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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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 28 Apr 2020 Delta Delta outlines international flying schedule for May
North America 27 Apr 2020 Industry Absent vaccine, airline industry may be gutted for years
North America 02 May 2020 American Airlines American Airlines Slashes In Flight Catering On Domestic Routes
North America 04 May 2020 Industry Airlines Prepare for Leaner Operations in Covid-19 Recovery
North America 13 May 2020 American Airlines American Finds Cash Cushion Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
North America 03 Jun 2020 Hawaiian Airlines A look at Hawaiian Airlines’ new cleaning procedures, social distancing guidelines
North America 10 Jun 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines Announces Exclusive Sale for Residents
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 01 Jul 2020 American Airlines American Airlines faces pressure over booking middle seats
North America 30 Jun 2020 Aeroméxico Aeromexico files for bankruptcy
North America 17 Jul 2020 JetBlue How American Airlines’ And JetBlue’s Partnership Will Impact Airline Alliances
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 16 Aug 2020 United United Airlines Saves Just 3,500 Flight Attendant Jobs Through Voluntary Measures; Proposes Last-Ditch Plan
North America 16 Aug 2020 Government Hawaii Seems Likely To Delay Reopening Beyond September 1st
North America 17 Aug 2020 United United makes new move to limit attendant furloughs in case Congress fails to act
North America 17 Aug 2020 Government Jamaica now requires all U.S. visitors to provide a Covid test result
North America 22 Aug 2020 United United Airlines' Covid-19 safety measures are 'a way of life,' top Houston exec says
North America 23 Aug 2020 Government Canada’s airlines wait for travel restrictions to ease
North America 31 Aug 2020 Delta Delta permanently eliminates change fees for most domestic tickets
North America 04 Sep 2020 American Airlines American Airlines targets younger fliers during pandemic
North America 08 Sep 2020 Delta Delta and Virgin Australia suspend transpacific partnership as latter restructures
North America 09 Sep 2020 American Airlines American Airlines Says Could Seek Larger Treasury Loan, Defer 737 MAX Deliveries
North America 08 Sep 2020 Industry TSA Hits Highest Passenger Numbers Since March
North America 11 Sep 2020 Southwest Southwest CEO Believes No Change Fees Won’t Help Other Carriers
North America 17 Sep 2020 Air Canada Air Canada Launches Monthly Infinite Flight Pass
North America 16 Sep 2020 United United Plans Fleetwide Use of Antimicrobial Product
North America 19 Sep 2020 Delta Delta to turn down CARES Act loan, take on debt backed by SkyMiles
North America 29 Sep 2020 American Airlines American Airlines Takes First Steps to Open International Markets to Travel with Preflight COVID-19 Testing
North America 06 Oct 2020 United United Airlines Trying New Partnership To Land Business Travelers
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 18 Oct 2020 Industry US airline operators brace for the long road back
North America 21 Oct 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines To Resume US’ Longest Domestic Flight
North America 20 Oct 2020 Government The Trump administration let aviation companies lay off more than 16,500 workers while taking coronavirus relief funds — some used the money to pay executives — according to a congressional report
North America 21 Oct 2020 Delta Delta CEO says airline will continue COVID-19 middle seat policy 'well into next year'
North America 16 Nov 2020 American Airlines American Airlines restarts China flights, bringing U.S. weekly total to 10
North America 16 Nov 2020 Southwest Southwest report shows rising virus cases are hitting travel
North America 07 Dec 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Route Network Update for Hawaiian Airlines
North America 14 Dec 2020 Air Canada The Air Canada strike that came too close to Christmas
North America 14 Dec 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines just added 4 new routes to the US mainland as demand for travel to the islands explodes
North America 14 Dec 2020 Southwest Southwest Airlines Continues To Grow With New Domestic Routes
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 20 Mar 2020 Air Canada Over 5,000 layoffs
North America 03 Apr 2020 United United Airlines says revenue is down by $100M a day
North America 15 Apr 2020 Delta Delta Takes Over $3B Airbus A350 Order From LATAM
North America 17 Apr 2020 Southwest Southwest Eyes Hawaii Expansion Post Coronavirus
North America 19 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Airlines Are No. 1 Priority for Virus Relief, Trump Says