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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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 12 Aug 2020 Industry Only 7% Of The World’s Airbus A380s Are Currently Operational
Global 20 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Oneworld, SkyTeam and Star Alliance join forces to seek support from governments amid coronavirus crisis
Multiple 16 Nov 2020 COVID-19 One bright spot in Covid-era travel: On-time flights
Global 22 Apr 2020 Industry Once Boiling, NDC Development And Deployments Now Simmer
EMEA 09 Sep 2020 Oman Air Oman Air to resume scheduled flights from October
EMEA 27 May 2020 Oman Air Oman Air Becomes Latest To Adopt Full Body PPE For Crew
Global 22 Jun 2020 Industry OAG: Weekly Air Capacity Grows in North America But Holds Worldwide
Global 04 May 2020 Industry OAG: Overall Global Air Capacity Drops Despite Regional Increases
Global 20 Jul 2020 Industry OAG: Northeast Asia, Western Europe Lead Weekly Capacity Growth
Global 20 Apr 2020 Industry OAG: Global Weekly Air Capacity Drops Below 30 Million Seats
Global 27 Jul 2020 Industry OAG: Global Capacity Up But Likely to Plateau
Global 08 Jun 2020 Industry OAG: Global Airline Capacity Slightly Increases This Week
Global 26 May 2020 Industry OAG: Global Airline Capacity Down Slightly This Week
Global 13 Jul 2020 Industry OAG: Global Air Capacity Crosses 50M Seat Threshold This Week
Global 10 Aug 2020 Industry OAG: Capacity Dip This Week Could Indicate Capacity Peak Reached
Global 03 Aug 2020 Industry OAG: Airline Capacity Recovery Crosses 50 Percent Mark
Global 15 Apr 2020 Industry OAG: Airline Capacity Cuts Slowed, But Recovery Start At Least a Month Away
Europe 07 Dec 2020 Norwegian Air Norwegian Records 96% Capacity Drop In November As It Looks To Christmas
EMEA 21 Sep 2020 Norwegian Air Norwegian Receives A Loan Guarantee Extension From Norway’s Government
Europe 09 Nov 2020 Norwegian Air Norwegian Facing An Uncertain Future: Lack Of Government Support
EMEA 13 Jul 2020 Norwegian Air Norwegian Eyes December Return To Long-Haul Flying
EMEA 24 Mar 2020 Norwegian Air Norwegian Begins To Receive Government Rescue Package
Europe 23 Nov 2020 Norwegian Air Norwegian Air’s Luck Runs Out, Files for Bankruptcy in Ireland
Europe 16 Nov 2020 Norwegian Air Norwegian Air’s Future on Thin Ice as Government Declines More Aid
EMEA 18 May 2020 Norwegian Air Norwegian Air to Sell New Shares as First Step Towards State Aid
EMEA 04 May 2020 Norwegian Air Norwegian Air shareholders back £770m rescue plan
EMEA 09 Apr 2020 Norwegian Air Norwegian Air seeks debt restructuring to stay in business
EMEA 09 Jun 2020 Norwegian Air Norwegian Air seeks approval to raise cash quickly if needed
EMEA 27 Mar 2020 Norwegian Air Norwegian Air asks creditors to forego payments for 3 months
EMEA 29 May 2020 Government Norway to extend airline loan guarantee scheme
EMEA 15 May 2020 Government Norway likely to keep travel restrictions until Aug 20
EMEA 24 Apr 2020 Government Norway Approves New Law That Could Help Rescue Norwegian Air
EMEA 24 Apr 2020 Norwegian Air Norway Approves New Law That Could Help Rescue Norwegian Air
EMEA 06 Oct 2020 Lufthansa No new pilots needed for ‘very long time’: Lufthansa training arm
EMEA 01 Jul 2020 El Al No El Al Flights Until Further Notice
EMEA 17 Apr 2020 Lufthansa No Austrian Airlines scheduled services until at least mid-May
Multiple 14 Oct 2020 Government Nigeria Signs Bilateral Aviation Agreement With India
APAC 19 Mar 2020 Government New Zealand and Australia close borders to foreigners
APAC 14 Sep 2020 Government New Zealand Allows Flights To Operate With No Social Distancing
Asia Pacific 14 Dec 2020 Government New Zealand Agrees To Full Australian Travel Bubble
North America 12 Oct 2020 Aeroméxico New York Okays $1 Billion In Financing For Aeromexico
North America 21 Jul 2020 Government New York now requires mandatory quarantine for travelers from 31 states
Latin America 14 Jun 2020 LATAM New World, New Missions: LATAM Brasil’s Widebodies Remain Active During COVID-19
North America 28 May 2020 United New United Airlines CEO Says No To Bankruptcy and Mandating Blocked Middle Seats
EMEA 12 Aug 2020 Finnair New Travel Restrictions Force Finnair To Cut Flight Resumption
EMEA 07 Sep 2020 Alitalia New lifeline for Alitalia: EU approves €200 million aid
Multiple 23 Nov 2020 IATA New IATA Guidance Prepares for Global Vaccine Distribution
EMEA 19 Oct 2020 British Airways New BA boss Doyle criticises government inaction on UK-US routes
EMEA 26 Jun 2020 Air France Netherlands agrees to contribute 3.4bil euros to Air France-KLM bailout
Latin America 26 Oct 2020 LATAM Negotiations Between LATAM Brasil, Flight Crews for Wage Reductions Advance