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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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 21 Oct 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines To Resume US’ Longest Domestic Flight
North America 14 Jul 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines to scale back plans to resume service
North America 08 Jul 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines Tries to Get Back to Business
North America 19 Aug 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines Updates Face Mask Requirements for Travelers
North America 09 Aug 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines: From Bad To Worse
North America 19 Aug 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines: More than 2K union workers at risk of losing their jobs
North America 22 Sep 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines: Relief May Finally Be on the Way
North America 04 Sep 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Also Scraps Change Fees Following United
North America 15 Apr 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian among airlines to share $25B in payroll aid
North America 31 Mar 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Holdings Stock Plunges 45% in a Month
North America 23 Mar 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian to cease most flights
North America 23 Oct 2020 Government Hawaiian will be back to all its mainland gateways in December
North America 16 Sep 2020 Government Hawaiʻi Launches a Pre-Travel COVID-19 Testing Program on Oct. 15
EMEA 20 Oct 2020 Government Heathrow Airport Begins Pre-Departure COVID Test Program
EMEA 24 Aug 2020 Virgin Atlantic High Court To Vote On Virgin Atlantic Rescue Deal Tomorrow
APAC 14 May 2020 Singapore Airlines Historic loss at Singapore Airlines showcases Asian aviation woes
APAC 09 Apr 2020 Government HK Govt To Buy Half Million Air Tickets As a Way To Inject Demand For Airlines
APAC 28 Sep 2020 Hong Kong Airlines Hong Kong Airlines Seeks To Cut Flight Attendant Salaries
APAC 15 Jul 2020 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong government appoints board observers to Cathay Pacific
APAC 09 Jun 2020 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Government Bails Out Cathay Pacific With $5 Billion
Europe 14 Dec 2020 Government Hong Kong temporarily bans British Airways, Emirates, KLM
APAC 23 Mar 2020 Government Hong Kong to ban overseas tourists and alcohol sales at thousands of bars and restaurants
APAC 07 Apr 2020 Government Hong Kong Travel Ban Extends Travel Ban Until Further Notice
APAC 09 Nov 2020 COVID-19 Hong Kong travel bubble: Singapore Airlines to use smaller aircraft when flights begin
EMEA 27 Jul 2020 El Al Hope For El Al? Israel Starts Planning The Reopening Of Aviation
North America 09 Jul 2020 Industry Hopes Dashed for a Quick U.S. Airline Recovery Amid Coronavirus Spikes
Global 24 Sep 2020 Industry How A COVID-19 Vaccine Will Change The Aviation Industry
North America 16 Nov 2020 Virgin Atlantic How A ‘Bold And Decisive’ Attitude Helped Virgin Survive COVID
Global 18 May 2020 Industry How Airlines Are Recovering From COVID-19 - Global Flights Dashboard
Global 07 Oct 2020 Industry How airlines are scrambling to provide passengers with touchless technology
North America 23 Sep 2020 American Airlines How American Airlines Is Adapting To COVID-19
North America 17 Jul 2020 JetBlue How American Airlines’ And JetBlue’s Partnership Will Impact Airline Alliances
Latin America 19 Oct 2020 Industry How Brazil’s Aviation Recovery Is Progressing
Global 13 Apr 2020 COVID-19 How Business And Leisure Travel Can Come Back Post COVID-19
APAC 12 Sep 2020 Government How coronavirus has made travel in China a whole lot harder for foreigners
Global 07 Oct 2020 Industry How COVID Will Make Aviation A Better Industry
Global 04 Sep 2020 Industry How COVID-19 Has Changed Flying
North America 03 Sep 2020 Delta How Delta Airlines is working to keep passengers safe
North America 26 Oct 2020 United How Delta and United Could Lead Airlines’ Return to Profitability
North America 08 Sep 2020 Delta How Delta Set the Standard for the Airline Industry's COVID-19 Response
North America 17 Oct 2020 Delta How Delta’s stake in the private jet industry could be a lifeline for the airline
Global 14 May 2020 Government How digital health passports can help restart the air transport industry
Europe 09 Nov 2020 Emirates How Emirates Is Adapting With COVID-19
North America 09 Nov 2020 Delta How empathy drives Delta Air Lines’ strategy
North America 23 Mar 2020 Government How Far Will U.S. Government Relief Reach to Save the Travel Industry?
North America 07 Apr 2020 Industry How long will US airlines’ cash last? Between 4 months and a year, analyst says
North America 20 Sep 2020 Government How Much Long-Term Debt Do US Airlines Have?
EMEA 27 May 2020 Qatar Airways How Qatar Airways Aims To Scoop Up Market Share After COVID-19
Global 19 Sep 2020 Industry How Should The Airline Refund System Change?
Global 10 Sep 2020 Industry How Spray Sanitization Could Give Confidence Back To Passengers