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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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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 Sort descending
North America 09 Nov 2020 Air Canada Air Canada posts third loss in a row as pandemic cripples air travel
North America 17 Aug 2020 Air Canada Air Canada promoting ‘leisure’ travel to U.S. despite advisories warning against non-essential trips
North America 17 Aug 2020 Air Canada Air Canada promoting ‘leisure’ travel to U.S. despite advisories warning against non-essential trips
North America 31 Mar 2020 Air Canada Air Canada puts 16-500 staff on furlough; cuts operations
North America 26 Jun 2020 Air Canada Air Canada raises $4bn financing since start of pandemic
North America 22 Jun 2020 Air Canada Air Canada raises additional C$1.23b in cash
North America 08 Oct 2020 Air Canada Air Canada raises nearly $500 million by selling, leasing back nine Boeing 737 Max 8s
North America 03 Jun 2020 Air Canada Air Canada says it's not backing out of Air Transat deal despite industry crisis
North America 27 May 2020 Air Canada Air Canada seeks to raise more than $1B to boost cash position
North America 16 Jun 2020 Air Canada Air Canada Sees Uptick In Domestic Flight Bookings
North America 29 May 2020 Air Canada Air Canada sets June date to resume flights out of London
North America 10 Oct 2020 Air Canada Air Canada slashes Transat buyout price by nearly 75% as COVID-19 hits traffic
North America 18 Mar 2020 Air Canada Air Canada suspend international flights
North America 17 Mar 2020 Air Canada Air Canada suspends flights from Dubai
North America 26 May 2020 Air Canada Air Canada tests demand with international summer flights
North America 09 Jul 2020 Air Canada Air Canada to 'explore' rapid Covid-19 tests
North America 07 Oct 2020 Air Canada Air Canada to explore 'wearable' COVID-19 contact tracing technology
North America 15 May 2020 Air Canada Air Canada to lay off 20,000 workers as pandemic collapses travel industry
North America 17 Mar 2020 Air Canada Air Canada to request government help
North America 13 Jul 2020 Air Canada Air Canada undertakes two Covid-19 biosafety initiatives
North America 18 Oct 2020 Air Canada Air Canada Vacations Expands Winter Sun Options
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 12 May 2020 Air Canada Air Canada, WestJet could be set for coronavirus help from Canada
North America 06 May 2020 Air Canada Air Canada: First Airline In North America Requiring Passengers To Get Temperature Checks
APAC 18 Mar 2020 Air China Air China executive on maintaining U.S. flying: 'Somebody has to do it'
APAC 06 Sep 2020 Air China Air China Records $1.5bn Loss For The First Half Of 2020
APAC 07 Dec 2020 Air China Air China to operate 30 international passenger services in 1Q2021
EMEA 18 Mar 2020 Air Dolomiti Air Dolomiti temporarily suspends ops
EMEA 18 Mar 2020 Lufthansa Air Dolomiti temporarily suspends ops
EMEA 08 Sep 2020 Air Europa Air Europa Requests €400 Million In State Aid Ahead Of IAG Deal
EMEA 04 May 2020 Air France Air France 'must cut domestic flights to get state loan'
EMEA 31 May 2020 Air France Air France Adds Simulator Training For Pilots Unable To Fly Due To COVID-19
EMEA 27 May 2020 Air France Air France agrees to cut many domestic flights
EMEA 19 Aug 2020 Air France Air France and KLM Assist Passengers Needing Covid-19 Tests to Travel
EMEA 11 May 2020 Air France Air France boosts its passenger Covid measures
EMEA 26 Sep 2020 Air France Air France Capacity Down About 50% In November And December
EMEA 12 Jun 2020 Air France Air France capacity should reach 40% in August
EMEA 14 Jul 2020 Air France Air France cuts another Paris Orly domestic route
Europe 07 Dec 2020 Air France Air France Expands Rail Partnership As It Looks To Cut Domestic Flying
EMEA 21 Sep 2020 Air France Air France introduces travel insurance for Covid-19
EMEA 02 Oct 2020 Air France Air France Is Now The Only Continental European Airline Flying To India
EMEA 19 May 2020 Air France Air France Is Slowly Ramping Up Its Flight Schedule
Europe 07 Dec 2020 Air France Air France KLM : Airlines try COVID-19 tested transatlantic flights to build confidence
EMEA 01 Oct 2020 KLM Air France KLM : Flight staff of Dutch airline KLM agree on wage cuts, trade union says
EMEA 15 Apr 2020 KLM Air France KLM losing €25 million per day
EMEA 23 Mar 2020 Air France Air France Line Up for Gov-Backed Bailout
EMEA 18 May 2020 Air France Air France now offering cash refunds for cancelled flights
EMEA 12 Jul 2020 Air France Air France Outlines Return To 60% Of Schedule By October
EMEA 29 Jul 2020 Air France Air France Partners with Laboratories to Assist Customers with COVID-19 Tests
EMEA 20 Jul 2020 Air France Air France Pilots in Draft Deal on Low-Cost Domestic Flights