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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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
Global 20 Jul 2020 Industry OAG: Northeast Asia, Western Europe Lead Weekly Capacity Growth
Global 29 Jul 2020 Industry When Will We See Passenger Traffic Return To Pre-COVID Levels?
Global 17 Aug 2020 Industry Airlines, airports to push for COVID testing as quarantines hit traffic
North America 28 Aug 2020 Industry Airlines instituting new policies as flights continue to land with coronavirus on board
Global 01 Oct 2020 Industry Airline ancillary revenue projections slashed by half for 2020
Global 21 Apr 2020 Industry Could Future Economy Class Cabins Have Glass Hygiene Screens?
North America 27 Mar 2020 Industry Why Are Airlines Adding So Many Random Connecting Flights? Blame the U.S. Relief Package
North America 08 Jun 2020 Industry Stacked Seating Could Permit Lie Flat Beds In Economy
Global 11 Jun 2020 Industry What Does Zoom Really Think About the Future of Corporate Travel?
Global 13 Jun 2020 Industry Ancillary Offerings Will Need To Adapt To Changing Travel Trends
North America 30 Jun 2020 Industry IHG Projects 75 Percent Q2 RevPAR Decline
North America 03 Jul 2020 Industry Air travel in six months: What it will look like
North America 14 Jul 2020 Industry U.S. Agency Ticket Trajectory Tilts Downward As Recovery Stalls
North America 20 Jul 2020 Industry Airlines brace themselves ahead of reporting earnings this week
Global 27 Jul 2020 Industry Is NDC going to survive COVID-19? One airline group gives an unequivocal “Yes!”
North America 26 Jul 2020 Industry Comparing The Finances Of The Big 4 US Airlines In The Second Quarter
North America 31 Jul 2020 Industry A 33 Percent Drop in U.S. GDP and the Ominous Signs for Travel’s Recovery
Global 17 Aug 2020 Industry Coronavirus pandemic reshaping air travel as carriers struggle
EMEA 24 Aug 2020 Industry Travel firms 'desperately need' government help
Global 01 Sep 2020 Industry Airline Pricing Was Broken Long Before COVID-19
Global 14 Sep 2020 Industry Which Airlines Have Turned A Profit So Far In 2020?
Global 16 Sep 2020 Industry NDC in 2020: so close but too far?
Global 24 Sep 2020 Industry How A COVID-19 Vaccine Will Change The Aviation Industry
Global 02 Oct 2020 Industry Travel buyers estimate significant reduction in 2021 business travel volumes
Global 12 Oct 2020 Industry Subtle shifts in travel may drive long recovery: trade group
North America 15 Oct 2020 Industry ARC: Sept. Monthly Agency Air Ticket Sales Surpass $1B, First Time Since March
Global 19 Mar 2020 Industry ARC: February Travel Agency Air Ticket Sales Plummet
North America 23 Mar 2020 Industry US airlines warn of 'draconian' steps if Congress fails to help
Global 09 Apr 2020 Industry Airbus Cuts Commercial Aircraft Production By One ThirdIssue Refunds Not Vouchers, European Union Tells Airlines
Global 15 Apr 2020 Industry OAG: Airline Capacity Cuts Slowed, But Recovery Start At Least a Month Away
Multiple 23 Apr 2020 Industry Leaving middle seat empty is idiotic, says Ryanair
North America 28 Apr 2020 Industry Boeing terminates agreement to establish JV with Embraer
North America 16 Jun 2020 Industry What Are The Keys To Airline Passenger Satisfaction Now?
Latin America 29 Jun 2020 Industry Latin America's airline apocalypse signals a future with weak competition
APAC 15 Jul 2020 Industry COVID-19 disrupts Asia-Pacific airline fleet strategies
North America 23 Jul 2020 Industry Airline Face Mask Policies Are Getting Stricter
Global 28 Jul 2020 Industry Air travel not expected to recover until 2024
North America 03 Aug 2020 Industry A Lot of ‘Ifs’
Global 21 Aug 2020 Industry Airlines walk tightrope on pilot furloughs
Global 04 Sep 2020 Industry Business aviation boom? Data says otherwise
Global 16 Sep 2020 Industry Will COVID-19 Kill International First Class?
Global 07 Oct 2020 Industry How COVID Will Make Aviation A Better Industry
Global 09 Oct 2020 Industry WTTC has a plan to save the travel sector
Global 13 Oct 2020 Industry Soon You Might Not Have To Remove Your Mask To Pass Through Airport Security
APAC 23 Mar 2020 Industry Pacific Islands Are Losing All Air Services Amid Route Suspensions
Global 17 Apr 2020 Industry China becomes the largest aviation market in the world
EMEA 27 Apr 2020 Industry Aviation recovery – Importance of a coordinated approach
Global 19 Jun 2020 Industry Has a golden age of travel passed?
Global 30 Jul 2020 Industry Airlines left doubting if enough people can, or will, travel in 2020
APAC 28 Aug 2020 Industry Chinese domestic air travel to make full recovery by the start of September