines’ journey into DevOps and beyond
North America 13 Oct 2020 Delta Delta Air Lines Sees An Opportunity To Do More Regional Flying
North America 13 Oct 2020 Delta Delta sees increasing demand for 2020 holiday travel
North America 13 Oct 2020 Government Avoiding Quarantine In Hawaii – How The Testing Program Works
North America 13 Oct 2020 Industry US Daily Travelers Edge Closer To 1 Million
Global 13 Oct 2020 Industry Soon You Might Not Have To Remove Your Mask To Pass Through Airport Security
APAC 13 Oct 2020 ANA ANA Plans Its Third Airbus A380 Flight To Nowhere
North America 13 Oct 2020 Delta Delta: Most Corp. Customers Have Resumed Some Level of Business Travel
Multiple 14 Oct 2020 Government Nigeria Signs Bilateral Aviation Agreement With India
North America 14 Oct 2020 Westjet WestJet to Slash Atlantic Region Service on Nov. 2
North America 14 Oct 2020 Allegiant Air Allegiant has the secret sauce for surviving Covid-19
EMEA 14 Oct 2020 Government Pandemic Delays Israel-UAE Direct Flights Until 2021
North America 14 Oct 2020 American Airlines American Adjusts Elite Status Requirements for 2021
North America 14 Oct 2020 Volaris Volaris Expects To Operate 95% Of Pre-COVID Schedule By New Year
Global 14 Oct 2020 IATA Airport group and IATA call for urgent industry-wide support to underpin recovery