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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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
Europe 14 Dec 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa to cut 1,000 jobs absent a union deal
EMEA 19 Mar 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa to Cut 95% of Flights in Survival Mode
EMEA 07 Jul 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa to cut a fifth of leadership jobs in restructuring
EMEA 21 Sep 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa to cut more jobs as it loses 500 million euros a month
Europe 07 Dec 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa to Cut Nearly 40,000 More Jobs: Report
EMEA 23 Sep 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa to Give Frequent, Premium Travelers Priority for Rapid Covid-19 Testing
EMEA 11 Sep 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa to scrap entire widebody fleets, more layoffs to entail
EMEA 10 Sep 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa to Shed Biggest Planes in Deepening Fleet Shakeup
EMEA 23 Sep 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa to start pre-flight "rapid COVID testing" next month
EMEA 26 Aug 2020 Lufthansa LUFTHANSA TOPS LIST OF COVID-SAFE CARRIERS IN NEW RESEARCH
EMEA 19 Mar 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa warns it will emerge from pandemic as smaller business
EMEA 30 Aug 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Weighs Cutting More Jobs as Travel Slump Endures
EMEA 03 Apr 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Will Fly To Just Six Long Haul Destinations
EMEA 21 Oct 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Will Only Offer 25% Of Pre COVID Flights In Q4
EMEA 29 Apr 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa “will not abandon Brussels Airlines”
EMEA 14 Sep 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa's Swiss unit could cut 15% of jobs
EMEA 24 Jul 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa, Belgium agree on Brussels Airlines recovery plan
Europe 16 Nov 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa, Swiss & Austrian To Stay As Premium Airlines
EMEA 30 Jun 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa’s reactivated fleet to reach 380 aircraft during summer
APAC 16 Mar 2020 All Nippon Airways Major domestic reductions
North America 15 Jun 2020 Industry Major U.S. Airlines Announce Increased Enforcement of Face Coverings
APAC 11 Oct 2020 Malaysia Airlines Malaysia Airlines May Need To Shut Down Without Restructuring
APAC 23 Nov 2020 Malaysia Airlines Malaysia Airlines Seeking Millions In More Aid
APAC 03 Apr 2020 Malaysia Airlines Malaysia Airlines To Resume Operations On Select Routes
Global 18 Jun 2020 Industry Many frequent flyers won’t be back for a while
APAC 18 May 2020 Virgin Australia Meet The 4 Companies Shortlisted For Virgin Australia
Asia Pacific 07 Dec 2020 Government Melbourne Receives Its First International Arrivals In Months
Global 30 Apr 2020 COVID-19 More airlines require passengers to wear face masks
North America 13 Apr 2020 Air Seychelles More Than 13,000 AA Crew Take Voluntary Leave, Early Retirement
EMEA 28 May 2020 Industry More than 6,000 flights over Europe in one day - first time since March
North America 07 Jul 2020 Government Most U.S. Airlines Sign Letters of Intent for Their Share of $25 Billion in Federal Aid
EMEA 29 May 2020 Government MPs call for action to save UK aviation industry
North America 21 Oct 2020 Air Canada Nationalise Air Canada? Union floats idea of returning to government ownership
Global 16 Sep 2020 Industry NDC in 2020: so close but too far?
North America 21 Jul 2020 Southwest Nearly 30% of Southwest’s Staff Took Leaves
Global 25 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Nearly 80 airlines cut capacity by 100 percent over coronavirus
Latin America 26 Oct 2020 LATAM Negotiations Between LATAM Brasil, Flight Crews for Wage Reductions Advance
EMEA 26 Jun 2020 Air France Netherlands agrees to contribute 3.4bil euros to Air France-KLM bailout
EMEA 19 Oct 2020 British Airways New BA boss Doyle criticises government inaction on UK-US routes
Multiple 23 Nov 2020 IATA New IATA Guidance Prepares for Global Vaccine Distribution
EMEA 07 Sep 2020 Alitalia New lifeline for Alitalia: EU approves €200 million aid
EMEA 12 Aug 2020 Finnair New Travel Restrictions Force Finnair To Cut Flight Resumption
North America 28 May 2020 United New United Airlines CEO Says No To Bankruptcy and Mandating Blocked Middle Seats
Latin America 14 Jun 2020 LATAM New World, New Missions: LATAM Brasil’s Widebodies Remain Active During COVID-19
North America 21 Jul 2020 Government New York now requires mandatory quarantine for travelers from 31 states
North America 12 Oct 2020 Aeroméxico New York Okays $1 Billion In Financing For Aeromexico
Asia Pacific 14 Dec 2020 Government New Zealand Agrees To Full Australian Travel Bubble
APAC 14 Sep 2020 Government New Zealand Allows Flights To Operate With No Social Distancing
APAC 19 Mar 2020 Government New Zealand and Australia close borders to foreigners
Multiple 14 Oct 2020 Government Nigeria Signs Bilateral Aviation Agreement With India