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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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 11 Aug 2020 American Airlines American Airlines Extends Travel Waiver Through Dec. 31
North America 11 Aug 2020 Delta Delta CEO warns of 'furloughs in the tens of thousands' for airline industry if stimulus talks remain at stalemate
EMEA 11 Aug 2020 Government European Airlines Ask Canada To Lift Travel Restrictions
EMEA 11 Aug 2020 Government UK's Heathrow Airport passenger numbers down 88% amid ongoing travel restrictions
North America 11 Aug 2020 Air Canada Air Canada is revamping its Aeroplan loyalty program in an effort to make it easier to use. BUSINESS Air Canada to launch revamped Aeroplan amid devastated travel industry
Latin America 11 Aug 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines' passenger traffic fell 93.4% in July
Latin America 11 Aug 2020 Government Argentina Won’t Reopen To Flights On September 1st As Expected
North America 11 Aug 2020 American Airlines American Airlines extends window for employees to seek voluntary exit
APAC 10 Aug 2020 Korean Air Cargo Fuels Korean, Asiana Profits
Global 10 Aug 2020 Industry What Is the Future for Metasearch in Corporate Travel?
North America 10 Aug 2020 Southwest Southwest Airlines’ Corp Travel Biz: A Year On, Down But Not Out
Global 10 Aug 2020 Industry OAG: Capacity Dip This Week Could Indicate Capacity Peak Reached
Latin America 10 Aug 2020 LATAM LATAM’s unlikely recovery funding: Qatar Airways could boost Delta’s position
North America 09 Aug 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines: From Bad To Worse
EMEA 06 Aug 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Predicts Slow Recovery as It Reports €1.7B Q2 Loss
North America 06 Aug 2020 United United Extends Global Services Memberships Through January 2022
EMEA 06 Aug 2020 Qatar Airways Qatar Airways Adapts App for Touchless Travel
EMEA 06 Aug 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa is looking beyond 2024 for the recovery in air travel
APAC 04 Aug 2020 Garuda Indonesia Garuda posts $723 million first-half loss
APAC 04 Aug 2020 Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific To Fly Aircraft For Storage In The Australian Desert
North America 04 Aug 2020 Government Business travel CEOs urge U.S. government to take action on COVID testing, tracing and data sharing
APAC 04 Aug 2020 Qantas Qantas Halts Melbourne Freight Activities Amid COVID Case Spike
EMEA 03 Aug 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Is Adapting To The Challenges Posed By COVID-19
North America 03 Aug 2020 Southwest Southwest Stops Cleaning All Surfaces Between Flights
Global 03 Aug 2020 Industry OAG: Airline Capacity Recovery Crosses 50 Percent Mark
North America 03 Aug 2020 Industry A Lot of ‘Ifs’
EMEA 03 Aug 2020 Air France Air France-KLM Posts €2.6B Q2 Loss
EMEA 03 Aug 2020 British Airways IAG’s Walsh warns against obtaining liquidity without structural reform
EMEA 03 Aug 2020 Government Germany to start testing returning travellers
EMEA 03 Aug 2020 Air France Air France-KLM Ready For More Network Cuts If Recovery Lags
North America 03 Aug 2020 Delta Delta CEO joins push for extension of federal aid for airlines
APAC 03 Aug 2020 Japan Airlines Japan Airlines Reports A $885 Million Loss Due To COVID-19
APAC 03 Aug 2020 Government Pandemic’s second wave: risk to Japanese domestic aviation revival
North America 03 Aug 2020 American Airlines American Airlines May Permanently Change Inflight Meals
EMEA 02 Aug 2020 Aeroflot Aeroflot Resumes Some International Commercial Services
North America 02 Aug 2020 Government Airlines And Crew Unions Are Pushing For A CARES Act 2.0
North America 02 Aug 2020 Air Canada Air Canada Posts Loses Of 1.75 Billion, Urges Easing Of Travel Restrictions
Latin America 01 Aug 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines to fire 'at least' 2,700 workers in Brazil
North America 01 Aug 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Potentially 2,000 Hawaiian Airlines Employees at Risk of Involuntary Furlough
North America 01 Aug 2020 United United To Cut Ties With World’s Largest E145 Operator Expressjet
EMEA 01 Aug 2020 KLM KLM airlines announces massive layoffs; says would cut nearly 5,000 positions
EMEA 01 Aug 2020 British Airways British Airways pilots vote to accept jobs deal
North America 31 Jul 2020 United United Plans Capacity Growth for September
North America 31 Jul 2020 Industry A 33 Percent Drop in U.S. GDP and the Ominous Signs for Travel’s Recovery
North America 31 Jul 2020 Air Canada Air Canada Lowers Q3 Capacity Plans Amid Ongoing Canadian Travel Restrictions
APAC 30 Jul 2020 Singapore Airlines Singapore Airlines shares plunge after posting record loss
Global 30 Jul 2020 Industry World’s five largest airlines lost over USD 40 billion since January amid COVID-19
Global 30 Jul 2020 Industry Airlines left doubting if enough people can, or will, travel in 2020
APAC 30 Jul 2020 Singapore Airlines Singapore Airlines To Reassess Its Fleet Plan Over 6 Months
EMEA 30 Jul 2020 Aeroflot Aeroflot revenue falls 85% in Q2, all hopes on domestic flights