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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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 31 Aug 2020 Government Hawaii to require visitors to fill out online 'Safe Travels' form before travel
North America 08 Sep 2020 United United Launches Interactive Map Showing U.S. Travel Restrictions
North America 04 Sep 2020 Government Dominican Republic Entices Travellers With Free Health Insurance
North America 16 Sep 2020 American Airlines American Airlines launches new online tool showing Covid-19 restrictions for destinations
North America 22 Sep 2020 Aeroméxico Aeromexico Allowed To Modify Leasing Agreements By NY Court
North America 22 Sep 2020 Government Senators Introduce US Airline Support Bill Worth $29 Billion
North America 28 Sep 2020 Delta Delta to retire another 17% of its plane fleet earlier than planned
North America 01 Oct 2020 United United And American Airlines Tell 32,000 Employees They're Now On Furlough
North America 06 Oct 2020 Air Canada Why Air Canada thinks it's time to drop mandatory quarantine when travelling
North America 10 Oct 2020 United United Airlines Plans to Extend Pre-Flight Rapid COVID-19 Flight Attendant Testing
North America 12 Oct 2020 Aeroméxico New York Okays $1 Billion In Financing For Aeromexico
North America 14 Oct 2020 Allegiant Air Allegiant has the secret sauce for surviving Covid-19
North America 21 Oct 2020 American Airlines American Airlines To Trial Digital ID In Washington & Dallas
North America 22 Oct 2020 Air Canada Air Canada Welcomes the Announcement of Alberta COVID-19 Testing Initiative Aimed at Easing Mandatory 14-Day Quarantine
North America 23 Oct 2020 Government When Might The US-Canada Border Reopen?
North America 09 Nov 2020 Delta How empathy drives Delta Air Lines’ strategy
North America 09 Nov 2020 Amadeus Amadeus credits domestic travel restart for small financial improvement
North America 16 Nov 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines passengers can now redeem miles for COVID-19 test kits
North America 07 Dec 2020 American Airlines American Airlines Trials Digital Health Passes On Chilean Route
North America 14 Dec 2020 American Airlines American Airlines Follows United With Boeing 737 MAX Delivery
North America 16 Mar 2020 Air Canada Postponed launches of new routes
North America 17 Mar 2020 American Airlines American Airlines jobs on the line
North America 31 Mar 2020 Air Canada Air Canada puts 16-500 staff on furlough; cuts operations
North America 07 Apr 2020 RavnAir Alaskan airline RavnAir lays off all employees, files for bankruptcy
North America 09 Apr 2020 JetBlue JetBlue to suspend operations at several airports around 5 major metro areas
North America 23 Mar 2020 Industry US airlines warn of 'draconian' steps if Congress fails to help
North America 27 Apr 2020 United United to Give Face Masks to Passengers From May
North America 28 Apr 2020 Industry Boeing terminates agreement to establish JV with Embraer
North America 05 May 2020 Alaska Airways Alaska Poised to Ride Out Long Recovery If Necessary
North America 15 May 2020 United United Airlines says it needs only 3,000 of its 25,000 flight attendants
North America 21 May 2020 Air Canada Europe Lifts Coronavirus Travel Restrictions, But Air Canada Waits To Resume International Flights
North America 01 Jun 2020 American Airlines $70 Million A Day Cash Burn And No Demand: Can American Airlines Stock Recover From Here?
North America 08 Jun 2020 Air Canada Can Air Canada Survive Without a Bailout?
North America 06 Jun 2020 United United to Close Three International Flight Attendant Bases
North America 11 Jun 2020 Air Canada Air Canada CEO pleads with Trudeau government to let airlines fly again
North America 10 Jun 2020 United United to require passengers to self-certify their health
North America 16 Jun 2020 Industry What Are The Keys To Airline Passenger Satisfaction Now?
North America 22 Jun 2020 Air Canada Air Canada raises additional C$1.23b in cash
North America 30 Jun 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines becomes latest US carrier to backtrack on strict refund policy
North America 06 Jul 2020 Hawaiian Airlines 13 Hawaiian Airlines employees test positive for COVID-19
North America 08 Jul 2020 United United Airlines Tells 36,000 Employees They Might Lose Their Jobs
North America 13 Jul 2020 Westjet WestJet Bumps Up August Schedule by 10 Percent
North America 15 Jul 2020 Air Canada Air Canada calls on Ottawa to ease 14-day quarantine rules
North America 19 Jul 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines Further Extends Mainland Flight Suspensions
North America 23 Jul 2020 Industry Airline Face Mask Policies Are Getting Stricter
North America 03 Aug 2020 Industry A Lot of ‘Ifs’
North America 13 Aug 2020 American Airlines American Airlines becomes the final major US carrier to ban masks with valves
North America 19 Aug 2020 Southwest Southwest Airlines Pulls Out Of US Treasury CARES Loan
North America 17 Aug 2020 Air Canada Air Canada promoting ‘leisure’ travel to U.S. despite advisories warning against non-essential trips
North America 20 Aug 2020 Southwest Inconsistent Recovery Leads Southwest To Cut October Schedules