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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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 19 Aug 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines reports 76% reduction in total revenue in 2Q2020
North America 09 May 2020 LATAM Delta and LATAM sign trans-American Joint Venture Agreement
Latin America 28 May 2020 LATAM LATAM's bankruptcy filing to delay its Brazil bailout to at least July
Latin America 31 May 2020 LATAM Bankrupt LATAM Airlines Took a $1.7 Billion Q1 Impairment Due To the Pandemic
Latin America 15 Jul 2020 LATAM LATAM’s Passengers Fall 50% But There’s Hope For The Airline
Latin America 18 Aug 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines has laid off 12,600 employees since March amid coronavirus crisis
Latin America 29 Sep 2020 LATAM LATAM Streamlines Flight Booking, Increases Ancillary Revenue With New App
Latin America 20 Mar 2020 LATAM LATAM to cut pay by 50% to its 43,000
Latin America 01 Jun 2020 LATAM LATAM Expects Capacity To Return To 18% In July
Latin America 25 Jun 2020 LATAM LATAM Makes Significant Route Adjustments Across Multiple Countries
Latin America 14 Jul 2020 LATAM Latam Airlines Creditors Slam ‘Insider’ Bankruptcy Financing
Latin America 17 Aug 2020 LATAM The trickle continues in LATAM Argentina: 1,100 employees have already left
Latin America 06 Oct 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines to provide discounts on COVID-19 tests at Sao Paulo Guarulhos International Airport
Latin America 21 Oct 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines Brasil mulls pilot, crew rehires to cut costs
Latin America 07 Dec 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines to recover 38% of its operations in Dec-2020
Latin America 20 Mar 2020 LATAM LATAM to reduce its operations by 70%
Latin America 31 Mar 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines cuts more flights as virus spreads
Latin America 03 Apr 2020 LATAM LATAM reduces operations by 95% in April
Latin America 26 May 2020 LATAM Latam files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Latin America 11 Aug 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines' passenger traffic fell 93.4% in July
Latin America 20 Oct 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines Brasil considers shifting passenger ops to cargo subsidiary to reduce wage costs
Latin America 07 Dec 2020 LATAM LATAM expects to function at 38% normal capacity during December
Latin America 14 Dec 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines modernize direct channel with ATPCO’s Routehappy Rich Content
Latin America 09 Apr 2020 LATAM LATAM Cancels 10 Airbus A350 Orders
Latin America 17 Apr 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines Group requires financial support from govs to survive COVID impact
Latin America 26 May 2020 LATAM LATAM becomes largest airline driven to bankruptcy by coronavirus
Latin America 11 Jun 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines bondholders in talks to supply up to $1.5 billion loan, sources say
Latin America 22 Jun 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines Group makes bold moves in restructuring
Latin America 10 Aug 2020 LATAM LATAM’s unlikely recovery funding: Qatar Airways could boost Delta’s position
Latin America 07 Dec 2020 LATAM Route Network Update for LATAM Airlines
Latin America 14 Dec 2020 LATAM LATAM Flies To Qatar For The First Time
Latin America 16 Mar 2020 LATAM Cut 30% of their international flights
Latin America 13 Apr 2020 LATAM LATAM airline suspends international flights
Latin America 27 May 2020 LATAM LATAM immediately cutting 19 leased aircraft from fleet
Latin America 09 Jun 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines Group retrenches additional 1000 personnel
Latin America 11 Jun 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines (LTM) May Traffic Hurt by Coronavirus Woes
Latin America 23 Jun 2020 LATAM Latam Airlines flies in consultants for Chapter 11 work
Latin America 23 Nov 2020 LATAM Bankrupt LATAM Airlines: No Fleet Exodus
Latin America 14 Dec 2020 LATAM LATAM offers free domestic Covid-19 vaccine transportation in operational countries
Latin America 16 Mar 2020 LATAM Brazil's government is expected to announce a relief package
Latin America 11 Oct 2020 LATAM LATAM receives first USD1.1bn from DIP
Latin America 21 Oct 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines Group appoints new Chief Commercial Officer
Latin America 26 Oct 2020 LATAM Negotiations Between LATAM Brasil, Flight Crews for Wage Reductions Advance
Latin America 16 Mar 2020 LATAM Suspending new investments, expenses and hiring
Latin America 15 Apr 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines plans to suspend 2019 dividend due to coronavirus crisis
Latin America 20 Apr 2020 LATAM LATAM suspends European services until June
Latin America 16 Jun 2020 LATAM Azul and LATAM Airlines Brazil announce codeshare and frequent flyer agreements
Latin America 17 Jun 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines suspends Argentina unit, ending its Miami-Buenos Aires route
Latin America 20 Sep 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines receives approval for USD2.4bn DIP financing
Latin America 05 Oct 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines Group announces new director of customer care