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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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 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 Delta parking up to 300 aircraft, Deferring new aircraft deliveries
North America 19 Mar 2020 Delta COVID-19 restrictions affect additional Delta flying
North America 07 Apr 2020 Delta Delta slashes New York network
North America 28 Apr 2020 Delta Delta outlines international flying schedule for May
North America 15 Jun 2020 Delta Delta has received approval from Shanghai government to resume flights
North America 18 Jun 2020 Delta Delta Air expects to break even around spring of next year
North America 27 Jul 2020 Delta Delta CEO: Airline's Pandemic Strategy Is 'Putting People Over Profits'
North America 03 Aug 2020 Delta Delta CEO joins push for extension of federal aid for airlines
North America 31 Aug 2020 Delta Delta permanently eliminates change fees for most domestic tickets
North America 08 Sep 2020 Delta Delta and Virgin Australia suspend transpacific partnership as latter restructures
North America 19 Sep 2020 Delta Delta to turn down CARES Act loan, take on debt backed by SkyMiles
North America 09 Oct 2020 Delta Delta CEO on what the airline industry needs to survive
North America 13 Oct 2020 Delta Delta: Most Corp. Customers Have Resumed Some Level of Business Travel
North America 21 Oct 2020 Delta Delta CEO says airline will continue COVID-19 middle seat policy 'well into next year'
North America 16 Mar 2020 Delta Implementing a hiring freeze and voluntary unpaid leave
North America 17 Mar 2020 Delta Delta to operate passenger planes as freighters for charters
North America 15 Apr 2020 Delta Delta Takes Over $3B Airbus A350 Order From LATAM
North America 26 Apr 2020 Delta Delta to park A320s, many 737s for length of coronavirus downturn
North America 28 Apr 2020 Delta Delta seeks to suspend service to some airports
North America 14 May 2020 Delta Delta to retire Boeing 777s as pandemic dims outlook for international travel
North America 14 May 2020 Delta Delta Air Lines reveals plan to retire its Boeing 777 fleet
North America 15 Jun 2020 Delta Delta to Add Almost 1,000 Flights in July
North America 07 Jul 2020 Delta Delta signs letter of intent for CARES Act loan
North America 28 Jul 2020 Delta Delta’s Updated Mask Policy Bans This Type of Face Covering
North America 30 Jul 2020 Delta Delta CEO sends staff memo thanking 17,000 employees for leaving, says it gets airline closer to ‘minimizing furloughs’
North America 27 Aug 2020 Delta Delta adding in-flight hand sanitizing stations during pandemic
North America 21 Sep 2020 Delta Delta CEO: Time for all travel sectors to “join arms” to drive safety and rebuild traveler confidence
North America 08 Oct 2020 Delta Harvard Study Validates Delta Air Lines’ COVID-19 Cleaning Protocols
North America 16 Oct 2020 Delta Delta is the Latest Airline to Reintroduce Middle Seats
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 03 Sep 2020 Delta How Delta Airlines is working to keep passengers safe
North America 13 Oct 2020 Delta Delta sees increasing demand for 2020 holiday travel
North America 16 Mar 2020 United US bookings plunge 70%
North America 23 Mar 2020 United United Airlines Cancels All Long Haul International Flights
North America 15 Apr 2020 United United to receive a slice of the $25 billion Payroll Support Program
North America 06 May 2020 United United Airlines Backs Away From Forced Moves To Part-Time After Machinists File Suit
North America 01 Jun 2020 United Is United Airlines’ Balance Sheet Strong Enough To Withstand Covid-19 Headwinds?
North America 12 Aug 2020 United United Airlines Disinfecting With UV Light
North America 23 Mar 2020 United United Airlines warns of massive layoffs without ‘sufficient’ federal
North America 17 Jun 2020 United United Airlines sweetens exit deal for flight attendants, others
North America 23 Jun 2020 United United Airlines expects to raise US$3 billion in debt offering
North America 13 Jul 2020 United United Airlines Stock Won’t See a Recovery Any Time Soon