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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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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 Sort descending Organization Summary
North America 06 Jul 2020 United United Is Bringing Snacks & Alcohol Back to Flights
North America 06 Jul 2020 American Airlines American Airlines Downsizes 2021 International Schedule
North America 06 Jul 2020 Hawaiian Airlines 13 Hawaiian Airlines employees test positive for COVID-19
North America 06 Jul 2020 Aeroméxico Aeromexico Plans To Reject 19 Aircraft Lease Contracts
APAC 06 Jul 2020 Cathay Pacific Cathay Could Send Some Aircraft To Desert Graveyards For Storage
EMEA 06 Jul 2020 British Airways Pilots' union has reached outline deal with British Airways in fight to save jobs
EMEA 07 Jul 2020 El Al El Al Rescue Plan Finally Approved
EMEA 07 Jul 2020 Finnair Finnair’s Passenger Traffic Doubles From May But Still Down 96%
APAC 07 Jul 2020 Virgin Australia Virgin Australia bondholders challenge sale to Bain Capital
EMEA 07 Jul 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa to cut a fifth of leadership jobs in restructuring
APAC 07 Jul 2020 Qantas Qantas, Jetstar 'significantly reduce' flights to Melbourne after New South Wales border closure
APAC 07 Jul 2020 Air New Zealand Air New Zealand Closes Inbound International Reservations
North America 07 Jul 2020 Expedia Expedia signals private accommodation could be the recovery leader
EMEA 07 Jul 2020 Aeroflot Aeroflot chief sets out expectations for restoration of international network
EMEA 07 Jul 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa Confirms Slowed Aircraft Delivery Rate
North America 07 Jul 2020 Government Most U.S. Airlines Sign Letters of Intent for Their Share of $25 Billion in Federal Aid
EMEA 07 Jul 2020 Qatar Airways Qatar Airways now requires passengers to wear face shields as well as masks
North America 07 Jul 2020 Delta Delta signs letter of intent for CARES Act loan
North America 07 Jul 2020 United United Airlines warns of lower bookings, furloughs
EMEA 08 Jul 2020 Air Mauritius Air Mauritius seeks buyers for five aircraft
North America 08 Jul 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines Tries to Get Back to Business
EMEA 08 Jul 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa airlines to slash leadership, cut 1,000 administrative jobs
North America 08 Jul 2020 American Airlines American, United stop flying to Hong Kong amid crew testing requirements
North America 08 Jul 2020 United United Airlines Tells 36,000 Employees They Might Lose Their Jobs
Global 08 Jul 2020 Industry The long shadow of COVID-19
North America 08 Jul 2020 Government Feds fail to lead on aviation health and safety
APAC 09 Jul 2020 AirAsia Budget airline AirAsia's future in ‘significant doubt’
Global 09 Jul 2020 Industry Assessing the Damage: The Airline Industry’s Grim First Half
North America 09 Jul 2020 Air Canada Air Canada to 'explore' rapid Covid-19 tests
Latin America 09 Jul 2020 LATAM LATAM Brazil Joins Sister Airlines In Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
North America 09 Jul 2020 JetBlue JetBlue To Launch 7 New Los Angeles Routes On October 7th
North America 09 Jul 2020 Industry Hopes Dashed for a Quick U.S. Airline Recovery Amid Coronavirus Spikes
EMEA 09 Jul 2020 Industry Europe air travel hurdles reduce unevenly as capacity grows
EMEA 09 Jul 2020 Emirates Emirates and flydubai move close to merger, Emirates CCO says
Latin America 09 Jul 2020 LATAM LATAM Airlines adds $1.3 billion to bankruptcy financing proposal, Brazil unit seeks protection
EMEA 09 Jul 2020 KLM Air France-KLM sees uptick in Canadian departures in past few weeks
APAC 09 Jul 2020 Qantas Why Is Qantas Sending Its A380s To The United States For Storage?
North America 09 Jul 2020 United United and American Airlines cancel Hong Kong flights over crew Covid-19 tests
APAC 10 Jul 2020 Government The Maldives Is Reopening and, Yes, Even Americans Are Allowed
Latin America 10 Jul 2020 Government Rio de Janeiro’s Famous Beaches Will Only Reopen After a Vaccine Is Found
APAC 10 Jul 2020 Japan Airlines Japan Airlines and Malaysia Airlines to launch joint business
EMEA 10 Jul 2020 Air Namibia Air Namibia Grounding Overturned By Court
APAC 10 Jul 2020 ANA ANA Calls Off Recruiting for FY 2021 amid Virus Crisis
EMEA 10 Jul 2020 British Airways British Airways Announces Return To London Gatwick Next Weekend
EMEA 10 Jul 2020 Level Europe ​Level France becomes latest coronavirus crisis airline casualty
APAC 12 Jul 2020 Government Australia seeks to move towards uniform quarantine model across all states and territories
EMEA 12 Jul 2020 Government Surge in new coronavirus cases in Eastern Europe prompts new restrictions
EMEA 12 Jul 2020 Air France Air France Outlines Return To 60% Of Schedule By October
North America 12 Jul 2020 American Airlines American Airlines is in Deep Financial Stress
EMEA 13 Jul 2020 Virgin Atlantic Virgin Atlantic Works To Finalize Support For £1 Billion Bailout