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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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 01 May 2020 Delta Delta restarts some international routes
North America 14 Apr 2020 Delta Delta to have 7,000 more pilots than needed in the fall -memo
North America 15 Jun 2020 Delta Delta Air Lines Is Blocking Middle Seats Until October
North America 27 Jul 2020 Delta Delta Partners with Lysol to Bolster Hygienic Protocols
North America 10 Sep 2020 Delta Delta sees hope for pent-up travel demand in SkyMiles credit card spending
North America 14 Sep 2020 Delta Delta Will Borrow $6.5 Billion Backed By Frequent Flyer Program
North America 16 Nov 2020 Delta Delta Air Lines foresees ‘a challenging winter ahead' even with expected COVID-19 vaccine
North America 26 Jul 2020 Delta Delta CEO Ed Bastian on Flying Safely During COVID-19—And His Response to Passengers Who Won’t Wear Masks
North America 09 Sep 2020 Delta Delta And The TSA Roll Out Antimicrobial Security Lane Trays
North America 16 Nov 2020 Delta Delta bans 550 passengers for refusing to wear masks
North America 30 Jun 2020 Delta Delta brings back inflight beer & wine
North America 24 Jul 2020 Delta Delta Has Placed over 100 People on No-fly List for Refusing to Wear a Mask, CEO Says
North America 28 Sep 2020 Delta Delta to retire another 17% of its plane fleet earlier than planned
North America 09 Nov 2020 Delta How empathy drives Delta Air Lines’ strategy
North America 30 Apr 2020 Delta Delta CEO to forgo all of his base salary for 6 months; his base in 2019 was 5.5% of total compensation
North America 29 Jun 2020 Delta Delta to require health acknowledgment by customers at check-in
North America 06 Jul 2020 Delta Delta's CEO Ed Bastian reveals plans for Covid-19 tests for airline's Seattle crews
North America 20 Jul 2020 Delta Delta Air Lines announces new health screenings for passengers who can't wear masks and asks them to consider staying home
North America 08 Sep 2020 Delta How Delta Set the Standard for the Airline Industry's COVID-19 Response
North America 01 Oct 2020 Delta Delta says it will be avoiding and delaying furloughs
North America 15 Sep 2020 Delta Delta to Avoid Involuntary Furloughs for Flight Attendants, Ground Crews
North America 22 Sep 2020 Delta Delta delays pilot furloughs to Nov. 1
North America 04 Oct 2020 Delta Delta Will Continue To Block First Class Seats Through January
North America 18 Mar 2020 Delta Delta in talks with banks for loans
North America 16 Sep 2020 Delta Delta Borrows $9 Billion in Largest Airline Debt Sale Ever
North America 22 Sep 2020 Delta Delta Air Lines updates loyalty benefits and policies
North America 25 Mar 2020 Delta Delta Air Lines Credit Rating Cut to Junk at S&P Global
North America 18 Aug 2020 Delta Delta Partners With CVS To Roll Out 15 Minutes Crew COVID Tests
North America 24 Aug 2020 Delta Delta Air Lines to furlough nearly 2,000 pilots in October
North America 13 Apr 2020 Delta United, Delta Weigh Selling Miles Early to Raise Cash in Coronavirus Crisis
North America 08 May 2020 Delta Delta, citing health concerns, drops service to 10 US airports. Is yours on the list?
North America 28 May 2020 Delta Delta offers employees buyouts, retirement as coronavirus hurts travel demand, while United readies similar plans
North America 16 Aug 2020 Delta Delta Making Progress Testing Its Entire Workforce For COVID-19
North America 18 Aug 2020 Delta For Delta Air Lines, It’s Not About the Middle Seats
North America 23 Aug 2020 Delta Delta Air Lines Commits To Blocking Middle Seats Through 2021
North America 31 Aug 2020 Delta Delta, American Join United in Eliminating Domestic Change Fees
North America 01 Oct 2020 Delta Delta Air Lines (DAL) Q3 Earnings Expected to Decline
North America 17 Apr 2020 Delta Delta, American, United Allow Free Name Changes on Corporate Tickets
North America 28 May 2020 Delta Delta Air Lines will shrink its European footprint after coronavirus
North America 01 Jun 2020 Delta Delta Air Lines working to avoid furloughing 2,300 pilots
North America 25 Jun 2020 Delta Delta will add 1,000 flights in August but that may be it for the year
North America 14 Jul 2020 Delta We May Never See as Many Business Travelers as Before: Delta Air Lines CEO
North America 12 Aug 2020 Delta In a test, Delta checks passenger temps at LAX
North America 24 Aug 2020 Delta Delta Looks To Add 50 Transatlantic Routes Next Summer
North America 05 Oct 2020 Delta Delta Extends Seat Blocking Policy Until 2021
North America 22 Oct 2020 Delta Delta Air Lines could deal $5 billion blow to Airbus in recovery
North America 31 Mar 2020 Delta Delta outlines international flying schedule for April
North America 03 Apr 2020 Delta Delta extends ability to rebook impacted travel for up to 2 years
North America 19 May 2020 Delta Delta to offer buyouts, early retirement package
North America 28 May 2020 Delta Delta Air Lines Updates Summer Flight Schedule