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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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 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 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 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 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 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
North America 23 Nov 2020 Delta Delta CEO calls New York-London travel corridor 'complicated,' as airlines aim to revive transatlantic travel
North America 07 Dec 2020 Delta Delta will be the first US airline to help CDC with COVID-19 contact tracing
North America 14 Dec 2020 Delta Delta Air Lines asks more employees to take furloughs amid new coronavirus spike, travel slump
North America 26 May 2020 Delta Delta Cancels A350 Purchase From LATAM, Continues Joint-Venture Despite LATAM’s Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filing
North America 04 Jun 2020 Delta Delta will cap seating, block middle seats through September
North America 11 Jun 2020 Delta Delta Air Lines offers workers incentives to leave voluntarily
North America 23 Jun 2020 Delta Delta Air Lines Reports 500 Confirmed Coronavirus Cases and 10 Deaths among Staff
North America 14 Jul 2020 Delta Delta cuts summer flying as demand stalls due to coronavirus, posts $5.7 billion quarterly loss
North America 13 Oct 2020 Delta Delta Loses $5 Billion In 3rd Quarter, May Soon Furlough 1,700 Pilots
North America 20 Oct 2020 Delta Delta Air Lines details its expanded cleaning processes
North America 26 Oct 2020 Delta Delta Air Lines CEO on the health of the travel industry
North America 23 Nov 2020 Delta Delta hints at the possibility of purchasing Boeing's 737 MAX
North America 07 Dec 2020 Delta COVID-19 vaccination could be required for some Delta customers
North America 14 Dec 2020 Delta Coping With A Crisis: How Delta Is Surviving COVID-19
North America 23 Mar 2020 Delta Delta revenue drops by $2B in March
North America 26 May 2020 Delta Delta gets tentative approval to suspend service to more small airports
North America 08 Jun 2020 Delta Delta and LATAM apply to DOT for codeshare approval
North America 11 Jun 2020 Delta Delta Airlines Says Risk of Default on Loan Covenants
North America 22 Jun 2020 Delta Delta to restart flights between US and China
North America 14 Jul 2020 Delta Around 15,000 Delta Staff Are Interested In Leaving Voluntarily
North America 04 Sep 2020 Delta Delta Air Lines confirms no furloughs for flight attendants
North America 08 Oct 2020 Delta Delta headquarters employees affected by shrinking of workforce
North America 13 Oct 2020 Delta Delta Air Lines Sees An Opportunity To Do More Regional Flying
North America 21 Oct 2020 Delta Delta CEO: COVID-19 international travel recovery will require regulations
North America 23 Nov 2020 Delta US DoT: Delta Air Lines, WestJet withdraw application for proposed US-Canada
North America 14 Dec 2020 Delta Delta joins American in scrapping international ticket change fees
North America 16 Mar 2020 Delta Cutting system capacity by 40%
North America 19 Mar 2020 Delta Delta To Cut Flying 70%, Park Half Of Planes
North America 15 Apr 2020 Delta Delta reaches deal for $5.4B in federal relief funding
North America 20 Apr 2020 Delta Will Delta Retire Some 767s Amid Capacity Cuts?
North America 09 Jun 2020 Delta Delta to suspend flying at 11 US airports