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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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 13 Jul 2020 American Airlines American expects this week to notify pilots of layoffs
EMEA 13 Jul 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa prepares launch of new leisure unit Ocean
North America 13 Jul 2020 Westjet WestJet Bumps Up August Schedule by 10 Percent
EMEA 13 Jul 2020 Etihad Etihad To Offer At Home COVID-19 Tests Before Flights
EMEA 13 Jul 2020 Government Greece considers second lockdown after tourists bring spike of cases
North America 13 Jul 2020 Interjet Interjet Has Secured $150 Million In New Investments
North America 13 Jul 2020 United United Airlines, Pilots Reach Deal on Voluntary Separations
EMEA 13 Jul 2020 British Airways British Airways’ Creative Deal With Pilots
North America 13 Jul 2020 United United Airlines Stock Won’t See a Recovery Any Time Soon
EMEA 13 Jul 2020 Virgin Atlantic Virgin Atlantic Works To Finalize Support For £1 Billion Bailout
EMEA 13 Jul 2020 Virgin Atlantic Virgin Atlantic Works To Finalize Support For £1 Billion Bailout
North America 13 Jul 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Coronavirus Cluster At Hawaiian Airlines Ignites Outbreak At Oahu Gyms
EMEA 13 Jul 2020 Emirates Emirates to cut up to 9,000 jobs
APAC 13 Jul 2020 Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific Shareholders Approve A Huge $5 Billion Rescue Plan
EMEA 13 Jul 2020 Norwegian Air Norwegian Eyes December Return To Long-Haul Flying
Global 13 Jul 2020 Industry OAG: Global Air Capacity Crosses 50M Seat Threshold This Week
North America 14 Jul 2020 Delta We May Never See as Many Business Travelers as Before: Delta Air Lines CEO
North America 14 Jul 2020 Delta Delta cuts summer flying as demand stalls due to coronavirus, posts $5.7 billion quarterly loss
EMEA 14 Jul 2020 KLM EU Approves $3.8 Billion Bailout Package to Dutch Airline KLM
APAC 14 Jul 2020 Thai Airways Thai Airways Suspends Normal Operations Until September
North America 14 Jul 2020 Government Hawaii Set To Lengthen COVID Arrival Procedures
North America 14 Jul 2020 Delta Around 15,000 Delta Staff Are Interested In Leaving Voluntarily
EMEA 14 Jul 2020 El Al We Now Know Who’s Looking To Bid For El Al
North America 14 Jul 2020 Southwest Southwest Begins To Worry About The Future As Furloughs Loom
EMEA 14 Jul 2020 Air France Air France cuts another Paris Orly domestic route
Latin America 14 Jul 2020 LATAM Latam Airlines Creditors Slam ‘Insider’ Bankruptcy Financing
APAC 14 Jul 2020 ANA ANA to operate 90 percent of planned domestic flights in August
North America 14 Jul 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines to scale back plans to resume service
EMEA 14 Jul 2020 British Airways British Airways Reveals Art To Be Sold To Raise Funds
North America 14 Jul 2020 Industry U.S. Agency Ticket Trajectory Tilts Downward As Recovery Stalls
Global 14 Jul 2020 Industry Visits to travel sites decline again after reports of more infections
North America 15 Jul 2020 American Airlines American Airlines to warn 25,000 workers of potential furloughs
EMEA 15 Jul 2020 British Airways Boris Johnson Backs Away From Punishing British Airways Over Jobs
APAC 15 Jul 2020 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong government appoints board observers to Cathay Pacific
APAC 15 Jul 2020 Industry COVID-19 disrupts Asia-Pacific airline fleet strategies
Global 15 Jul 2020 Industry 9 in 10 From Industry Say Aviation Wasn’t Prepared For COVID
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!
EMEA 16 Jul 2020 El Al El Al Extends Flight Suspension Until September
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?
North America 17 Jul 2020 JetBlue How American Airlines’ And JetBlue’s Partnership Will Impact Airline Alliances