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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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 18 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Coronavirus: travellers race home amid worldwide border closures and flight warnings
Global 20 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Oxford Economics predicts rapid economic recovery post-Covid-19
Global 25 Mar 2020 IATA IATA Updates COVID-19 Impact Assessment
Global 17 Apr 2020 Industry China becomes the largest aviation market in the world
Global 21 Apr 2020 IATA IATA: Slow Recovery Needs Confidence Boosting Measures
Global 28 Apr 2020 COVID-19 100% of Global Destinations Now Have COVID-19 Travel Restrictions, UNWTO Reports
Global 14 May 2020 Government How digital health passports can help restart the air transport industry
Global 19 Jun 2020 Industry Has a golden age of travel passed?
Global 30 Jul 2020 Industry Airlines left doubting if enough people can, or will, travel in 2020
Global 13 Aug 2020 IATA ​IATA downgrades forecast for European passenger numbers in 2020
Global 21 Aug 2020 Industry Airlines walk tightrope on pilot furloughs
Global 04 Sep 2020 Industry Business aviation boom? Data says otherwise
Global 08 Oct 2020 Industry Airports saw 58% drop in passengers during first half of 2020
Global 02 Apr 2020 IATA IATA: Passenger Demand Plunges on COVID-19 Travel Restrictions
Global 18 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Coronavirus Travel Restrictions, Across the Globe:
Global 20 Mar 2020 COVID-19 In the midst of a crisis we can rethink the rules
Global 24 Mar 2020 COVID-19 IATA Updates COVID-19 Impact Assessment
Global 25 Mar 2020 Industry GBTA, IATA, Buyers Agree: Travel Has Come to a Halt
Global 07 Apr 2020 COVID-19 Coronavirus: Travel restrictions, border shutdowns by country
Global 17 Apr 2020 Industry It certainly feels like we’re at the bottom - American Airlines CEO
Global 21 Apr 2020 COVID-19 Coronavirus: Travel restrictions, border shutdowns by country
Global 29 Apr 2020 COVID-19 Airbus first-quarter profit plunges as coronavirus crisis starts to bite
Global 04 Jul 2020 Industry International Flights Are Ramping Up. Slowly. And With Plenty Of Caveats
Global 20 Jul 2020 Industry Demand for Buyout Packages High Among Pilots
Global 27 Jul 2020 Industry Unused Airline Tickets Are Driving Corporate Travel Agencies Crazy Right Now
Global 05 Sep 2020 Industry $1 Trillion Loss Could Set Global Tourism Industry Back 20 Years
Global 07 Oct 2020 Industry Carriers, Organizations to Test International Covid-19 Digital Travel Passport
Global 22 Oct 2020 IATA IATA calls for development of affordable COVID-19 testing for aviation
Global 23 Nov 2020 COVID-19 COVID-19 and its impact on the customer journey for online travel agencies
Global 02 Apr 2020 Industry Worldwide airline capacity down 77%
Global 24 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Coronavirus: Travel restrictions, border shutdowns by country
Global 25 Mar 2020 Industry Why airlines deserve immediate rescue
Global 13 Apr 2020 COVID-19 How Business And Leisure Travel Can Come Back Post COVID-19
Global 17 Apr 2020 Industry What the Travel Industry Wants From the Next Round of U.S. Government Relief
Global 24 Apr 2020 COVID-19 Scenarios for what the travel industry might be dealing with after COVID-19
Global 30 Apr 2020 COVID-19 More airlines require passengers to wear face masks
Global 13 May 2020 COVID-19 Covid-19: Where Will We Be a Year from Now?
Global 08 Jul 2020 Industry The long shadow of COVID-19
Global 29 Jul 2020 Industry Boeing Reports $2.4 Billion Loss For Q2 2020
Global 17 Aug 2020 Industry GBTA: Expect Travel Policies & Compliance Measures to Change as Biz Travel Resumes
Global 25 Sep 2020 Industry Airlines consider a recovery with more digital, direct distribution, less business travel
Global 07 Oct 2020 Industry How airlines are scrambling to provide passengers with touchless technology
Global 20 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Covid-19: Assessing the Catastrophe
Global 31 Mar 2020 IATA IATA: Airlines Facing Rapid Cash Burn
Global 13 Apr 2020 COVID-19 AIRLINES DOING GOOD DEEDS DURING THE COVID-19 AIRPOCALYPSE + HOW YOU CAN HELP!
Global 01 May 2020 Sabre Sabre, Farelogix Terminate Merger Pact
Global 11 May 2020 Government World tourism remains at a standstill as 100% of countries impose restrictions on travel
Global 18 May 2020 Industry How Airlines Are Recovering From COVID-19 - Global Flights Dashboard
Global 26 May 2020 Industry OAG: Global Airline Capacity Down Slightly This Week
Global 26 May 2020 IATA IATA: Airline Debt to Balloon by 28% -Heavy New Debt Levels Will Weigh Down Recovery