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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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 11 Jun 2020 Delta Delta Airlines Says Risk of Default on Loan Covenants
Europe 14 Dec 2020 KLM Delta and KLM's Pre-flight Testing Program Will Allow Americans to Travel to Amsterdam Without Quarantine
North America 08 Jun 2020 Delta Delta and LATAM apply to DOT for codeshare approval
North America 09 May 2020 LATAM Delta and LATAM sign trans-American Joint Venture Agreement
North America 09 Sep 2020 Delta Delta And The TSA Roll Out Antimicrobial Security Lane Trays
North America 08 Sep 2020 Delta Delta and Virgin Australia suspend transpacific partnership as latter restructures
North America 16 Nov 2020 Delta Delta bans 550 passengers for refusing to wear masks
North America 09 Apr 2020 Delta Delta Blocks Middle Seats
North America 16 Sep 2020 Delta Delta Borrows $9 Billion in Largest Airline Debt Sale Ever
North America 30 Jun 2020 Delta Delta brings back inflight beer & wine
North America 26 May 2020 Delta Delta Cancels A350 Purchase From LATAM, Continues Joint-Venture Despite LATAM’s Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filing
North America 23 Nov 2020 Delta Delta CEO calls New York-London travel corridor 'complicated,' as airlines aim to revive transatlantic travel
North America 26 Jul 2020 Delta Delta CEO Ed Bastian on Flying Safely During COVID-19—And His Response to Passengers Who Won’t Wear Masks
North America 03 Aug 2020 Delta Delta CEO joins push for extension of federal aid for airlines
North America 09 Oct 2020 Delta Delta CEO on what the airline industry needs to survive
North America 21 Oct 2020 Delta Delta CEO says airline will continue COVID-19 middle seat policy 'well into next year'
North America 23 Jun 2020 Delta Delta CEO says airline won't forcibly remove passengers without masks, calls for federal mandate
North America 30 Jul 2020 Delta Delta CEO sends staff memo thanking 17,000 employees for leaving, says it gets airline closer to ‘minimizing furloughs’
North America 30 Apr 2020 Delta Delta CEO to forgo all of his base salary for 6 months; his base in 2019 was 5.5% of total compensation
North America 11 Aug 2020 Delta Delta CEO warns of 'furloughs in the tens of thousands' for airline industry if stimulus talks remain at stalemate
North America 27 Jul 2020 Delta Delta CEO: Airline's Pandemic Strategy Is 'Putting People Over Profits'
North America 21 Oct 2020 Delta Delta CEO: COVID-19 international travel recovery will require regulations
North America 20 May 2020 Delta Delta CEO: More summer flights seen as U.S. travel slowly rises
North America 21 Sep 2020 Delta Delta CEO: Time for all travel sectors to “join arms” to drive safety and rebuild traveler confidence
North America 10 Jun 2020 Delta Delta creates unit devoted to cleanliness
North America 07 Dec 2020 Delta Delta Cuts Cash Burn Almost 50% As It Aims For Break-Even Spring
North America 14 Jul 2020 Delta Delta cuts summer flying as demand stalls due to coronavirus, posts $5.7 billion quarterly loss
North America 22 Sep 2020 Delta Delta delays pilot furloughs to Nov. 1
North America 18 Jun 2020 Delta Delta expects to add more flights in August but cautious on post-summer travel
North America 03 Apr 2020 Delta Delta extends ability to rebook impacted travel for up to 2 years
North America 05 Oct 2020 Delta Delta Extends Seat Blocking Policy Until 2021
North America 26 May 2020 Delta Delta gets tentative approval to suspend service to more small airports
North America 24 Jul 2020 Delta Delta Has Placed over 100 People on No-fly List for Refusing to Wear a Mask, CEO Says
North America 15 Jun 2020 Delta Delta has received approval from Shanghai government to resume flights
North America 08 Oct 2020 Delta Delta headquarters employees affected by shrinking of workforce
North America 23 Nov 2020 Delta Delta hints at the possibility of purchasing Boeing's 737 MAX
North America 18 Mar 2020 Delta Delta in talks with banks for loans
North America 16 Oct 2020 Delta Delta is the Latest Airline to Reintroduce Middle Seats
North America 14 Dec 2020 Delta Delta joins American in scrapping international ticket change fees
North America 24 Aug 2020 Delta Delta Looks To Add 50 Transatlantic Routes Next Summer
North America 13 Oct 2020 Delta Delta Loses $5 Billion In 3rd Quarter, May Soon Furlough 1,700 Pilots
North America 16 Aug 2020 Delta Delta Making Progress Testing Its Entire Workforce For COVID-19
North America 28 May 2020 Delta Delta offers employees buyouts, retirement as coronavirus hurts travel demand, while United readies similar plans
North America 31 Mar 2020 Delta Delta outlines international flying schedule for April
North America 28 Apr 2020 Delta Delta outlines international flying schedule for May
North America 16 Mar 2020 Delta Delta parking up to 300 aircraft, Deferring new aircraft deliveries
North America 18 Aug 2020 Delta Delta Partners With CVS To Roll Out 15 Minutes Crew COVID Tests
North America 27 Jul 2020 Delta Delta Partners with Lysol to Bolster Hygienic Protocols
North America 31 Aug 2020 Delta Delta permanently eliminates change fees for most domestic tickets
North America 15 Apr 2020 Delta Delta reaches deal for $5.4B in federal relief funding