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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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
Global 18 Jul 2020 Industry When will international travel return? A country-by-country guide to coronavirus recovery
Global 17 Aug 2020 Industry Virus pandemic reshaping air travel as carriers struggle
Global 19 Aug 2020 Industry CTM Says Business Travel Recovery Underway, Eyes Acquisitions
Global 04 Sep 2020 Industry How COVID-19 Has Changed Flying
Global 09 Sep 2020 Industry Which Airlines Are Best Positioned To Survive COVID-19?
APAC 16 Sep 2020 Industry Travellers snap up Asian airlines' scenic 'flights to nowhere'
Global 25 Sep 2020 Industry Airlines consider a recovery with more digital, direct distribution, less business travel
Global 07 Oct 2020 Industry How airlines are scrambling to provide passengers with touchless technology
EMEA 19 Oct 2020 Industry ‘All airlines are going bankrupt’: UK industry body chief
Global 31 Mar 2020 Industry Airline Industry Sets Weekly Record for Capacity Cuts as U.S. Carriers Consider Temporary Consolidation
Global 04 May 2020 Industry OAG: Overall Global Air Capacity Drops Despite Regional Increases
North America 24 May 2020 Industry Airlines Have Best Days in Two Months
EMEA 19 Aug 2020 Industry European air traffic forecast cut. Capacity recovery loses momentum
Global 23 Aug 2020 Industry What Is The Status Of The Global Aviation Recovery?
Global 02 Sep 2020 Industry Airport health accreditation aims to ease pandemic fears
North America 08 Sep 2020 Industry Traffic rebound on U.S. airlines slows despite Labor Day bump
Global 11 Sep 2020 Industry Why transatlantic return matters so much to airlines
Global 28 Sep 2020 Industry 'It's a little better:' Reports surface of September's positive travel trends
Global 09 Oct 2020 Industry Airline coronavirus recovery tracker: October 2020 update
North America 25 Oct 2020 Industry Which US Airlines Are Offering COVID-19 Testing For Passengers?
APAC 13 Apr 2020 Industry Japan’s airlines cut domestic flights after emergency declaration
Global 24 Apr 2020 Industry Over 100 million jobs losses in the Travel & Tourism sector and alerts G20 countries to the scale of the crisis
EMEA 23 Apr 2020 Industry Russia now Europe's #1 airline market, thanks to domestic size
North America 07 May 2020 Industry US airlines try to strike cash burn-liquidity balance
EMEA 26 May 2020 Industry EU seeks airline input on new virus guidance
EMEA 28 May 2020 Industry More than 6,000 flights over Europe in one day - first time since March
Global 02 Jun 2020 Industry Can Flight Subscriptions Help Airlines Recover From an Unprecedented Drop in Demand?
Global 22 Jun 2020 Industry OAG: Weekly Air Capacity Grows in North America But Holds Worldwide
Global 26 Jun 2020 Industry Startups, investors see opportunities and challenges as travel industry struggles with COVID, diversity issues
Global 15 Jul 2020 Industry 9 in 10 From Industry Say Aviation Wasn’t Prepared For COVID
Global 10 Aug 2020 Industry OAG: Capacity Dip This Week Could Indicate Capacity Peak Reached
North America 16 Aug 2020 Industry A flood of job losses looms as airline industry struggles in pandemic
EMEA 21 Aug 2020 Industry Has Europe’s Aviation Recovery Already Peaked?
Global 08 Sep 2020 Industry The TSA Begins Testing Biometric Recognition Checkpoints
Global 09 Sep 2020 Industry To ease travel, agency groups offering rapid Covid testing
Global 23 Sep 2020 Industry Airlines are confronting a future of smaller, leaner operations
North America 23 Oct 2020 Industry Which US Airlines Are Still Blocking Middle Seats?
Global 18 Mar 2020 Industry Corporate travel on the front line of global incidents
Global 24 Mar 2020 Industry ACTE Suspends Operations Through May
Global 13 Apr 2020 Industry What Shape Would the Travel Industry Recovery Look Like? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Global 17 Apr 2020 Industry ARC expands info page for airline refund processing
North America 05 May 2020 Industry U.S. airlines burn through $10 billion a month as traffic plummets
Global 19 May 2020 Industry Debate Rages Over Empty Middle Seat as Airlines Take to the Skies Again
Multiple 25 Jun 2020 Industry RIP: These airlines have stopped offering first class due to the pandemic
North America 30 Jun 2020 Industry Despite almost certain job cuts, airlines sell vision of brighter days ahead
Global 10 Aug 2020 Industry What Is the Future for Metasearch in Corporate Travel?
EMEA 09 Sep 2020 Industry Winter of disconnect ahead for Europe’s airlines
Global 18 Sep 2020 Industry Flying Post Pandemic: Could We See Semi Private Cubicle Seating?
Multiple 22 Oct 2020 Industry Successful transatlantic trial for digital Covid passport
Global 15 Apr 2020 Industry Crippled Airline Industry to Get $25 Billion Bailout, Part of It as Loans