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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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 11 May 2020 Government Israeli Government Wants Changes At El Al In Return For Funding
EMEA 11 May 2020 Air France Air France boosts its passenger Covid measures
EMEA 11 May 2020 British Airways British Airways may halt plans to restart flights in July due to govt’s new 14-day quarantine rule
APAC 11 May 2020 Cathay Pacific Struggling Cathay Pacific hints at further job losses with pilots now in the firing line
EMEA 11 May 2020 Government Why the UK’s New 14-Day Quarantine Rule Is Particularly Troubling to Business Travel Managers
Global 11 May 2020 Government World tourism remains at a standstill as 100% of countries impose restrictions on travel
North America 11 May 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines blocks middle seats and requires face coverings amid pandemic
Multiple 11 May 2020 American Airlines American Airlines increases cargo-only service from the US to Europe to transport critical goods
EMEA 11 May 2020 British Airways British Airways owner says burning cash, quarantine plan will make it worse
North America 11 May 2020 Sabre Sabre notes "massive challenge to the industry" as revenues slump by a third
Latin America 10 May 2020 Avianca Avianca Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy In The US
APAC 10 May 2020 Korean Air Korean Air To Resume Some International Services In June
Latin America 10 May 2020 Government Brazil Expects To Finalize Airline Support Package Next Week
North America 10 May 2020 American Airlines American Airlines Is Burning Through Cash
North America 10 May 2020 United United Airlines Scraps $2.25 Billion Debt Sale Due to Weak Investor Appetite
EMEA 10 May 2020 Emirates Amazing: Emirates Posts Higher Full Year Profit
EMEA 10 May 2020 Government France Won't Enforce Airlines to Respect One Metre Distance Rule on Planes
EMEA 09 May 2020 Air France Air France-KLM Uneasy With French Government’s ‘Good Airbus Customer’ Mandate For Coronavirus Aid
APAC 09 May 2020 ANA ANA to slash summer bonuses 50% as passenger traffic dwindles
EMEA 09 May 2020 airBaltic airBaltic Secures €250 Million From Latvian Government
North America 09 May 2020 LATAM Delta and LATAM sign trans-American Joint Venture Agreement
APAC 09 May 2020 Singapore Airlines Singapore Airlines Prepares For Its First Full-Year Loss
North America 08 May 2020 Southwest Southwest Airlines: nuanced crisis management
EMEA 08 May 2020 Air France Air France-KLM's loss widens to nearly $2 billion
North America 08 May 2020 Delta Delta, citing health concerns, drops service to 10 US airports. Is yours on the list?
EMEA 07 May 2020 Air France Air France-KLM reports €815 million first-quarter operating loss
EMEA 07 May 2020 KLM Air France-KLM targets 60% capacity recovery by year-end
EMEA 07 May 2020 KLM Air France-KLM says virus hit will be worse in 2Q
North America 07 May 2020 Industry US airlines try to strike cash burn-liquidity balance
EMEA 07 May 2020 British Airways British Airways Owner Reports $1.8 Billion Loss, Hopes To Resume Flights By July
EMEA 07 May 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa seeking 9 billion euro bailout
Latin America 07 May 2020 COPA Copa Airlines monthly cash burn stands at around USD85m without revenues
EMEA 07 May 2020 British Airways BRITISH AIRWAYS SAYS NO ‘MEANINGFUL’ RETURN TO SERVICE BEFORE JULY
North America 06 May 2020 United United Airlines Backs Away From Forced Moves To Part-Time After Machinists File Suit
Africa 06 May 2020 IATA IATA: Urgent Appeal to International Community to Support African Travel and Tourism Sector
North America 06 May 2020 Industry What Americans are thinking about flying
North America 06 May 2020 Air Canada Air Canada: First Airline In North America Requiring Passengers To Get Temperature Checks
North America 06 May 2020 American Airlines American Airlines is parking another line of jets with a dismal forecast for travel demand
APAC 06 May 2020 Qatar Airways Qatar Airways Announces Phased Rebuilding of Network to an Initial 52* Destinations by End of May and 80* in June
North America 06 May 2020 Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines still bleeding despite CARES Act and says it can’t withstand the severity indefinitely
EMEA 05 May 2020 Virgin Atlantic Virgin Atlantic to cut 3,000 jobs and quit Gatwick
APAC 05 May 2020 Industry Emirates' Tim Clark: Coronavirus is a black swan event for the airline industry
Global 05 May 2020 IATA IATA Calls for Passenger Face Covering and Crew Masks Opposes Onboard Social Distancing
Global 05 May 2020 IATA IATA opposes mandatory blocking of middle seats
EMEA 05 May 2020 Lufthansa Lufthansa CEO Argues Bailout Conditions: ‘Nobody Wants The State At The Helm Of Lufthansa’
North America 05 May 2020 Alaska Airways Alaska Poised to Ride Out Long Recovery If Necessary
North America 05 May 2020 Industry U.S. airlines burn through $10 billion a month as traffic plummets
Global 04 May 2020 Industry OAG: Overall Global Air Capacity Drops Despite Regional Increases
Latin America 04 May 2020 Government Argentina’s flight ban extension puts LCCs in peril
North America 04 May 2020 Air Canada Air Canada Announces New Safety Measures While Bracing for Long Recovery