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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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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
EMEA 16 Jun 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa job cuts to be spread across all units
EMEA 28 Jul 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa returns to JFK airport with flights to Frankfurt
EMEA 10 Sep 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa to Shed Biggest Planes in Deepening Fleet Shakeup
EMEA 11 Sep 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa to scrap entire widebody fleets, more layoffs to entail
EMEA 21 Sep 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa prepares to double job cuts to nearly 40,000
EMEA 21 Oct 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Announces Reduced Losses for Q3
Europe 07 Dec 2020 Lufthansa SWISS And Lufthansa Airlines Adopt NEC Facial Recognition Technologies
Europe 14 Dec 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa sees surge in Christmas holiday flight bookings
EMEA 16 Mar 2020 Lufthansa LHG grounds Austrian Airlines
EMEA 20 Mar 2020 Lufthansa LHG parks 700 aircraft in crisis response
EMEA 01 May 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa aims for autumn restart ‘at the earliest’
EMEA 14 May 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Bailout Sparks Debate in Government About Direct Stake
EMEA 16 Jun 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Seeks Agreements With Trade Unions To Cut 22,000 Jobs
EMEA 21 Jul 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa set to slash Airbus A350, A320neo deliveries
EMEA 03 Aug 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Is Adapting To The Challenges Posed By COVID-19
EMEA 14 Sep 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa's Swiss unit could cut 15% of jobs
EMEA 19 Oct 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa details the future of its first-class experience
EMEA 21 Oct 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Will Only Offer 25% Of Pre COVID Flights In Q4
Europe 14 Dec 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa to cut 1,000 jobs absent a union deal
EMEA 16 Mar 2020 Lufthansa Cuts long haul capacity by 90%
EMEA 30 Apr 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Plans To Reduce Fleet Size By 100 Aircraft
EMEA 07 Jul 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa to cut a fifth of leadership jobs in restructuring
EMEA 24 Jul 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa, Belgium agree on Brussels Airlines recovery plan
EMEA 16 Mar 2020 Lufthansa Forcasting €1.5bn operating loss in 2020
EMEA 30 Apr 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Running Out of Bailout Road as Germany Sets Terms
EMEA 07 Jul 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Confirms Slowed Aircraft Delivery Rate
Europe 16 Nov 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa operates first Covid-tested flight
EMEA 17 Mar 2020 Lufthansa Brussels Airlines temporarily suspends all its flights as of 21 March until 19 April
EMEA 30 Apr 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa pilots offer to waive 45% of salaries
EMEA 30 Jun 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Group Announces Fall Schedule Extension
EMEA 02 Oct 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Is Planning To Pay Back The Government By The Mid 2020s
Europe 09 Nov 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Becomes Latest Airline to Offer COVID Free flights With Rapid Pre-Departure Testing
Europe 16 Nov 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa, Swiss & Austrian To Stay As Premium Airlines
EMEA 17 Mar 2020 Lufthansa Brussels Airlines requests state aid
EMEA 19 Mar 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa to Cut 95% of Flights in Survival Mode
EMEA 29 Apr 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Group Announces Passenger Mask Requirement
EMEA 30 Jun 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa’s reactivated fleet to reach 380 aircraft during summer
Europe 09 Nov 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa is bleeding, preparing for a “difficult” winter
EMEA 19 Mar 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa warns it will emerge from pandemic as smaller business
EMEA 17 Apr 2020 Lufthansa No Austrian Airlines scheduled services until at least mid-May
EMEA 15 Sep 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa could cut more planes and jobs than planned: sources
EMEA 05 Oct 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa CEO says no end in sight to burning through cash
EMEA 17 Mar 2020 Lufthansa Austrian Airlines to suspend all operations
EMEA 11 May 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Group to serve 106 destinations in June
EMEA 13 Aug 2020 Lufthansa Report: Lufthansa May Drastically Cut Long Haul Fleet
EMEA 24 Aug 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Cracks Down On Mask Exemptions Requiring COVID Test
EMEA 17 Sep 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Adds 15 New Destinations For Summer 2021 From Frankfurt
EMEA 06 Oct 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Group launches European business class companion fares
EMEA 03 Apr 2020 Lufthansa Germany in talks to inject billions into Lufthansa
EMEA 09 Apr 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Group To Reduce Fleet Size