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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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
Global 02 Jun 2020 Government Industry Bodies Lobby Congress for Covid-19 Liability Shields
North America 18 Mar 2020 Industry Industry Pushes Trump for Relief Amid Rapidly Mounting Losses, Layoffs
Global 21 Apr 2020 IATA Inflight social distancing will kill short-haul LCC travel: IATA
Global 21 Oct 2020 Industry Inside Manufacturer Research For Inflight COVID Transmission
North America 13 Jul 2020 Interjet Interjet Has Secured $150 Million In New Investments
Global 22 Sep 2020 IATA International air travel can only be revived by Covid-19 testing: IATA
Global 04 Jul 2020 Industry International Flights Are Ramping Up. Slowly. And With Plenty Of Caveats
North America 09 Nov 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Interview: How Hawaiian Airlines Is Coping With COVID-19
EMEA 15 Sep 2020 Government Ireland delays relaxing strict COVID-19 travel restrictions until October
EMEA 12 Oct 2020 Government Ireland Looks To Introduce COVID-19 Testing For Travellers
Global 27 Jul 2020 Industry Is NDC going to survive COVID-19? One airline group gives an unequivocal “Yes!”
North America 01 Jun 2020 United Is United Airlines’ Balance Sheet Strong Enough To Withstand Covid-19 Headwinds?
EMEA 11 May 2020 Government Israeli Government Wants Changes At El Al In Return For Funding
Global 17 Apr 2020 Industry It certainly feels like we’re at the bottom - American Airlines CEO
EMEA 10 Oct 2020 Alitalia Italian ministers sign decree establishing Alitalia successor
APAC 14 Aug 2020 ANA JAL and ANA to make big domestic flight cuts as pandemic hits demand
APAC 14 Dec 2020 Japan Airlines JAL to Provide Covid-19 Coverage for International Travelers
North America 17 Aug 2020 Government Jamaica now requires all U.S. visitors to provide a Covid test result
APAC 28 Apr 2020 ANA Japan airline ANA skips earnings forecast, dividend amid virus slump
APAC 07 Oct 2020 Japan Airlines Japan Airlines aims for discount network to capture post-coronavirus tourism
APAC 27 Oct 2020 ANA Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways introduce new accessibility measures
APAC 10 Jul 2020 Japan Airlines Japan Airlines and Malaysia Airlines to launch joint business
APAC 25 Apr 2020 Japan Airlines Japan Airlines looking to tap banks for $2.8 billion in funding: NHK
APAC 17 May 2020 Japan Airlines Japan Airlines Outlines Skeleton International Schedule For June
APAC 03 Aug 2020 Japan Airlines Japan Airlines Reports A $885 Million Loss Due To COVID-19
APAC 09 Oct 2020 Government Japan Could Be About To Reopen The Door To International Travel
APAC 11 Jun 2020 Government Japan to let in 250 business travelers a day under close watch
APAC 25 May 2020 ANA Japan's ANA leads way as masks become new normal in virus-era air travel
APAC 07 Oct 2020 ANA Japan's ANA seeks voluntary layoffs and 30% pay cut
APAC 21 May 2020 ANA Japan's ANA sees June domestic flight cancellation rate at 69%, down from 86% in May
APAC 07 Dec 2020 All Nippon Airways Japan's ANA sets share price for new issues at 2,286 yen per share
APAC 14 Dec 2020 All Nippon Airways Japan's ANA to raise $3.2 billion for post-Covid recovery
APAC 09 Jun 2020 ANA Japan's ANA to resume round trips to Bangkok, increase flights to Jakarta in July
APAC 22 Aug 2020 Government Japan, Cambodia to ease COVID-19 travel restrictions in September
APAC 13 Apr 2020 Industry Japan’s airlines cut domestic flights after emergency declaration
APAC 14 Oct 2020 ANA Japan’s ANA Airline to Get $3.8 Billion Loans to Tackle Virus Impact
APAC 05 Jul 2020 ANA Japan’s ANA and JAL secure $1.6bn in export-credit guarantees
North America 13 Apr 2020 JetBlue JetBlue and Spirit apply for emergency exemptions to ‘minimum service’ order
North America 13 Apr 2020 Spirit JetBlue and Spirit apply for emergency exemptions to ‘minimum service’ order
North America 31 May 2020 JetBlue JetBlue CEO discusses COVID-19's impact on airlines
North America 22 Sep 2020 JetBlue JetBlue Cuts Capacity as Airlines Brace for a Wave of Job Cuts
North America 10 Sep 2020 JetBlue JetBlue Eyes Expansion Announcing 24 New Routes
North America 28 Apr 2020 JetBlue JetBlue requiring passengers to wear face masks
North America 22 Jun 2020 JetBlue JetBlue Says Airlines Will Keep New Cleaning Rules Post-COVID
North America 10 Sep 2020 JetBlue JetBlue says it's not getting rid of change fees for good
North America 13 May 2020 JetBlue JetBlue Still Planning To Launch London A321LR Flights Next Year
North America 09 Jul 2020 JetBlue JetBlue To Launch 7 New Los Angeles Routes On October 7th
North America 16 Nov 2020 JetBlue JetBlue to Phase Out Capacity Limits by Early 2021
North America 09 Apr 2020 JetBlue JetBlue to suspend operations at several airports around 5 major metro areas
North America 29 Jul 2020 JetBlue JetBlue Trials New Ultraviolet Onboard Cleaning System