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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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
Latin America 24 Jul 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines creditors oppose bankruptcy loan proposal
North America 24 Jul 2020 Delta Delta Has Placed over 100 People on No-fly List for Refusing to Wear a Mask, CEO Says
North America 24 Jul 2020 Industry Airlines take different routes to building capacity back up
North America 24 Jul 2020 American Airlines American Airlines has flown more than its competitors during the pandemic, and it’s paying off
EMEA 23 Jul 2020 British Airways British Airways pilots to vote on deal to cut jobs and pay
North America 23 Jul 2020 Southwest Southwest pledges no layoffs or furloughs in 2020
North America 23 Jul 2020 Industry Airline Face Mask Policies Are Getting Stricter
North America 22 Jul 2020 United United CEO: We won't be 'anywhere close to normal' until there's vaccine
APAC 22 Jul 2020 Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific Reaches Deal To Defer Airbus Aircraft As Boeing Negotiations Continue
APAC 22 Jul 2020 ANA ANA Preps For The Return Of Its Airbus A380
North America 22 Jul 2020 United United passengers must wear a mask in the airport, too, or risk being 'banned from flying' amid COVID-19
EMEA 22 Jul 2020 Iceland Air Icelandair Group expects $100m second-quarter operating loss
Latin America 22 Jul 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines Gets OK For $9.8M Breakup Fee On $1.3B DIP
North America 21 Jul 2020 Southwest Nearly 30% of Southwest’s Staff Took Leaves
North America 21 Jul 2020 United United warns travel demand will languish until COVID-19 vaccine
Latin America 21 Jul 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines Brasil reports a 'shy warming up of demand'
EMEA 21 Jul 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa set to slash Airbus A350, A320neo deliveries
North America 21 Jul 2020 Government United and American Air CEOs Ask European Governments to Loosen Restrictions on Transatlantic Travel
APAC 21 Jul 2020 Qantas Qantas says government support for airlines likely needed beyond March
North America 21 Jul 2020 Industry U.S. DOT Reports All-Time Low Domestic Fares in Q1
APAC 21 Jul 2020 Government Passengers Now Need a Negative Covid Test Certificate Before Flying to China
North America 21 Jul 2020 Government New York now requires mandatory quarantine for travelers from 31 states
North America 20 Jul 2020 Delta Delta Air Lines announces new health screenings for passengers who can't wear masks and asks them to consider staying home
EMEA 20 Jul 2020 Virgin Atlantic Virgin Atlantic Resumes Passenger Flights After 3 Month Break
Global 20 Jul 2020 Industry OAG: Northeast Asia, Western Europe Lead Weekly Capacity Growth
EMEA 20 Jul 2020 Air France Air France Pilots in Draft Deal on Low-Cost Domestic Flights
Latin America 20 Jul 2020 Interjet What Needs To Happen For Interjet To Successfully Fly Away From Its Crisis?
North America 20 Jul 2020 Industry Airlines brace themselves ahead of reporting earnings this week
Global 20 Jul 2020 Industry Demand for Buyout Packages High Among Pilots
North America 20 Jul 2020 American Airlines American Airlines Revamps Check-in, Baggage Drop-off As Contactless Experience
North America 19 Jul 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines Further Extends Mainland Flight Suspensions
EMEA 19 Jul 2020 South African Airways Leaner South African Airways Can Stay Independent: Government Official
EMEA 19 Jul 2020 Air France Air France Starts To Reinstate Inflight Meal Services
North America 19 Jul 2020 American Airlines American Airlines CEO Says 'Let’s Go Fly, for God’s Sake'
APAC 18 Jul 2020 Government India to Restart U.S. Passenger Flights July 23
Global 18 Jul 2020 Industry When will international travel return? A country-by-country guide to coronavirus recovery
North America 17 Jul 2020 JetBlue How American Airlines’ And JetBlue’s Partnership Will Impact Airline Alliances
APAC 16 Jul 2020 Government As domestic travel picks up in Japan, players adapt with safety measures, micro-targeting and hybrid models
EMEA 16 Jul 2020 South African Airways SAA To Receive Even More Government Cash To Realise Rescue Plan
APAC 16 Jul 2020 Vietnam Airlines Vietnam Airlines needs liquidity support by end of August: CEO
APAC 16 Jul 2020 Government Air travel in Malaysia showing further signs of recovery: MAHB
Global 16 Jul 2020 Government Just How Many Passengers Are Flying Across The Atlantic?
EMEA 16 Jul 2020 El Al El Al Extends Flight Suspension Until September
Latin America 15 Jul 2020 LATAM LATAM’s Passengers Fall 50% But There’s Hope For The Airline
North America 15 Jul 2020 Delta Delta steers 17,000 staff into early retirement
EMEA 15 Jul 2020 Emirates Emirates revival signals slow end to A380 hibernation
North America 15 Jul 2020 Government Travelers From 22 US States Must Quarantine Arriving In New York
EMEA 15 Jul 2020 Air Serbia Air Serbia Eyes August Return To Israel & Russia
North America 15 Jul 2020 Air Canada Air Canada calls on Ottawa to ease 14-day quarantine rules
APAC 15 Jul 2020 Air India Air India Expects Some Staff To Take 5 Years Of Unpaid Leave!