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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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 29 May 2020 United United cuts 13 high-level executives as travel demand ‘still a very long way from where it was’
North America 09 Jun 2020 Government Coronavirus triggers new American border debate — with Canada
North America 15 Jun 2020 Delta Delta Air Lines Is Blocking Middle Seats Until October
North America 15 Jun 2020 Industry Major U.S. Airlines Announce Increased Enforcement of Face Coverings
North America 22 Jun 2020 Industry Carriers rush to deploy contactless tech in airports
North America 08 Jul 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines Tries to Get Back to Business
North America 08 Jul 2020 Government Feds fail to lead on aviation health and safety
North America 19 Jul 2020 American Airlines American Airlines CEO Says 'Let’s Go Fly, for God’s Sake'
North America 26 Jul 2020 Industry Comparing The Finances Of The Big 4 US Airlines In The Second Quarter
North America 27 Jul 2020 Delta Delta Partners with Lysol to Bolster Hygienic Protocols
North America 01 Aug 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Potentially 2,000 Hawaiian Airlines Employees at Risk of Involuntary Furlough
North America 06 Aug 2020 United United Extends Global Services Memberships Through January 2022
North America 19 Aug 2020 Southwest Southwest Cuts Q3 Capacity Outlook
North America 17 Aug 2020 Industry Boeing to offer second layoff plan, CEO Calhoun sees smaller market ahead
North America 19 Aug 2020 Southwest Southwest reports ‘modest’ improvement in travel demand, turns down government loan
North America 01 Sep 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines To Furlough 442 Pilots And Flight Attendants
North America 03 Sep 2020 Delta How Delta Airlines is working to keep passengers safe
North America 31 Aug 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines furloughs workers amid state shutdown
North America 11 Sep 2020 American Airlines Struggling American Airlines prepares to furlough 19,000 workers
North America 23 Sep 2020 American Airlines How American Airlines Is Adapting To COVID-19
North America 11 Oct 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines temporarily suspending its ‘Ohana by Hawaiian flights
North America 06 Oct 2020 United United Tests Bundling Flights With Meeting Space for Remote Workers in Subscription Model
North America 13 Oct 2020 Delta Delta sees increasing demand for 2020 holiday travel
North America 14 Oct 2020 Westjet WestJet to Slash Atlantic Region Service on Nov. 2
North America 21 Oct 2020 Air Canada Nationalise Air Canada? Union floats idea of returning to government ownership
North America 20 Oct 2020 Government U.S. CDC 'Strongly Recommends' Air, Rail Passenger Face Masks
North America 09 Nov 2020 American Airlines American Airlines cuts 100,000 December flights over low demand during pandemic
North America 23 Nov 2020 Air Canada Route Network Update for Air Canada
North America 16 Mar 2020 United US bookings plunge 70%
North America 18 Mar 2020 American Airlines American Airlines Is in Talks to Borrow Billions Amid Pandemic
North America 20 Mar 2020 American Airlines AA cuts 55,000 flights, parks 450 planes
North America 23 Mar 2020 United United Airlines Cancels All Long Haul International Flights
North America 09 Apr 2020 Southwest Southwest Halves June Schedule
North America 15 Apr 2020 United United to receive a slice of the $25 billion Payroll Support Program
North America 20 Apr 2020 Spirit DOT rejects Spirit and JetBlue requests to drop U.S. destinations
North America 31 Mar 2020 AirAsia Two more AirAsia carriers suspend operations from April
North America 20 Apr 2020 COVID-19 Airlines under pressure for refund policies
North America 29 Apr 2020 Industry Boeing plans to cut airplane production, 10% of its workforce in aircraft market ‘frozen’ by coronavirus crisis
North America 04 May 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines Adds Mask Requirements And Promotes Social Distancing
North America 03 May 2020 IATA IATA urges Canada Govt to provide airlines with financial aid
North America 06 May 2020 United United Airlines Backs Away From Forced Moves To Part-Time After Machinists File Suit
North America 11 May 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines blocks middle seats and requires face coverings amid pandemic
North America 26 May 2020 Air Canada Air Canada tests demand with international summer flights
North America 28 May 2020 Sabre Sabre says gross bookings still down 90%
North America 01 Jun 2020 United Is United Airlines’ Balance Sheet Strong Enough To Withstand Covid-19 Headwinds?
North America 01 Jun 2020 Government Hawaii Will End Interisland Travel Quarantine June 16
North America 06 Jun 2020 Government US Department Of Transportation Allows Limited Flights On Chinese Airlines
North America 11 Jun 2020 Government White House Gives September 1 Deadline for Stalled Airline Contact Tracing Plan
North America 16 Jun 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines to resume Honolulu-Portland service from Jul-2020
North America 16 Jun 2020 Industry Will Cleanliness Change Passengers’ Travel Habitats In The US?