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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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
Latin America 13 Apr 2020 LATAM LATAM airline suspends international flights
Latin America 27 May 2020 LATAM LATAM immediately cutting 19 leased aircraft from fleet
Latin America 09 Jun 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines Group retrenches additional 1000 personnel
Latin America 11 Jun 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines (LTM) May Traffic Hurt by Coronavirus Woes
Latin America 23 Jun 2020 LATAM Latam Airlines flies in consultants for Chapter 11 work
Latin America 19 Aug 2020 Government Latin American aviation’s coronavirus slumber far from over
Latin America 01 Sep 2020 Gol Linhas Aereas GOL Pays Off Its $300 Million Loan Backed By Delta
Latin America 10 Sep 2020 Gol Linhas Aereas Brazil’s GOL Looks To Slash Expected Cash Burn
Latin America 13 Sep 2020 Avianca Government Loan To Avianca Blocked By Colombian Court
Latin America 12 Oct 2020 Government Latin America reopens and airlines try to gauge demand
Latin America 23 Nov 2020 LATAM Bankrupt LATAM Airlines: No Fleet Exodus
Latin America 14 Dec 2020 LATAM LATAM offers free domestic Covid-19 vaccine transportation in operational countries
Middle East 14 Dec 2020 Emirates Emirates Takes Its 117th Airbus A380 As It Awaits First With Premium Economy
Middle East 14 Dec 2020 Qatar Airways Qatar Airways Continues To Strengthen Airline Partnerships
North America 16 Mar 2020 American Airlines Suspend nearly all long-haul flights
North America 27 Mar 2020 United United Secures a $500 Million Term Loan
North America 03 Apr 2020 American Airlines AA axes most flights to New York area
North America 13 Apr 2020 Hawaiian Airlines HA flew 45% fewer passengers this March
North America 20 Mar 2020 Government State Department to U.S. Citizens: Do Not Travel Internationally
North America 15 Apr 2020 Expedia Barry Diller Can’t Retake Control of Expedia Group Just Yet, Court Orders
North America 24 Apr 2020 Government Trump says government should buy years of plane tickets now
North America 01 May 2020 United United Airlines says pandemic is worst crisis in aviation history
North America 05 May 2020 Industry U.S. airlines burn through $10 billion a month as traffic plummets
North America 12 May 2020 Air Canada Air Canada, WestJet could be set for coronavirus help from Canada
North America 13 May 2020 JetBlue JetBlue Still Planning To Launch London A321LR Flights Next Year
North America 19 May 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Lifting 14-day quarantine will be key factor in Hawaiian Airlines’ recovery, says CEO
North America 26 May 2020 Delta Delta Cancels A350 Purchase From LATAM, Continues Joint-Venture Despite LATAM’s Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filing
North America 04 Jun 2020 Delta Delta will cap seating, block middle seats through September
North America 11 Jun 2020 Delta Delta Air Lines offers workers incentives to leave voluntarily
North America 15 Jun 2020 American Airlines American Airlines Strengthens Requirement That Customers Wear Face Coverings on Board
North America 15 Jun 2020 Southwest Southwest To Offer Complimentary Social Distancing Until October
North America 23 Jun 2020 Delta Delta Air Lines Reports 500 Confirmed Coronavirus Cases and 10 Deaths among Staff
North America 29 Jun 2020 United United Airlines to resume China flights on July 8
North America 30 Jun 2020 Industry Despite almost certain job cuts, airlines sell vision of brighter days ahead
North America 08 Jul 2020 American Airlines American, United stop flying to Hong Kong amid crew testing requirements
North America 14 Jul 2020 Delta Delta cuts summer flying as demand stalls due to coronavirus, posts $5.7 billion quarterly loss
North America 09 Aug 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines: From Bad To Worse
North America 19 Aug 2020 Government Hawaii Won’t Reopen To Tourists Until October
North America 22 Aug 2020 Government US Plan for Contact Tracing International Airline Passengers is Delayed
North America 25 Aug 2020 American Airlines American Airlines Says Oct. 1 Job Losses Will Total 40,000 — Including 19,000 That Congress Could Save
North America 04 Sep 2020 American Airlines American Airlines courts 'new customer base' with fare revamp
North America 14 Sep 2020 Government IATA encourages Canada to relax travel restrictions
North America 30 Sep 2020 American Airlines American Airlines is moving ahead with furloughs, CEO says
North America 25 Sep 2020 Westjet WestJet Employees Could See Pay Cut By Half As Subsidies Change
North America 29 Sep 2020 Government US House bill offers airlines $25bn in additional coronavirus relief
North America 09 Nov 2020 United United Teams with Hotel Hub in Case of Flight Disruption
North America 16 Nov 2020 United United Airlines makes it easier to climb the elite status ladder
North America 23 Nov 2020 Delta Delta CEO calls New York-London travel corridor 'complicated,' as airlines aim to revive transatlantic travel
North America 07 Dec 2020 Delta Delta will be the first US airline to help CDC with COVID-19 contact tracing
North America 14 Dec 2020 Delta Delta Air Lines asks more employees to take furloughs amid new coronavirus spike, travel slump