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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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
EMEA 14 May 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Bailout Sparks Debate in Government About Direct Stake
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 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 Confirms Slowed Aircraft Delivery Rate
Europe 16 Nov 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa operates first Covid-tested flight
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 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 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
APAC 23 Nov 2020 All Nippon Airways ANA looks to raise ¥200 billion in share offering as early as next week
APAC 16 Mar 2020 All Nippon Airways Major domestic reductions
APAC 13 Apr 2020 All Nippon Airways ANA cuts more flights
APAC 19 Mar 2020 All Nippon Airways ANA adds more Temporary Changes on Select International Routes
APAC 23 Mar 2020 All Nippon Airways ANA to seek short-term loans
APAC 24 Mar 2020 All Nippon Airways ANA Temporarily Grounds Airbus A380 Fleet
APAC 15 Apr 2020 All Nippon Airways ANA Holdings to put 16,000 workers on leave
APAC 17 Mar 2020 All Nippon Airways ANA to Reduce Int'l Flights by 60 Pct over Coronavirus
APAC 19 Mar 2020 All Nippon Airways Furloughs 5,000 Cabin Crew
APAC 07 Apr 2020 All Nippon Airways ANA seeks state guarantees as it borrows $12bn
EMEA 30 Apr 2020 All Nippon Airways ANA will delay reception of aircraft to cut costs: president
APAC 07 Dec 2020 All Nippon Airways Japan's ANA sets share price for new issues at 2,286 yen per share
APAC 07 Dec 2020 All Nippon Airways ANA Becomes First Japanese Airline To Join IATA’s Diversity Campaign
APAC 14 Dec 2020 All Nippon Airways Japan's ANA to raise $3.2 billion for post-Covid recovery
APAC 07 Dec 2020 All Nippon Airways Route Network Update for ANA
APAC 14 Dec 2020 All Nippon Airways ANA launches flight to Shenzhen, first new route since pandemic
APAC 20 Mar 2020 All Nippon Airways ANA to put 5,000 flight attendants on temporary rotating furlough
APAC 14 Dec 2020 All Nippon Airways All Nippon Airways adding more international frequencies in Dec-2020/Jan-2021
APAC 31 Mar 2020 All Nippon Airways ANA further cut April schedules
APAC 03 Apr 2020 All Nippon Airways ANA Reduces Summer Schedule
APAC 16 Mar 2020 All Nippon Airways Reduced flights to North America and Europe
Latin America 26 May 2020 LATAM LATAM becomes largest airline driven to bankruptcy by coronavirus
Latin America 11 Jun 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines bondholders in talks to supply up to $1.5 billion loan, sources say
Latin America 22 Jun 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines Group makes bold moves in restructuring
Latin America 10 Aug 2020 LATAM LATAM’s unlikely recovery funding: Qatar Airways could boost Delta’s position
Latin America 07 Dec 2020 LATAM Route Network Update for LATAM Airlines
Latin America 14 Dec 2020 LATAM LATAM Flies To Qatar For The First Time
Latin America 09 Apr 2020 LATAM LATAM Cancels 10 Airbus A350 Orders
Latin America 17 Apr 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines Group requires financial support from govs to survive COVID impact
Latin America 27 May 2020 LATAM LATAM immediately cutting 19 leased aircraft from fleet
Latin America 09 Jun 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines Group retrenches additional 1000 personnel
Latin America 11 Jun 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines (LTM) May Traffic Hurt by Coronavirus Woes
Latin America 23 Jun 2020 LATAM Latam Airlines flies in consultants for Chapter 11 work
Latin America 23 Nov 2020 LATAM Bankrupt LATAM Airlines: No Fleet Exodus
Latin America 14 Dec 2020 LATAM LATAM offers free domestic Covid-19 vaccine transportation in operational countries