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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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
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 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
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
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 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 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
North America 06 Jul 2020 Delta Delta's CEO Ed Bastian reveals plans for Covid-19 tests for airline's Seattle crews
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
Global 06 Jul 2020 Government TECHNOLOGY WILL HELP PROTECT ‘TRAVEL BUBBLES’ FROM POPPING
EMEA 06 Jul 2020 Government Which European Airlines Have Received Coronavirus Aid Packages?
APAC 05 Jul 2020 ANA Japan’s ANA and JAL secure $1.6bn in export-credit guarantees
Global 04 Jul 2020 Government Covid-19: Travel restrictions to stay and 'green list' put on hold amid fears of second wave
Global 04 Jul 2020 Industry International Flights Are Ramping Up. Slowly. And With Plenty Of Caveats
North America 04 Jul 2020 Industry COVID-19 and the absurd airplane middle seat debate
North America 03 Jul 2020 Industry Air travel in six months: What it will look like
EMEA 03 Jul 2020 Government England's quarantine scrapped for arrivals from 50 'low risk' countries
North America 03 Jul 2020 Air Canada Canada PM disappointed by Air Canada move to suspend domestic flights
EMEA 03 Jul 2020 Air France Air France set to cut more than 7,500 jobs
EMEA 01 Jul 2020 El Al No El Al Flights Until Further Notice
APAC 01 Jul 2020 Government When Will Australia’s Borders Re-open Post COVID?
North America 01 Jul 2020 American Airlines American Airlines faces pressure over booking middle seats