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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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 08 Sep 2020 Government IATA: 'We do not want Argentina to continue losing connectivity'
Latin America 20 Aug 2020 Government IATA warns that Argentina may delay September air travel restart
EMEA 03 Sep 2020 IATA IATA Urges European Commission To Extend Slot Waiver
North America 03 May 2020 IATA IATA urges Canada Govt to provide airlines with financial aid
Global 09 Sep 2020 IATA IATA Urges Aviation To Prepare For The COVID-19 Vaccine
Global 24 Mar 2020 COVID-19 IATA Updates COVID-19 Impact Assessment
Global 24 Mar 2020 IATA IATA Updates COVID-19 Impact Assessment
Global 27 Mar 2020 COVID-19 IATA Updates COVID-19 Impact Assessment
Global 25 Mar 2020 COVID-19 IATA Updates COVID-19 Impact Assessment
Global 25 Mar 2020 IATA IATA Updates COVID-19 Impact Assessment
Global 27 Mar 2020 IATA IATA Sends Industry SOS To G20 Leaders
Global 19 Sep 2020 IATA IATA says onboard transmission of COVID-19 is lower than other public indoor environments
Multiple 24 Nov 2020 IATA IATA Says Airlines Need Up To Another $80 Billion In Aid
Global 01 Oct 2020 IATA IATA restructuring
Global 03 Apr 2020 IATA IATA Projects Airline Industry Q2 Loss of $39 Billion
Global 31 Mar 2020 IATA IATA Projects Airline Industry Q2 Loss of $39 Billion
Global 19 May 2020 IATA IATA Outlines Layered Approach for Industry Re-Start
Global 05 May 2020 IATA IATA opposes mandatory blocking of middle seats
Global 29 Sep 2020 IATA IATA lowers 2020 passenger traffic hopes on stalled recovery
North America 14 Sep 2020 Government IATA encourages Canada to relax travel restrictions
Global 15 Apr 2020 IATA IATA deepens projected airline revenue loss to $314 billion
Global 17 Apr 2020 IATA IATA deepens projected airline revenue loss to $314 billion
Global 07 Oct 2020 IATA IATA Confident We’ll See A Common Testing Standard Before November
Global 24 Sep 2020 IATA IATA Chief Says Governments Should Pay For Preflight COVID Tests
Global 05 May 2020 IATA IATA Calls for Passenger Face Covering and Crew Masks Opposes Onboard Social Distancing
Global 22 Oct 2020 IATA IATA calls for development of affordable COVID-19 testing for aviation
EMEA 01 Sep 2020 Government IAG’s Willie Walsh Calls For Government To Open Up The UK
EMEA 03 Aug 2020 British Airways IAG’s Walsh warns against obtaining liquidity without structural reform
EMEA 01 May 2020 Iberia IAG’s Iberia & Vueling Receive €1 Billion In Loans
EMEA 14 May 2020 Government IAG’s Chief Willie Walsh Says British Government is Holding Back Travel Recovery
EMEA 18 Jun 2020 Level Europe IAG’s Austrian Airline Level Europe Files for Insolvency
Multiple 21 Sep 2020 American Airlines IAG and American Airlines granted interim extension to joint business agreement
EMEA 10 Jun 2020 Government Hungary, Croatia to lift border restrictions from Friday
EMEA 30 Apr 2020 COVID-19 Huge Increase In Chinese Air Travel As Lockdown Eased
Europe 30 Apr 2020 Air France https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-france-economy/air-france-must-cut-emissions-domestic-flights-for-aid-minister-idUSKBN22B2EL
North America 07 Dec 2020 United How United Airlines overcame one of the largest limitations to transporting Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine to the US
Global 10 Sep 2020 Industry How Spray Sanitization Could Give Confidence Back To Passengers
Global 19 Sep 2020 Industry How Should The Airline Refund System Change?
EMEA 27 May 2020 Qatar Airways How Qatar Airways Aims To Scoop Up Market Share After COVID-19
North America 20 Sep 2020 Government How Much Long-Term Debt Do US Airlines Have?
North America 07 Apr 2020 Industry How long will US airlines’ cash last? Between 4 months and a year, analyst says
North America 23 Mar 2020 Government How Far Will U.S. Government Relief Reach to Save the Travel Industry?
North America 09 Nov 2020 Delta How empathy drives Delta Air Lines’ strategy
Europe 09 Nov 2020 Emirates How Emirates Is Adapting With COVID-19
Global 14 May 2020 Government How digital health passports can help restart the air transport industry
North America 17 Oct 2020 Delta How Delta’s stake in the private jet industry could be a lifeline for the airline
North America 08 Sep 2020 Delta How Delta Set the Standard for the Airline Industry's COVID-19 Response
North America 26 Oct 2020 United How Delta and United Could Lead Airlines’ Return to Profitability
North America 03 Sep 2020 Delta How Delta Airlines is working to keep passengers safe
Global 04 Sep 2020 Industry How COVID-19 Has Changed Flying