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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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
North America 18 Aug 2020 Delta For Delta Air Lines, It’s Not About the Middle Seats
North America 17 Aug 2020 United United makes new move to limit attendant furloughs in case Congress fails to act
APAC 17 Aug 2020 Thai Airways Thai Airways Lost $900m In The First Half Of 2020
Global 17 Aug 2020 Industry GBTA: Expect Travel Policies & Compliance Measures to Change as Biz Travel Resumes
North America 17 Aug 2020 Industry Boeing to offer second layoff plan, CEO Calhoun sees smaller market ahead
APAC 17 Aug 2020 ANA All Nippon Airways reports 70% domestic pax decline, intl down 96% during 2020 Obon period
Global 17 Aug 2020 Industry Coronavirus pandemic reshaping air travel as carriers struggle
EMEA 17 Aug 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Cabin Crew Union Members Back Cost Cut Deal
North America 17 Aug 2020 United United Airlines Further Cuts Onboard Catering
Global 17 Aug 2020 Industry Virus pandemic reshaping air travel as carriers struggle
North America 17 Aug 2020 Government Jamaica now requires all U.S. visitors to provide a Covid test result
North America 17 Aug 2020 Air Canada Air Canada promoting ‘leisure’ travel to U.S. despite advisories warning against non-essential trips
North America 17 Aug 2020 Air Canada Air Canada promoting ‘leisure’ travel to U.S. despite advisories warning against non-essential trips
Latin America 17 Aug 2020 LATAM The trickle continues in LATAM Argentina: 1,100 employees have already left
Global 17 Aug 2020 Industry Airlines, airports to push for COVID testing as quarantines hit traffic
North America 16 Aug 2020 United United Airlines Saves Just 3,500 Flight Attendant Jobs Through Voluntary Measures; Proposes Last-Ditch Plan
Global 16 Aug 2020 IATA IATA: Air traffic will not return to pre-COVID-19 levels until 2024
North America 16 Aug 2020 Industry A flood of job losses looms as airline industry struggles in pandemic
Latin America 16 Aug 2020 Government Brazil’s Public Bank To Do More In Airline Bailout
North America 16 Aug 2020 Government Hawaii Seems Likely To Delay Reopening Beyond September 1st
EMEA 16 Aug 2020 IATA IATA: The Crisis Is Having A Worsening Impact On African Aviation
North America 16 Aug 2020 Delta Delta Making Progress Testing Its Entire Workforce For COVID-19
APAC 15 Aug 2020 Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific Group Sees Just 23.4% Of Seats Filled In July
North America 15 Aug 2020 United United Airlines takes multi-layered approach to assure safety for customers, employees
Global 15 Aug 2020 Government Airport Covid-19 testing could help countries open for travel
North America 14 Aug 2020 American Airlines Lack Of Ongoing Aid May Prompt American Airlines To Cut Flights
APAC 14 Aug 2020 ANA ANA Holdings seeks ¥500 billion in aid to weather coronavirus slump
EMEA 14 Aug 2020 Government Anguilla Is COVID-free and Preparing to Reopen — Here's How to Plan a Visit
EMEA 14 Aug 2020 Turkish Airlines Cargo Buoys Turkish Airlines
North America 14 Aug 2020 Aeroméxico Aeromexico Is Looking For $1B USD In Financing
North America 14 Aug 2020 Government Canadian Government Reveals Safe Air Travel Plan
EMEA 14 Aug 2020 Air France Air France-KLM and French travel stocks hit by UK quarantine measure
APAC 14 Aug 2020 ANA JAL and ANA to make big domestic flight cuts as pandemic hits demand
EMEA 13 Aug 2020 Lufthansa Report: Lufthansa May Drastically Cut Long Haul Fleet
North America 13 Aug 2020 Southwest Southwest Airlines expects 'modest' demand for as long as COVID-19 cases are high: CEO
Global 13 Aug 2020 IATA ​IATA downgrades forecast for European passenger numbers in 2020
North America 13 Aug 2020 American Airlines American Airlines becomes the final major US carrier to ban masks with valves
EMEA 13 Aug 2020 KLM KLM links up with Allen & Overy on EUR 3.4 billion loan
Global 13 Aug 2020 Google Google adds hotel and flight availability data and 'free cancellation' filter
EMEA 12 Aug 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa slashes costs by shelving deliveries for 2020-21
North America 12 Aug 2020 United United Airlines Disinfecting With UV Light
APAC 12 Aug 2020 Cathay Pacific Cathay plunges to record HK$8.7 billion loss in ‘most challenging’ first half
EMEA 12 Aug 2020 Finnair New Travel Restrictions Force Finnair To Cut Flight Resumption
Global 12 Aug 2020 Industry Only 7% Of The World’s Airbus A380s Are Currently Operational
North America 12 Aug 2020 Delta In a test, Delta checks passenger temps at LAX
EMEA 12 Aug 2020 British Airways British Airways set to be 'UK's first airline to carry out pre-flight Covid-19 tests'
EMEA 12 Aug 2020 Iceland Air Icelandair Cuts Boeing 737 MAX Order Amid Settlement
EMEA 12 Aug 2020 Qatar Airways Qatar, Emirates, & Etihad – Which Middle East Giant Has Bounced Back The Most
APAC 12 Aug 2020 Cathay Pacific Cathay not cancelling 777-9 orders, as it warns of bleak second half
Latin America 11 Aug 2020 Government Argentina Won’t Reopen To Flights On September 1st As Expected