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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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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 08 Sep 2020 Government US Senate Not Expected To Provide Aid To Airlines
EMEA 03 May 2020 COVID-19 Vienna Airport Will Start Offering Coronavirus Tests On Arrival
APAC 20 Sep 2020 Vietnam Airlines Vietnam Airlines Flies First International Flight Since March
APAC 03 Jun 2020 Vietnam Airlines Vietnam Airlines Grows Domestic Network After Full Restoration Of Flights
APAC 16 Jul 2020 Vietnam Airlines Vietnam Airlines needs liquidity support by end of August: CEO
APAC 15 Oct 2020 Vietnam Airlines Vietnam Airlines Records Net Loss Of Over $460mn
APAC 12 May 2020 Government Vietnam Races Ahead of Other Southeast Asian Countries in Tourism Reopening
APAC 17 Sep 2020 Government Vietnam reopens borders to six countries
EMEA 25 Aug 2020 Virgin Atlantic Virgin Atlantic gets creditor support for £1.2bn rescue plan
EMEA 04 Sep 2020 Virgin Atlantic VIRGIN Atlantic has today confirmed it will cut a further 1,150 jobs despite securing a £1.2billion rescue deal.
EMEA 26 Apr 2020 Virgin Atlantic Virgin Atlantic hires bank in search for emergency funds
EMEA 27 Aug 2020 Virgin Atlantic Virgin Atlantic Is Giving Away COVID-19 Insurance to Get Passengers Flying Again
EMEA 24 Aug 2020 Virgin Atlantic Virgin Atlantic Now Offers Free COVID-19 Insurance For All Passengers
EMEA 20 Jul 2020 Virgin Atlantic Virgin Atlantic Resumes Passenger Flights After 3 Month Break
EMEA 05 Oct 2020 Virgin Atlantic Virgin Atlantic starts COVID-19 tests on crews as hopes rise for UK airport testing
EMEA 27 Apr 2020 Virgin Atlantic Virgin Atlantic still seeking govt loans to mitigate COVID-19 impacts
EMEA 08 Oct 2020 Virgin Atlantic Virgin Atlantic Supports The UK Government’s Testing Plan
EMEA 05 May 2020 Virgin Atlantic Virgin Atlantic to cut 3,000 jobs and quit Gatwick
EMEA 09 Apr 2020 Virgin Australia Virgin Atlantic Will Suspend All Passenger Flights For A Week
EMEA 13 Jul 2020 Virgin Atlantic Virgin Atlantic Works To Finalize Support For £1 Billion Bailout
EMEA 13 Jul 2020 Virgin Atlantic Virgin Atlantic Works To Finalize Support For £1 Billion Bailout
APAC 29 May 2020 Virgin Australia Virgin Australia Bids To Narrow To Just 2 Parties
APAC 07 Jul 2020 Virgin Australia Virgin Australia bondholders challenge sale to Bain Capital
Asia Pacific 07 Dec 2020 Virgin Australia Virgin Australia CEO: 'Good news will keep coming from Virgin Australia'
APAC 15 Jun 2020 Virgin Australia Virgin Australia Could Be Profitable In 3 Years Under The Reign Of Cyrus Capital
North America 15 Apr 2020 Virgin Australia Virgin Australia enters trading halt amid financing talks
APAC 21 Apr 2020 Virgin Australia Virgin Australia Is Latest Airline to Collapse Because of Coronavirus
APAC 31 Mar 2020 Virgin Australia Virgin Australia seeks $865m financial support from government
APAC 01 May 2020 Virgin Australia Virgin Australia Seeks To Stop Aircraft Repossession
APAC 04 Sep 2020 Virgin Australia Virgin Australia Stays In The Air As Creditors Green Light Sale
APAC 23 Jun 2020 Virgin Australia Virgin Australia To Stay Based In Queensland Following $138m Offer
APAC 12 Jun 2020 Virgin Australia Virgin Australia Will Add 30,000 Seats In July – But Where Will It Fly?
Asia Pacific 23 Nov 2020 Virgin Australia Virgin Australia's new boss Jayne Hrdlicka launches plan for revamped airline
Global 17 Aug 2020 Industry Virus pandemic reshaping air travel as carriers struggle
Global 14 Jul 2020 Industry Visits to travel sites decline again after reports of more infections
APAC 07 Dec 2020 Singapore Airlines Vistara, Singapore Airlines agree to strengthen ties for improved services
North America 14 Oct 2020 Volaris Volaris Expects To Operate 95% Of Pre-COVID Schedule By New Year
North America 23 Oct 2020 Volaris Volaris Lost $97 Million In 3Q
Latin America 11 Sep 2020 Volaris Volaris Seeks $165 Million In Liquidity
EMEA 25 Jun 2020 South African Airways VOTE ON SAA’S BUSINESS RESCUE PLAN POSTPONED TO JULY
North America 02 May 2020 Industry Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Sells All of Its Airline Shares
North America 14 Jul 2020 Delta We May Never See as Many Business Travelers as Before: Delta Air Lines CEO
EMEA 14 Jul 2020 El Al We Now Know Who’s Looking To Bid For El Al
EMEA 12 Oct 2020 Government Weekly flights across European network fall below mid-July levels
Global 16 Nov 2020 Government Welcome to the Hot 25 Startups for 2021
Global 15 Jun 2020 Industry Western Europe Leads Global Air Capacity Growth This Week
North America 24 Jun 2020 Westjet WestJet announces organizational changes to secure its future
North America 12 Sep 2020 Westjet WestJet Becomes The Latest Airline To Offer COVID-19 Insurance
North America 13 Jul 2020 Westjet WestJet Bumps Up August Schedule by 10 Percent
North America 25 Sep 2020 Westjet WestJet Employees Could See Pay Cut By Half As Subsidies Change