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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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
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 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'
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 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
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 21 Jul 2020 Southwest Nearly 30% of Southwest’s Staff Took Leaves
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 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
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
EMEA 24 Jul 2020 Air France Air France Receives Its Last Boeing 787-9 Delivery
EMEA 24 Jul 2020 Emirates Emirates offers to pay passengers’ Covid-19 medical and quarantine expenses
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 24 Jul 2020 KLM KLM Outlines A Full Return To Destinations Served Pre-Crisis
EMEA 24 Jul 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa, Belgium agree on Brussels Airlines recovery plan
North America 24 Jul 2020 Alaska Airways Alaska Lays Out Plan to Quell Cash Burn by Year-End
North America 25 Jul 2020 Air Canada Air Canada Begins Reopening Its Maple Leaf Lounges
EMEA 25 Jul 2020 British Airways EasyJet and British Airways plan to continue UK-Spain flights
APAC 26 Jul 2020 Singapore Airlines Singapore Airlines Raises Over $540m Securing A350s And 787s
North America 26 Jul 2020 Delta Delta CEO Ed Bastian on Flying Safely During COVID-19—And His Response to Passengers Who Won’t Wear Masks
North America 26 Jul 2020 Industry Comparing The Finances Of The Big 4 US Airlines In The Second Quarter
North America 26 Jul 2020 Industry Comparing The Finances Of The Big 4 US Airlines In The Second Quarter
APAC 26 Jul 2020 Thai Airways Thai Airways Has Defaulted On Nearly $3 Billion Worth Of Debt
EMEA 27 Jul 2020 Government ​Airlines ‘disappointed’ after UK reintroduces Spain restrictions
EMEA 27 Jul 2020 Government Airlines In Libya Resume Flights After 4 Month Pause