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 This page is no longer updated but remains a source for looking back on the events our industry weathered during our toughest times.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 21 Oct 2020 British Airways British Airways CEO: Airline Industry May Never Recover From COVID-19
EMEA 12 Oct 2020 British Airways British Airways CEO Departs as Parent IAG Seeks Revamp
EMEA 26 Jun 2020 British Airways British Airways cabin crew face 20% pay cut as coronavirus causes airline to slash costs
Europe 14 Dec 2020 British Airways British Airways banned from Hong Kong
EMEA 03 May 2020 British Airways British Airways At The Forefront Of Change For A Post-COVID-19 Airline World
EMEA 17 Sep 2020 British Airways British Airways arrivals testing geofencing tech
EMEA 10 Jul 2020 British Airways British Airways Announces Return To London Gatwick Next Weekend
EMEA 22 Sep 2020 British Airways BRITISH AIRWAYS AND HEATHROW WARN ‘ACTION NEEDED IMMEDIATELY’ TO LIMIT DAMAGE CAUSED BY TRANSATLANTIC TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS
EMEA 18 Aug 2020 British Airways British Airlines Appeal For UK COVID Test Quarantine Exemption
Latin America 16 Aug 2020 Government Brazil’s Public Bank To Do More In Airline Bailout
Latin America 10 Sep 2020 Gol Linhas Aereas Brazil’s GOL Looks To Slash Expected Cash Burn
Latin America 20 May 2020 Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras Brazil’s Azul Prepares For A June Increase In Demand
Latin America 16 Mar 2020 LATAM Brazil's government is expected to announce a relief package
Latin America 10 May 2020 Government Brazil Expects To Finalize Airline Support Package Next Week
Latin America 19 Sep 2020 LATAM Brazil Approves Delta And LATAM’s Joint Venture
EMEA 15 Jul 2020 British Airways Boris Johnson Backs Away From Punishing British Airways Over Jobs
North America 17 Aug 2020 Industry Boeing to offer second layoff plan, CEO Calhoun sees smaller market ahead
North America 28 Apr 2020 Industry Boeing terminates agreement to establish JV with Embraer
Global 29 Jul 2020 Industry Boeing Reports $2.4 Billion Loss For Q2 2020
North America 29 Apr 2020 Industry Boeing plans to cut airplane production, 10% of its workforce in aircraft market ‘frozen’ by coronavirus crisis
Global 19 May 2020 Industry Bill Franke: Fare prices will not be the driver of demand, 'the passenger has to feel safe'
North America 16 Mar 2020 Air Canada Big capacity cuts (50%) and temporary route suspensions
EMEA 15 May 2020 Lufthansa Belgium tells Lufthansa state aid possible if conditions met
APAC 25 Mar 2020 COVID-19 Beijing tightens quarantine rules for overseas travelers as China reports two-fold increase in new coronavirus cases
North America 15 Apr 2020 Expedia Barry Diller Can’t Retake Control of Expedia Group Just Yet, Court Orders
Latin America 23 Nov 2020 LATAM Bankrupt LATAM Airlines: No Fleet Exodus
Latin America 31 May 2020 LATAM Bankrupt LATAM Airlines Took a $1.7 Billion Q1 Impairment Due To the Pandemic
APAC 02 Jun 2020 Virgin Australia Bain and Branson-linked Cyrus final two in race to buy Virgin
EMEA 21 Sep 2020 Air France Bailout insufficient for Air France-KLM, says CEO
Europe 16 Nov 2020 COVID-19 Bad News for Boeing as European Union Places Tariffs on U.S. Aircraft
EMEA 31 Mar 2020 British Airways BA Suspends Flights From Gatwick Airport
EMEA 20 Mar 2020 British Airways BA Suspends Flights At London City Airport
EMEA 11 Sep 2020 British Airways BA Pay Deal: Cabin Crew divide shows
EMEA 30 Apr 2020 British Airways BA may not reopen at Gatwick once pandemic passes
EMEA 07 Apr 2020 British Airways BA Left Flying To Just 15 Destinations
EMEA 24 Mar 2020 British Airways BA Franchise Comair To Suspend All Services
EMEA 25 Mar 2020 British Airways BA Continues Flights Via Sing Despite Transit Ban
EMEA 16 Sep 2020 British Airways BA CEO: Recovery Will Be Very Long, with Some Changes Permanent
Europe 23 Nov 2020 British Airways BA & AA launch COVID-19 trials on TransAtlantic routes
Latin America 24 Mar 2020 Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras Azul will cut capacity by 90% to just 70 flights in Brazil from March 25 to April 30
Latin America 14 Sep 2020 Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras Azul Receives Government Loan Proposal Worth $376m
Latin America 13 Oct 2020 Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras Azul Hopes To Burn Through Less Than $450,000 A Day In Q4
Latin America 16 Jun 2020 LATAM Azul and LATAM Airlines Brazil announce codeshare and frequent flyer agreements
North America 13 Oct 2020 Government Avoiding Quarantine In Hawaii – How The Testing Program Works
Europe 23 Nov 2020 Air France Aviation taxes would endanger fleet renewal: Air France-KLM chief
EMEA 27 Apr 2020 Industry Aviation recovery – Importance of a coordinated approach
Global 03 Sep 2020 Industry Aviation may not recover until 2024: trade group
Latin America 06 Oct 2020 Avianca Avianca’s $2 Billion Financing Approved In New York
EMEA 24 Mar 2020 Avianca Avianca will suspend all operations from 25 March through at least 12 April
Latin America 15 Oct 2020 Avianca Avianca Will Furlough 30% Of Its Workforce By 2022