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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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
EMEA 19 Aug 2020 El Al El Al Extends Flight Suspension To October
EMEA 19 Sep 2020 El Al El Al Prepares To Reopen Passenger Flights From October
EMEA 10 Jun 2020 El Al El Al airline may be heading back into state hands
EMEA 13 Sep 2020 El Al El Al prepares to embark on crucial funding exercise
EMEA 17 May 2020 El Al El Al reports a net loss of $60 million in 2019
EMEA 07 Jul 2020 El Al El Al Rescue Plan Finally Approved
EMEA 27 Jul 2020 El Al Hope For El Al? Israel Starts Planning The Reopening Of Aviation
APAC 17 Apr 2020 Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific Closes US Bases: 300 Jobs Affected
APAC 04 Aug 2020 Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific To Fly Aircraft For Storage In The Australian Desert
APAC 06 Jul 2020 Cathay Pacific Cathay Could Send Some Aircraft To Desert Graveyards For Storage
Europe 16 Nov 2020 Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific Records Its Lowest Monthly Load Factor In October
Asia Pacific 23 Nov 2020 Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific says demand for Hong Kong-Singapore travel bubble flights was ‘overwhelming’, before Covid-19 fourth wave forced delay
Asia Pacific 07 Dec 2020 Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific Collaborates with AXA to Provide Free COVID-19 Insurance to Passengers
APAC 20 Oct 2020 Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific Will Fly Only 50% Of Pre-Crisis Capacity In 2021
APAC 15 Jul 2020 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong government appoints board observers to Cathay Pacific
APAC 11 May 2020 Cathay Pacific Struggling Cathay Pacific hints at further job losses with pilots now in the firing line
APAC 15 Aug 2020 Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific Group Sees Just 23.4% Of Seats Filled In July
APAC 22 Oct 2020 Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific to cut workforce by 24%, slay Cathay Dragon
APAC 12 Aug 2020 Cathay Pacific Cathay plunges to record HK$8.7 billion loss in ‘most challenging’ first half
APAC 16 Sep 2020 Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific Cites Need To Adapt As It Continues To Burn Cash
APAC 03 Apr 2020 Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific Carrying Less Than 600 Passengers Per Day
APAC 09 Jun 2020 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Government Bails Out Cathay Pacific With $5 Billion
APAC 13 Jul 2020 Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific Shareholders Approve A Huge $5 Billion Rescue Plan
APAC 17 May 2020 Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific Records Over 99% Decrease In Passenger Numbers Last Month
APAC 13 May 2020 Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific could get cash injection from shareholder Qatar Airways
APAC 22 Jul 2020 Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific Reaches Deal To Defer Airbus Aircraft As Boeing Negotiations Continue
APAC 29 Jul 2020 Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific to fly one-third of its fleet abroad for storage
APAC 12 Aug 2020 Cathay Pacific Cathay not cancelling 777-9 orders, as it warns of bleak second half
APAC 19 Oct 2020 Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific Weighs Further Job And Pay Cuts
APAC 21 Oct 2020 Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific Will Cut 8,500 Jobs and Close Cathay Dragon Carrier
APAC 28 Apr 2020 Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific looks to increase passenger flights in late June if coronavirus travel restrictions are eased
North America 29 Jun 2020 Frontier Frontier Airlines Vouchers Begin To Expire As Pandemic Drags On
North America 03 Apr 2020 Frontier Frontier slashes April capacity a staggering 90%
APAC 16 Nov 2020 Korean Air In a deal worth $1.6 billion, Korean Air acquires Asiana Airlines
APAC 09 Apr 2020 Korean Air Korean Air to place more than 70% of personnel on leave for six months
APAC 10 May 2020 Korean Air Korean Air To Resume Some International Services In June
APAC 10 Aug 2020 Korean Air Cargo Fuels Korean, Asiana Profits
North America 03 Apr 2020 Korean Air Korean Air calls for government support
APAC 03 May 2020 Korean Air Korean Air Considers Selling Its Loyalty Program
North America 24 Mar 2020 RavnAir Ryanair grounds almost all flights; helps government
North America 09 Apr 2020 RavnAir Alaska regional carrier RavnAir files Chapter 11
North America 07 Apr 2020 RavnAir Alaska Airlines is reducing its capacity by 80% in both April and May
North America 07 Apr 2020 RavnAir Alaskan airline RavnAir lays off all employees, files for bankruptcy
EMEA 15 Jun 2020 SAS SAS Awarded $500 Million In Aid With Environmental Strings Attached
EMEA 30 Jun 2020 SAS SAS Looks To Raise A Staggering $1.3 Billion
EMEA 28 May 2020 SAS Airline SAS in talks on more funding to ride out coronavirus crisis
EMEA 07 Apr 2020 SAS SAS traffic tumbles 62% in March as pandemic hits
Europe 14 Dec 2020 Finnair Finnair Receives Credit Support For More Than €100m Covering An A350
EMEA 01 Sep 2020 Finnair Finnair planning 1,000 redundancies and further temporary layoffs
EMEA 07 Jul 2020 Finnair Finnair’s Passenger Traffic Doubles From May But Still Down 96%