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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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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 Sort descending Summary
North America 17 Mar 2020 Air Canada Air Canada suspends flights from Dubai
North America 03 Jun 2020 Air Canada Air Canada says it's not backing out of Air Transat deal despite industry crisis
North America 26 Jun 2020 Air Canada Air Canada raises $4bn financing since start of pandemic
North America 06 Oct 2020 Air Canada Why Air Canada thinks it's time to drop mandatory quarantine when travelling
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 16 Mar 2020 Air Canada Postponed launches of new routes
North America 31 Mar 2020 Air Canada Air Canada puts 16-500 staff on furlough; cuts operations
North America 21 May 2020 Air Canada Europe Lifts Coronavirus Travel Restrictions, But Air Canada Waits To Resume International Flights
North America 08 Jun 2020 Air Canada Can Air Canada Survive Without a Bailout?
North America 11 Jun 2020 Air Canada Air Canada CEO pleads with Trudeau government to let airlines fly again
North America 22 Jun 2020 Air Canada Air Canada raises additional C$1.23b in cash
North America 15 Jul 2020 Air Canada Air Canada calls on Ottawa to ease 14-day quarantine rules
North America 17 Aug 2020 Air Canada Air Canada promoting ‘leisure’ travel to U.S. despite advisories warning against non-essential trips
North America 26 Oct 2020 Air Canada Air Canada Adding Doha To Its Route Network With A Boeing 787-9
North America 16 Mar 2020 Air Canada Drew down its US$600 million revolving credit facility
North America 31 Mar 2020 Air Canada Will reduce capacity for the Second Quarter of 2020 by 85%-90%
North America 03 Apr 2020 Air Canada Air Canada nixes April London-Toronto flights as traffic tumbles
North America 17 Apr 2020 Air Canada AC Rouge suspends Zagreb service for 2020
North America 04 May 2020 Air Canada Air Canada Announces New Safety Measures While Bracing for Long Recovery
North America 19 May 2020 Air Canada Air Canada Details New Sanitization Protocols
North America 13 Jul 2020 Air Canada Air Canada undertakes two Covid-19 biosafety initiatives
North America 11 Aug 2020 Air Canada Air Canada is revamping its Aeroplan loyalty program in an effort to make it easier to use. BUSINESS Air Canada to launch revamped Aeroplan amid devastated travel industry
North America 03 Oct 2020 Air Canada Air Canada Airport COVID-19 Testing Trial Shows Promising Results
North America 06 May 2020 Air Canada Air Canada: First Airline In North America Requiring Passengers To Get Temperature Checks
North America 18 Sep 2020 Air Canada Air Canada Introduces COVID-19 Cover Following WestJet
North America 02 Oct 2020 Air Canada Air Canada Finalizing Order for COVID-19 Rapid Testing Kits
North America 08 Oct 2020 Air Canada Air Canada raises nearly $500 million by selling, leasing back nine Boeing 737 Max 8s
North America 16 Oct 2020 Air Canada Air Canada CEO Calin Rovinescu to retire next year; Michael Rousseau named successor
EMEA 16 Mar 2020 Air France Grounding its entire A380 fleet
EMEA 07 Apr 2020 Air France Air France-KLM to ground more than 90 percent of planes over next 2 months
EMEA 13 Apr 2020 Air France Air France-KLM in Talks for French State Cash Injection
EMEA 04 May 2020 Air France Air France 'must cut domestic flights to get state loan'
EMEA 19 May 2020 Air France Air France Is Slowly Ramping Up Its Flight Schedule
EMEA 14 Jul 2020 Air France Air France cuts another Paris Orly domestic route
EMEA 21 Sep 2020 Air France €10bn euro bailout will keep Air France-KLM afloat less than year: CEO
EMEA 16 Mar 2020 Air France Up to 80% of its workforce could be temporarily laid off
EMEA 15 Apr 2020 Air France AF Plans The Retirement Of Its Airbus A380s
EMEA 07 May 2020 Air France Air France-KLM reports €815 million first-quarter operating loss
EMEA 29 Jul 2020 Air France Air France Partners with Laboratories to Assist Customers with COVID-19 Tests
EMEA 21 Sep 2020 Air France Air France introduces travel insurance for Covid-19
EMEA 30 Sep 2020 Air France Air France's revenue fell 70% in August - CEO
EMEA 16 Mar 2020 Air France Government will stand behind airline
EMEA 23 Mar 2020 Air France Air France Line Up for Gov-Backed Bailout
EMEA 19 Apr 2020 Air France AF to run 30% of its flights from July onwards
EMEA 16 Jun 2020 Air France Air France Ramps Up Flight Schedule as Restrictions Ease
EMEA 19 Jun 2020 Air France France warns Air France-KLM against forced job cuts after state bailout
EMEA 01 Sep 2020 Air France Air France-KLM Firms Up Plan to Raise Funds Amid Travel Slump
EMEA 26 Sep 2020 Air France Air France Capacity Down About 50% In November And December
EMEA 03 Apr 2020 Air France Air France-KLM Seeks $6.5 Billion Lifeline From Government
EMEA 18 Jun 2020 Air France Air France Readies Plan for 8,300 Voluntary Job Cuts