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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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 07 Dec 2020 United How United Airlines overcame one of the largest limitations to transporting Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine to the US
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
EMEA 30 Apr 2020 COVID-19 Huge Increase In Chinese Air Travel As Lockdown Eased
EMEA 10 Jun 2020 Government Hungary, Croatia to lift border restrictions from Friday
Multiple 21 Sep 2020 American Airlines IAG and American Airlines granted interim extension to joint business agreement
EMEA 18 Jun 2020 Level Europe IAG’s Austrian Airline Level Europe Files for Insolvency
EMEA 14 May 2020 Government IAG’s Chief Willie Walsh Says British Government is Holding Back Travel Recovery
EMEA 01 May 2020 Iberia IAG’s Iberia & Vueling Receive €1 Billion In Loans
EMEA 03 Aug 2020 British Airways IAG’s Walsh warns against obtaining liquidity without structural reform
EMEA 01 Sep 2020 Government IAG’s Willie Walsh Calls For Government To Open Up The UK
Global 22 Oct 2020 IATA IATA calls for development of affordable COVID-19 testing for aviation
Global 05 May 2020 IATA IATA Calls for Passenger Face Covering and Crew Masks Opposes Onboard Social Distancing
Global 24 Sep 2020 IATA IATA Chief Says Governments Should Pay For Preflight COVID Tests
Global 07 Oct 2020 IATA IATA Confident We’ll See A Common Testing Standard Before November
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
North America 14 Sep 2020 Government IATA encourages Canada to relax travel restrictions
Global 29 Sep 2020 IATA IATA lowers 2020 passenger traffic hopes on stalled recovery
Global 05 May 2020 IATA IATA opposes mandatory blocking of middle seats
Global 19 May 2020 IATA IATA Outlines Layered Approach for Industry Re-Start
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 01 Oct 2020 IATA IATA restructuring
Multiple 24 Nov 2020 IATA IATA Says Airlines Need Up To Another $80 Billion In Aid
Global 19 Sep 2020 IATA IATA says onboard transmission of COVID-19 is lower than other public indoor environments
Global 27 Mar 2020 IATA IATA Sends Industry SOS To G20 Leaders
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 09 Sep 2020 IATA IATA Urges Aviation To Prepare For The COVID-19 Vaccine
North America 03 May 2020 IATA IATA urges Canada Govt to provide airlines with financial aid
EMEA 03 Sep 2020 IATA IATA Urges European Commission To Extend Slot Waiver
Latin America 20 Aug 2020 Government IATA warns that Argentina may delay September air travel restart
Latin America 08 Sep 2020 Government IATA: 'We do not want Argentina to continue losing connectivity'
Global 07 Apr 2020 IATA IATA: 25 Million Jobs at Risk with Airline Shutdown
Global 01 Sep 2020 IATA IATA: Air Industry 'Largely Paralyzed' But July Demand a Bit Better Than June
Global 16 Aug 2020 IATA IATA: Air traffic will not return to pre-COVID-19 levels until 2024
Global 26 May 2020 IATA IATA: Airline Debt to Balloon by 28% -Heavy New Debt Levels Will Weigh Down Recovery
Global 06 Oct 2020 IATA IATA: Airlines Are Burning Through $300,000 Per Minute
Global 31 Mar 2020 IATA IATA: Airlines Facing Rapid Cash Burn
North America 07 Dec 2020 IATA IATA: Canadian Government Urged to Support Aviation Industry
Global 16 Jun 2020 IATA IATA: Continued Government Relief Measures Needed to get Airlines through the Winter
Global 23 Oct 2020 IATA IATA: COVID Aviation Impacts Have Cost The World Over $1.75 Trillion
Global 15 Apr 2020 COVID-19 IATA: COVID-19 Puts Over Half of 2020 Passenger Revenues at Risk
Global 15 Apr 2020 IATA IATA: COVID-19 Puts Over Half of 2020 Passenger Revenues at Risk
Global 13 May 2020 IATA IATA: Don’t Make A Slow Recovery More Difficult with Quarantine Measures
Multiple 16 Nov 2020 IATA IATA: Enhanced COVID-19 Testing & Regulatory Reforms Key to Preserving Benefits of Aviation for Greece
Global 14 Dec 2020 IATA IATA: European Air Transport COVID-19 Impacts and Recovery to be Worse than other Regions