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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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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
Europe 14 Dec 2020 Air France Route Network Update for Air France
EMEA 31 Mar 2020 Air France Air France, Lufthansa And Emirates Hit Hardest By March EU Flight Restrictions
EMEA 08 May 2020 Air France Air France-KLM's loss widens to nearly $2 billion
EMEA 28 May 2020 Air France Air France-KLM resumes flights to Italy as Norwegian losses mount
EMEA 10 Sep 2020 Air France Amadeus Inks Air France-KLM To NDC Deal, Eyes Seamlessness, Scale And Surcharges
Europe 14 Dec 2020 Air France Air France-KLM Eyes Sustainable Cargo Flights Following Lufthansa
EMEA 09 May 2020 Air France Air France-KLM Uneasy With French Government’s ‘Good Airbus Customer’ Mandate For Coronavirus Aid
EMEA 27 May 2020 Air France Air France agrees to cut many domestic flights
EMEA 14 Aug 2020 Air France Air France-KLM and French travel stocks hit by UK quarantine measure
EMEA 26 May 2020 Air France AIR FRANCE-KLM CEO AWARDED €768K BONUS; DUTCH GOV'T VOTES AGAINST
EMEA 31 May 2020 Air France Air France Adds Simulator Training For Pilots Unable To Fly Due To COVID-19
Europe 23 Nov 2020 Air France Air France-KLM in talks on $7 billion cash raise
EMEA 03 Apr 2020 Air France Air France-KLM in talks on multibillion euro state-backed loan package
EMEA 26 May 2020 Air France Air France-KLM Could Operate Trains On Domestic Routes
EMEA 26 Jun 2020 Air France Netherlands agrees to contribute 3.4bil euros to Air France-KLM bailout
EMEA 02 Oct 2020 Air France Air France Is Now The Only Continental European Airline Flying To India
Europe 23 Nov 2020 Air France Aviation taxes would endanger fleet renewal: Air France-KLM chief
EMEA 09 Jun 2020 Air France Airbus & Air France Set To Benefit From New French State Aid
EMEA 12 Jun 2020 Air France Air France capacity should reach 40% in August
EMEA 22 Jun 2020 Air France AIR FRANCE URGED BY MINISTER TO AVOID FORCED LAYOFFS
Europe 23 Nov 2020 Air France Air France-KLM prepares COVID-19 vaccine airlift
EMEA 16 Mar 2020 Air France Cutting capacity by up to 90%
EMEA 13 Apr 2020 Air France Air France-KLM Expects Two Years To Return To Normal Operations
EMEA 17 Apr 2020 Air France French state may call on banks to contribute to Air France bailout
EMEA 20 May 2020 Air France Air France terminates A380 fleet with immediate effect
EMEA 08 Jun 2020 Air France 'Air France Protect' label launched
EMEA 12 Jul 2020 Air France Air France Outlines Return To 60% Of Schedule By October
EMEA 16 Mar 2020 Air France Grounding its entire A380 fleet
EMEA 07 Apr 2020 Air France Air France-KLM to ground more than 90 percent of planes over next 2 months
EMEA 13 Apr 2020 Air France Air France-KLM in Talks for French State Cash Injection
EMEA 04 May 2020 Air France Air France 'must cut domestic flights to get state loan'
EMEA 19 May 2020 Air France Air France Is Slowly Ramping Up Its Flight Schedule
EMEA 14 Jul 2020 Air France Air France cuts another Paris Orly domestic route
EMEA 21 Sep 2020 Air France €10bn euro bailout will keep Air France-KLM afloat less than year: CEO
EMEA 16 Mar 2020 Air France Up to 80% of its workforce could be temporarily laid off
EMEA 15 Apr 2020 Air France AF Plans The Retirement Of Its Airbus A380s
EMEA 07 May 2020 Air France Air France-KLM reports €815 million first-quarter operating loss
EMEA 29 Jul 2020 Air France Air France Partners with Laboratories to Assist Customers with COVID-19 Tests
EMEA 21 Sep 2020 Air France Air France introduces travel insurance for Covid-19
EMEA 30 Sep 2020 Air France Air France's revenue fell 70% in August - CEO
EMEA 16 Mar 2020 Air France Government will stand behind airline
EMEA 23 Mar 2020 Air France Air France Line Up for Gov-Backed Bailout
EMEA 19 Apr 2020 Air France AF to run 30% of its flights from July onwards
EMEA 16 Jun 2020 Air France Air France Ramps Up Flight Schedule as Restrictions Ease
EMEA 19 Jun 2020 Air France France warns Air France-KLM against forced job cuts after state bailout
EMEA 01 Sep 2020 Air France Air France-KLM Firms Up Plan to Raise Funds Amid Travel Slump
EMEA 26 Sep 2020 Air France Air France Capacity Down About 50% In November And December
EMEA 03 Apr 2020 Air France Air France-KLM Seeks $6.5 Billion Lifeline From Government
EMEA 18 Jun 2020 Air France Air France Readies Plan for 8,300 Voluntary Job Cuts
EMEA 27 Jul 2020 Air France Air France’s Fleet Plans: What Does The Future Hold?